# State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (10.561)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $30 billion in 1,877 grants, about $15.9 million per award.

## Objectives

SNAP State Administrative Expenses: Provide Federal financial assistance to State agencies for costs incurred to operate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) 100 Percent Federal Funds and Reimbursement for 50 percent of allowable expenses: Provide grants to States to provide E&T services to assist SNAP participants in moving towards meaningful employment. An E&T program may consist of many different types of components, including but not limited to: independent job search; job search training and support; workfare; educational programs to improve employability; work experience or training to improve employability; other employment oriented activities (e.g., job placement, supported work experience, Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA) services); and self–employment training. USDA provide States with 100 percent Federal funding for E&T based on a specific formula. USDA also reimburses States for 50 percent of certain allowable, reasonable and necessary E&T expenses that exceed their 100 percent grant. USDA also provides 50 percent reimbursement for transportation and childcare costs to ensure successful participation in E&T programs. States are not allowed to use 100 percent grants for participant expenses. The Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grants (SNAP-Ed): Provide 100 percent Federal funding for States based on a specified formula for nutrition education for low income people through FY2025 . SNAP Earnings and Verification is a non-competitive grant opportunity to support SNAP State agencies’ use of electronic earned income verification services.
Approximately $38 million was available for these grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and 2025. N-PEARS: Provided SNAP Nutrition Education (SNAP-Ed) funds to award an 18-month noncompetitive cooperative agreement to Kansas State University Research Foundation (KSURF) to continue to develop, maintain, and update the SNAP-Ed National Program Evaluation and Reporting System (N-PEARS).
SNAP E&T Partnership Grants - $3 million to support grants to non-profit national organizations with broad member or affiliate networks with demonstrated expertise providing workforce development services, including to SNAP participants

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5.4 billion | 506 |
| 2022 | $5.7 billion | 414 |
| 2023 | $6.1 billion | 428 |
| 2024 | $6.0 billion | 402 |
| 2025 | $6.7 billion | 411 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Social Services California | California | $6.8 billion |
| New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance | New York | $2.6 billion |
| Health & Human Svc Commn TX | Texas | $1.2 billion |
| PA Department of Human Services | Pennsylvania | $1.2 billion |
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Michigan | $1.1 billion |
| Illinois Department of Human Service | Illinois | $1.0 billion |
| Virginia Department of Social Services | Virginia | $924 million |
| New Jersey Department of Human Services | New Jersey | $919 million |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | North Carolina | $841 million |
| Oregon Department of Human Services | Oregon | $794 million |
| Florida Department of Children and Families | Florida | $726 million |
| Ohio Department of Job & Family Services | Ohio | $724 million |
| Department of Social & Health Services | Washington | $705 million |
| Department of Human Services | Georgia | $668 million |
| Tennessee Department of Human Services | Tennessee | $654 million |
| Maryland Department of Human Services | Maryland | $603 million |
| Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for | Kentucky | $538 million |
| State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services | Wisconsin | $512 million |
| Department of Human Services Colorado | Colorado | $508 million |
| Indiana Family and Social Serv | Indiana | $501 million |