Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Data and Technical Assistance Grants

 

These grants provide support to State agencies in developing the capacity to collect and analyze outcome reporting data as required by Section 16(h)(5)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act. Grant funds may be used to support State and local agencies in collecting and reporting outcome data for SNAP E&T programs. FNS is interested in funding projects that further States ability to use data to continually advance equity in SNAP E&T programs.

Active 10.537 Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2022 Accomplishments from the grants awarded in FY 2017 and completed in FY 2020 include: • Integration of SNAP E&T participant data within the education and workforce longitudinal data systems. • Development of SNAP E&T metrics for federal reporting • Creation of SNAP E&T interactive feedback dashboards • Creation of SNAP E&T data systems for the collection, analysis, and reporting of SNAP E&T participation The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31) provides approximately $5 million in discretionary grant funds to support State agencies in collecting and reporting outcome data for SNAP E&T programs., Public Law 115-31
Public Law 117-103
Public Law 117-328
Public Law 116-94
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328), provides approximately $6 million, in discretionary grant funds to support State SNAP agencies in collecting and reporting outcome data for SNAP E&T programs. This grant opportunity is open to the 53 State agencies that administer SNAP. There is no State matching requirement for this grant program. Agreements are established between State agencies and FNS. State agencies will use funds to develop and analyze outcome reporting systems Specific instructions provided in Request for Application. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Application package should be prepared in accordance with instructions in the Request for Application (RFA) and submitted to the Food and Nutrition Service by the deadline specified. All applications that meet the published deadline for submission will be screened for completeness and conformity to the requirements as announced in the RFA package. Grants are awarded by a competitive process via a technical review panel composed of Food and Nutrition Service staff which convenes to determine the technical merit of each grant application, provide a numerical score and make recommendations to selecting officials. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 30 to 60 days. Non-selected applicants may request a debriefing to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of submitted proposals. Not applicable. The review panel will score and rank applications using Technical Review Criteria which includes: (1) Soundness or Merit of Project Design; (2) Budget Appropriateness and Economic Efficiency; (3) Organizational Experience, Staff Capability and Management; (4) Implementation and Evaluation; and (5) Presentation. The SNAP E&T DATA grants are intended to support the full range of needs States may have related to advancing equity within SNAP E&T programs and data validity and reliability. The use of funds should be for one or more of the following purposes: 1) project planning; 2) data collection; 3) data analysis; 4) use of data and reporting. Not applicable. Not applicable. State agencies must maintain records as necessary to support the use of SNAP E&T DATA Grant funds in accordance with the Grant Agreement. Such records must be retained for a period of 3 years after the date of submission of the final report for the fiscal year to which the records pertain, except that if audit findings have not been resolved, the records shall be retained beyond the 3-year period as long as required for the resolution of the issues raised by the audit. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Funds should be expended within 36 months of identified start date. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Letter. None/Not specified. Rachel Gragg
1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314 US
rachel.gragg@usda.gov
Phone: 703-605-3213 https://www.fns.usda.gov/grant/snap-et-data-grants-2023 12-3505-0-1-605 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$3,435,105.00; FY 23 est $6,000,000.00; FY 24 est $6,000,000.00; FY 21$3,681,495.00; FY 20$3,254,471.00; FY 19 Estimate Not Available - For the FY 2017 grants the range is from $371,736 to $1,000,000. The average grant award is $714,799. For the FY 2020 grants the range is from $454,337 to $961,973. For the FY 2021 grants the range is from $664,900 to $826,573. For the FY 2022 grants the range is from $650,193 to $999,333. For the FY 2023 and FY 2024 grants the range is expected to be between $300,000 to $1 million. None Not applicable.