FY 2008 Food Stamp Participation Program

The summary for the FY 2008 Food Stamp Participation Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2008 Food Stamp Participation Program
	CFDA Number:	10.580
	CFDA Description:	Food Stamp Program Outreach Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Food and Nutrition Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Food and Nutrition
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-FNS-FSPA-08
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Feb 20, 2008
	Creation Date:	Feb 20, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 15, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 15, 2008
	Archive Date:	Jun 14, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The entities eligible to receive grants under this competition are: The 53 State agencies that administer the FSP; State or local governments; Agencies providing health or welfare services*; Public health or educational entities*; and Private non-profit entities* such as community-based or faith-based organizations, food banks, or other emergency feeding organizations.
Grant Description: Eligible applicants are invited to compete for a 2008 Food Stamp (FS) Participation Program. Subject to the availability of FY 2008 funding, up to $5 million dollars in grant funding is available. The purpose of the FS Participation Program is to support efforts by State agencies and their community-based and faith based partners to develop and implement: simple food stamp applications and eligibility determination systems; or measures to improve access to fs benefits by eligible applicants. Please view the announcement for additional details.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/
Grant Announcement Contact: Lisa Johnson Grants Management Division Phone 703-305-2848

Contact the Grant Officer [lisa.johnson@fns.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • FY 2011 SNAP Participation Grants; • FY 2010 SNAP Medicare; • 2010 SNAP Participation Program; • Healthy Incentives Pilot; • 2009 SNAP Participation Program; • FY 2005 Food Stamp Program Participation Grants; • FY 2006 FSP Participation Program; • Food Stamp Participation Program; • FY 2008 Food Stamp Outreach Program