FY 2010 SNAP Medicare

The summary for the FY 2010 SNAP Medicare 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 2010 SNAP Medicare
	CFDA Number:	10.580
	CFDA Description:	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Outreach/Participation Program
	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-SNME-10
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 03, 2010
	Creation Date:	May 03, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 30, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 30, 2010
	Archive Date:	Jul 30, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$10,576,000
	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: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: This program is open the the 51 State Agencies that administer SNAP (50 States and the District of Columbia). State Agencies may apply on behalf of county administered SNAP agencies that wish to operate a pilot. If a county-administered SNAP agency applies for a grant, the grant application must display the potential for statewide implementation and contain a letter of support from the appropriate State agency.
Grant Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approximately $10.576 million, contingent upon the availability of funds, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 for a competitive grant to test the effectiveness of pilots designed to increase low-income elderly participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly the Food Stamp Program). A notice of intent to apply is due on May 14, 2010. The period of performance should not extend beyond September 30, 2013. Please review the application for additional information about this program.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/government/program-improvement.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Lisa Johnson Grants Management Division Phone 703-305-2848

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