FY 2011 SNAP Participation Grants

The summary for the FY 2011 SNAP Participation Grants 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 2011 SNAP Participation Grants
	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-SNPA-11
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 06, 2011
	Creation Date:	May 25, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 06, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 06, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jul 06, 2011
	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:	1
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 authorized the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) toaward$5 million dollars in grants to State agencies*; public health or educational entities; or private nonprofit entities such as community-based or faith-based organizations, food banks, orother emergency feeding organizations, for projects aimed at simplifying the SupplementalNutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application and eligibility determination systems orimproving access to SNAP benefits by eligible households.The purpose of this grant competition is to support efforts by State agencies and theircommunity-based and faith-based partners to develop and implement simple SNAP application and eligibility determination systems; or measures to improve access to SNAP benefits by eligible applicants. Letters and forms are exempt from the page limitation.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/government/grants/grant_announcement-2011.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Gregory Walton Grants Officer Phone 703-305-1575

Grant Officer's e-mail address [greg.walton@fns.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • FY 2010 SNAP Medicare; • 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