Reaching Underserved Elderly and Working Poor in SNAP - FY 2009 Pilots

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	Federal Grant Title:	Reaching Underserved Elderly and Working Poor in SNAP - FY 2009 Pilots
	CFDA Number:	10.551
	CFDA Description:	Food Stamps
	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-AE-09-01
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 18, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jun 18, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 03, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 04, 2009
	Archive Date:	Sep 03, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	6
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: There is approximately $3.0 million in fiscal year (FY) 2009 funds available for State agencies to conduct pilots that test various models for increasing participation in SNAP by eligible working and elderly persons. The FY 2009 cooperative agreements will be awarded to State agencies responsible for administering SNAP.
Grant Description: The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. No. 111-8) provides funds for the USDA Food andNutrition Service (FNS) to test a wider range of approaches on a larger scale to identifysuccessful models for expanding access to SNAP1 among two key underserved populations eligible households with elderly members (persons who are age 60 years and older) and eligiblehouseholds with adult members who are working or are looking for work (working poorhouseholds). This project will build on the promise of prior research2 which demonstrated thefeasibility of increasing SNAP participation among the low-income elderly in a few small sites.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/menu/demoprojects/underservedelderly/rfaelderlyworkingpoor.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Gregory Walton Grants Officer Phone 703-305-1575

Contact Grants Officer via e-mail. [greg.walton@fns.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Fiscal Year 2006 Food Stamp Progrm Outreach Grants; • Fiscal Year 2004 Food Stamp Program Outreach Grants