Farmers' Market SNAP Support Grants
The summary for the Farmers' Market SNAP Support Grants grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Farmers' Market SNAP Support Grants: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announces, through this Request for Applications, the availability of $3.3 million in competitive grant funds, to be awarded through the Farmers’ Market SNAP Support Grants (FMSSG) in fiscal year (FY) 2015. As approved by Congress in the President’s FY 2014 budget request for FNS (The Food and Nutrition Service: 2014, Explanatory Notes), these funds are intended to support “the participation of farmers’ markets in SNAP by providing equipment and support grants to new markets and those currently participating in the program.” The goals of the FMSSG program are to increase SNAP accessibility and participation at farmers’ markets, and support the establishment, expansion, and promotion of SNAP/Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) services at farmers’ markets. This is a new program, which may continue in subsequent years.
Grant funds must be used to conduct tasks that are necessary for SNAP to operate at farmers’ markets, and to increase the number and effectiveness of farmers’ market participation in SNAP.
Grant funds must be used to conduct tasks that are necessary for SNAP to operate at farmers’ markets, and to increase the number and effectiveness of farmers’ market participation in SNAP.
| Federal Grant Title: | Farmers' Market SNAP Support Grants |
| Federal Agency Name: | Food and Nutrition Service |
| Grant Categories: | Food and Nutrition |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FNS-SNAP-FMSSG-15 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | Information not provided |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | Jun 18, 2015 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Jun 18, 2015 |
| Posted Date: | May 5, 2015 |
| Creation Date: | May 5, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 18, 2015 |
| Total Program Funding: | $3,300,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $250,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $15,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 25 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
County governments
State governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Additional Information on Eligibility
- Farmers’ market associations; Public benefit corporations; Economic development corporations; Regional farmers’ market authorities; Tribal governments
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Gregory Walton
Grants Officer
Grant Officer e-mail address
Food and Nutrition Service 703-305-2170