Snap enhanced prog integrity

The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) received a $560,547 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to enhance the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) integrity efforts in Mississippi from September 2021 through September 2022.

The award supports MDHS's work to strengthen program integrity and reduce fraud within the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and aims to provide Federal financial assistance to State agencies for costs incurred to operate SNAP. As the single State agency responsible for administering SNAP in Mississippi, MDHS will utilize the cooperative agreement funding to enhance existing integrity reviews and fraud detection procedures to help ensure only eligible households receive SNAP benefits.