The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Colorado Department of Human Services a $1.567 million Formula Grant under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) federal grant program (CFDA #10.561) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
The grant funding supports Colorado's costs to administer the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through SNAP Employment and Training activities. A sub-award of $844,792 was provided to Crosspurpose to further deliver E&T services. The sub-award was increased by $228,096 to a total of $872,712 to expand services for the remainder of the federal fiscal year. The grant and sub-award aim to help support Colorado's operation of SNAP and provide employment and training assistance to SNAP participants.