Snap nutrition obesity grant

The North Dakota Department of Human Services received a $984,469 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This federal grant program provides funding to state agencies for costs incurred to operate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and related employment and training initiatives.

The grant will support the department's administration of SNAP and E&T programs in North Dakota through September 2023. Key services provided include determining eligibility and benefit levels for SNAP recipients, issuing benefits via Electronic Benefit Transfer cards, and operating employment and job training programs to help SNAP participants gain skills and find work to achieve self-sufficiency. The funding will assist the department's ongoing work administering this critical food assistance and anti-hunger program at the state level over the two-year award period.