Snap nutrition obesity grant

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Welfare Division was awarded a $3,452,361 Formula Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) federal grant program.

As the designated state agency to administer SNAP, the Welfare Division will use the funding to support costs incurred operating the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Nevada from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Specifically, the grant will help cover expenses related to determining eligibility and providing nutrition assistance benefits to low-income households, as well as employment and training initiatives to help SNAP recipients gain skills and find work. The funding is part of a long-standing federal-state partnership under SNAP to address food insecurity and promote nutrition in Nevada.