The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) received a $6,018,908 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to support the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The two-year award, issued on October 1, 2021 and set to conclude on September 30, 2023, will fund MDHS's administration of SNAP and employment and training programs in Mississippi. As the single state agency responsible...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $3,411,267.50 Formula Grant to the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) for the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561). This 2-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support MDHS in administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Mississippi. Key activities include eligibility determination,...
This $1,435,258.00 Formula Grant award is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (CFDA 10.561). The grant provides financial assistance to the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) to support the administration of SNAP, including eligibility determination, benefit issuance, employment and training services, outreach, nutrition education, and program...
The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) has been awarded a $421,471 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 10.535). The grant funding will enable MDHS to enhance its recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts for the SNAP program. Specifically, the grant will support MDHS in implementing the procedures, ideas,...
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...
The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) received a $480,264 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) 100 Percent Federal Funds and Reimbursement program. Under this Formula Grant, MDHS will provide employment and training services and activities to SNAP recipients from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The goal is to help...
This $951,888 federal Formula Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561). The grant supports critical administrative activities for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the state of Mississippi, including eligibility determination, benefit issuance, employment and training services, outreach, nutrition education, and...
This $238,843 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service supports the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) in implementing the SNAP Fraud Framework to enhance program integrity within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.535). The grant, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2027, will enable MDHS to develop and implement improved verification processes, data analytics, training programs, and...
The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), doing business as MDHS Family and Children's Services, received a $1,049,830 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The award was made under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs federal grant program (CFDA 10.568) and runs from May 23, 2023 through June 30, 2025. As the designated state agency, MDHS will use this funding to cover storage and distribution...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $694,774 Formula Grant to the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565). This grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will enable MDHS to improve the health of low-income elderly individuals aged 60 and above in Mississippi by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods. MDHS, the primary state agency responsible...