Formula Grant 261DC402S2514

The District of Columbia Government, through its Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of the Director, received a formula grant award of $11.6 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, CFDA 10.561). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, funds state administrative expenses necessary to operate SNAP in the District of Columbia, including personnel costs, systems support, and operational infrastructure required to administer nutrition assistance benefits to eligible low-income individuals and families.

The funding supports the District's core SNAP administrative functions, which may include eligibility determination, benefit processing, case management, program integrity activities, and related operational costs. As a formula grant distributed annually to state and territorial SNAP administrators, this award enables the District to maintain continuous SNAP program operations and compliance with federal requirements, including financial record-keeping and single audit obligations spanning the three-year retention period required under the program.