Snap state administrative costs

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services $239.814 million on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561) to fund SNAP state administrative costs. The award funds the personnel, systems, and operational infrastructure required to administer SNAP in Pennsylvania, with performance occurring in Pennsylvania and a period extending through September 30, 2026. PA DHS, a child entity of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, serves as the state agency responsible for SNAP administration and passes funding through to county agencies and community-based organizations that implement eligibility determination, benefits delivery, and related administrative functions across the Commonwealth. The formula grant provides annual federal financial assistance to reimburse documented state administrative expenses incurred in operating SNAP, with budgets submitted to FNS by August 15 each fiscal year.