Federal Grant Award Summary

The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families received a $3.68M formula grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, 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). This award specifically funds 100% of the administrative and incentive payment costs associated with SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) initiatives targeted at Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD). The funding supports Minnesota's efforts to expand employment and training capacity for low-income SNAP participants through program administration, operational expenses, and incentive payments designed to encourage workforce participation and economic self-sufficiency.

Under this formula grant, the state agency will deliver employment and training services, maintain program infrastructure, administer incentive payments to participants, and sustain administrative operations necessary to implement SNAP E&T programming across Minnesota. The state is required to maintain comprehensive financial records and submit a plan of operation prior to grant execution, consistent with standard federal compliance requirements for SNAP administrative funding.