Snap E & T 50% operational grant

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Missouri Department of Social Services $9,178,913 on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561), designated as a SNAP Employment and Training 50 percent operational grant.

The award funds operational expenses for SNAP Employment and Training program administration in Missouri through September 30, 2026. The Department of Social Services passes through sub-awards to workforce development organizations to deliver employment and training services to SNAP-eligible adults. Goodwill of Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas received a sub-award dated September 9, 2025, to provide adult high school education and employment services in the Kansas City area under the SNAP 50 percent MOKAN Adult HS program. Mers / Missouri Goodwill Industries received a sub-award dated August 26, 2025, to deliver adult high school education and workforce development services in Missouri under the SNAP 50 percent MERS Goodwill Adult High School program. The Department of Social Services administers SNAP eligibility determination, benefit processing, and program operations statewide as the state agency SNAP administrator.