Federal Grant Award Summary

The North Dakota Department of Human Services received a formula grant award of $4,776,391.50 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 the state agency's administrative expenses and operational costs associated with administering SNAP throughout North Dakota.

The funding supports critical state-level administrative functions necessary to operate the SNAP program, including eligibility determination, benefit processing, case management, and program oversight activities. This formula grant represents North Dakota's annual allocation for maintaining the administrative infrastructure required to deliver nutrition assistance to eligible individuals and families across the state. As a formula grant, the award is distributed based on established federal allocation methodology rather than competitive selection, consistent with standard SNAP State Administrative Expenses (SAE) funding mechanisms that support all fifty states and U.S. territories in their SNAP administration responsibilities.