Snap e & t 50% operational grant

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Wyoming Department of Family Services $1,052,201 on October 1, 2025, through the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561), specifically the SNAP Employment and Training 50% Operational Grant funding stream. The award funds SNAP employment and training program operations in Wyoming through September 30, 2026.

Wyoming DFS distributed the funding to two sub-recipients: Climb Wyoming and Easter Seals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain, Inc., both of which provide SNAP employment and training services. Climb Wyoming delivers job training, occupational training, job placement assistance, and case management for low-income parents through the SNAP E&T program. Easter Seals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain, Inc., provides employment assistance programs in the Northern Rocky Mountain region supporting the same initiative.

Performance occurs in Wyoming, with the period of performance running October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The assistance type is a formula grant, which provides federal financial assistance to state agencies for costs incurred in operating SNAP and supporting employment and training services.