Federal Grant Award Summary

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a Formula Grant award of $9,086,524 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (CFDA 10.561), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award funds administrative costs necessary to operate Maine's SNAP program, including personnel expenses, systems infrastructure, program management, eligibility determination, benefit processing, and related operational activities that enable the delivery of nutrition assistance benefits to low-income individuals and families.

The award supports the Maine Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Family Independence in implementing and overseeing the state SNAP program under USDA Food and Nutrition Service guidelines. The department distributes funding through sub-awards to eight community-based organizations to enhance SNAP outreach and application assistance efforts statewide. Sub-awardees include Maine Access Immigrant Network, Southern Maine Agency On Aging, Healthy Acadia, Somali Bantu Community Association, Good Shepherd Food Bank, Food and Medicine Education Fund, Full Plates Full Potential, Hand In Hand/Mano En Mano, and Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets. These organizations provide targeted SNAP outreach, application support, and program education to vulnerable and underserved populations across Maine, including immigrants, seniors, rural communities, and low-income families.