Snap E & T 50% part reimb

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Maine Department of Health and Human Services $104,571.50 on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561), with performance through September 30, 2026. The award funds 50 percent reimbursement of SNAP Employment and Training program costs in Maine.

Maine DHHS distributed the funding to four sub-recipients delivering employment and training services to SNAP recipients. Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Foundation (sub-award dated December 3, 2025) provides employment and training services; University of Maine at Augusta (sub-award dated October 1, 2025) delivers employment and training programming; Sunrise County Economic Council (sub-award dated December 13, 2024) operates Family Futures Downeast and Start Up Downeast programs, with barrier-removal supports including tuition reimbursement, transportation, childcare, books, and equipment; and Goodwill Industries of Northern New England (sub-award dated October 17, 2024) provides employment and training services. The Family Futures Downeast program combines SNAP E&T funding with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families support to deliver two-generation services including high-quality early childhood education alongside participant employment and training.