Snap 2YR e & t 100%

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Maine Department of Health and Human Services $457,348.83 on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561) to deliver SNAP Employment and Training services with 100 percent federal funding. The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and is performed in Maine.

Maine DHHS passed through funding to three sub-recipients to deliver employment and training services to SNAP recipients. The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Foundation (sub-award awarded December 3, 2025) provides employment and training services. Sunrise County Economic Council (sub-award awarded December 13, 2024) operates the Family Futures Downeast and Start Up Downeast programs, which combine employment and training with education, skills development, and support services leading to self-sufficient employment and economic independence; the organization also provides barrier-removal support including tuition reimbursement, transportation, childcare, books, and tools and equipment required to complete training. Goodwill Industries Of Northern New England (sub-award awarded October 17, 2024) delivers employment and training services to SNAP recipients.