Federal Grant Award Summary

The Human Services Vermont Agency of, operating under its parent organization the Vermont Department of Public Safety, received a formula grant award of $311,933.50 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561). The award, designated as "SNAP E&T 50% Part Reimb," was obligated on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026, and supports the agency's administrative operations for the SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) program in Vermont.

The funding reimburses the state agency for 50 percent of eligible administrative and operational costs associated with delivering SNAP E&T services to program participants in Vermont. SNAP E&T initiatives include employment and training services, vocational assistance, and related support designed to improve workforce participation and economic self-sufficiency among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients. As a formula grant distributed under the standard SNAP administrative funding structure, this award is part of the broader federal mechanism through which the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service supports state SNAP operations on an annual basis beginning each October 1st.