SNAP State Administrative Costs Formula Grant Award Summary

The State of Alaska Department of Health received a Formula Grant of $8,066,330 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (CFDA 10.561). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, funds administrative costs necessary for the state to operate SNAP in Alaska, including personnel costs, systems infrastructure, program management, eligibility determination, benefit processing, and related operational expenses. The funding supports the delivery of nutrition assistance benefits to low-income individuals and families throughout the state, with potential support for SNAP Employment and Training initiatives that provide workforce development services to help participants achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Under this award, the State of Alaska Department of Health sub-awarded funds to the Food Bank of Alaska (also operating as the Alaska Food Coalition) to support anti-hunger initiatives and food distribution services. The Food Bank of Alaska leverages these subawards to obtain and distribute food to partner agencies serving hungry populations across Alaska, including commodity supplemental foods, holiday food distributions, and mobile food pantry programs targeting Alaska Native and American Indian households in the Mat-Su Valley, Anchorage, and other communities throughout the Cook Inlet region.