Snap E & T 50% operational grant

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the State of Alaska Department of Health $1.355 million 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. This is a 50 percent operational grant for SNAP Employment and Training activities across Alaska.

The State of Alaska Department of Health administers the award as prime recipient, passing through SNAP Employment and Training funding to six sub-recipients. Goodwill Industries of Lane and South Coast Counties, Mat SU Youth Housing (doing business as My House), Frontier Community Services Inc., Catholic Social Services Inc., Downtown Soup Kitchen, and Covenant House Alaska each deliver employment and training services to SNAP-eligible individuals. The sub-awards were obligated on September 29, 2025. Covenant House Alaska and Covenant House Alaska focus on homeless and at-risk youth; Mat SU Youth Housing addresses youth homelessness in the Mat-Su Valley; Catholic Social Services Inc. serves veterans, refugees, and low-income communities; and the other sub-recipients deliver workforce development and support services across Alaska.