Snap state administrative costs

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Social Services California $1.150798 billion on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561), a formula grant supporting state administrative costs for SNAP operations through September 30, 2026.

The recipient, operating through its Finance and Accounting Division, administers SNAP and related employment and training initiatives statewide. The award funds state-level administrative infrastructure—personnel, systems, benefit processing, and program oversight—required to operate SNAP across California's 58 counties.

The grant flowed through 58 sub-awards to county-administered, state-supervised SNAP and outreach programs, with sub-award agreements dated November 20, 2025. Sub-recipients include California's 58 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento (through Sacramento Employment Training Agency), San Benito, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus (through Community Services Agency), Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, and Yuba. Each county-level entity administers eligibility determination, benefit issuance, and outreach for SNAP recipients within its jurisdiction under state supervision. Performance occurs statewide across all California counties.