Snap E & T 50% operational grant

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $61.61 million to the Department of Social Services California on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561), a formula grant supporting CalFresh Employment and Training (E&T) operations for non-assistance applicants and recipients across California through September 30, 2026.

The award funds county-administered, state-supervised CalFresh E&T programming delivered through 38 sub-recipients spanning California's counties. Sub-recipients include Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Humboldt, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Marin, Madera, Mendocino, Monterey, Marin, Napa, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, and Yuba counties, plus the Sacramento Employment Training Agency and Community Services Agency (Stanislaus County). Each sub-recipient operates employment and training services for CalFresh participants who do not receive cash assistance, supporting workforce development, skills training, and self-sufficiency objectives within their respective service areas. Performance occurs across California.