Snap enhanced program integrity

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the New Jersey Department of Human Services $736,515 on September 26, 2025, under the SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 10.535) to support recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts.

The award funds New Jersey's efforts to improve and expand SNAP recipient integrity based on the SNAP Fraud Framework, covering projects that educate recipients on eligibility fraud, trafficking, and misuse of benefits. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in New Jersey.

The New Jersey Department of Human Services, a state government entity administering more than 770 prime federal grant awards across health, nutrition, child care, vocational rehabilitation, and aging services, serves as the recipient. The department operates as a pass-through entity distributing sub-awards to county-level agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community-based service providers. The State of New Jersey is the ultimate parent entity.

This project grant is one of up to 53 available annually to State SNAP agencies. Funds must be expended within 36 months of the identified start date. No State matching requirement applies. The recipient must maintain records supporting the use of grant funds for three years after submission of the final fiscal-year report, or longer if audit findings remain unresolved.