Program access account (O)

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the New Jersey Department of Human Services $1.095 million on September 30, 2025, through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Process and Technology Improvement Grants (CFDA 10.580) to develop and implement projects using technology to improve the quality and efficiency of SNAP application and eligibility determination systems.

The award runs through September 30, 2028, with performance in New Jersey. The program supports state agencies and their community-based and faith-based partners in modernizing SNAP eligibility operations. The New Jersey Department of Human Services administers more than 770 prime federal grant awards across health, nutrition, child care, vocational rehabilitation, and aging services, functioning as a pass-through entity distributing sub-awards to county-level agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community-based service providers statewide. The department receives approximately 163 combined awards from the Food and Nutrition Service for SNAP administration, child nutrition programs, and summer electronic benefit transfer initiatives.