Snap enhanced program integrity

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded Tennessee Department of Human Services $520,935 on September 26, 2025, under the SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 10.535) to support recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts aligned with the SNAP Fraud Framework. Performance runs through September 30, 2028, with work performed in Tennessee.

The award funds projects designed to improve recipient integrity in SNAP, including education on eligibility fraud, trafficking prevention, and benefit misuse. The SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant is available only to the 53 state agencies that administer SNAP, with applicants selected by federal review panel based on proposal merit and funding availability. No state matching requirement applies. Grant funds must be expended within 36 months of the identified start date, and recipient agencies must maintain records for three years following submission of the final fiscal-year report, or longer if audit findings remain unresolved.