Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes a Project Grant of $388,906.00 under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR, CFDA 10.567), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award provides administrative funding to enable the Tribes to distribute supplemental monthly food packages to income-eligible households on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. The program delivers over 100 domestically sourced USDA Foods selected by the Tribes, including frozen and canned meats and fish, beans, peanut butter, fresh and canned fruits and vegetables, pasta, rice, cereals, dairy products, and oils or butter.

As an Indian Tribal Organization administering FDPIR, the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes is responsible for certifying eligible households based on SNAP net monthly income eligibility standards, maintaining accurate program records and case files, ordering USDA Foods from the USDA list, and ensuring food distribution to eligible tribal households within required timeframes. The award provides annual administrative funding to support these program operations, with the Tribes serving as the direct recipient and administrator of the nutrition assistance initiative for their approximately 2,000 tribal members and eligible households in the reservation service area.