Snap fraud framework implementation grant
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-FNS-SNAP-FFIG-2026
- Agency
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Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $150,000 to $750,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Agriculture
- Food and Nutrition
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service seeks applications from state agencies for the SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant by July 15, 2026, to fund fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts within SNAP, with no cost-share requirement and awards capped at $750,000 each.
Eligible applicants are state agencies that administer SNAP in the 50 states, District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and Guam. Only one application per state agency will be considered. No state matching funds are required.
Applicants may request between $150,000 and $750,000. Up to $5 million is appropriated for FY 2026, with approximately 10 awards anticipated. The award date is September 2026, and the period of performance runs 36 months from September 2026 through September 2029.
Proposals must align with at least one of eight SNAP Fraud Framework objectives: Organizational Management, Performance Measurement, Recipient Integrity Education, Fraud Detection, Investigations and Dispositions, Analytics and Data Management, Learning and Development, and Innovation & Technology Advancements. The FNA particularly encourages applications addressing EBT card security, electronic benefit theft prevention, identity verification enhancements, and system improvements to identify high-risk applications. Eligible activities include recipient education on eligibility fraud, benefit trafficking, and benefit misuse.
Evaluation criteria are Soundness of Project Design (35 points), Implementation and Evaluation (15 points), Sustainability (20 points), Budget Appropriateness and Economic Efficiency (20 points), and Staff Capability and Management (10 points). Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov with required federal forms, a project narrative limited to 25 pages, budget narrative in spreadsheet format, and an Activities/Indicators Tracker. The CFDA number is 10.535.
Synopsis
The USDA's Food and Nutrition Administration works to nourish those in need through financially sound programs that promote health and work, as well as champion the productivity of American agriculture. Consistent with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins' guiding principle to take swift action to minimize instances of fraud, waste, and program abuse in nutrition programs, the SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program supports State agency efforts to improve and expand recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts using the procedures, ideas, and practices outlined in the SNAP Fraud Framework. The SNAP Fraud Framework is designed to support State agencies as they develop new efforts or improve existing ones to prevent, detect, and investigate recipient fraud.
Section 29(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036b) authorizes FNA to prevent trafficking of SNAP benefits. Based on this authority, Congress has provided funding in annual appropriations in recent years to provide competitive grants to support State agencies in implementing SNAP's Fraud Framework and to strengthen program integrity activities in SNAP. Up to $5 million has been appropriated in fiscal year (FY) 2026 for State agencies to implement practices described in the SNAP Fraud Framework. Applicants may apply for up to $750,000 in funding. This funding opportunity will be offered on a competitive basis.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 SFFIG _Request for Application.pdf |
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