SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.535
- Agency
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Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 52 $20,434,528 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 12-3505-0-1-605
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service is awarding Project Grants under CFDA 10.535 to support state agency efforts to improve and expand SNAP recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation activities, with the most recent awards issued on September 30, 2025 and a new solicitation (USDA-FNS-SNAP-FFIG-2026) posted June 15, 2026 with a July 15, 2026 application deadline.
Grant awards have been sustained over the past several years at a rising cadence: 5 awards in 2021, 6 in 2022, 5 in 2023, 11 in 2024, and 8 in 2025, with 52 total awards on record since the program's inception in 2019. The program is exclusively funded by FNS and consists entirely of Project Grants. Combined federal dollars obligated total $20.4 million across the 52 awards, with individual awards ranging from roughly $160 thousand to $750 thousand. Recent awards include Washington State receiving $748,805 (September 26, 2025), Tennessee receiving $520,935 (September 26, 2025), and New Jersey receiving $736,515 (September 26, 2025).
The program funds state projects addressing organizational management, performance measurement, recipient integrity education, fraud detection, investigations and dispositions, analytics and data management, and employee learning and development related to SNAP benefit fraud. Projects emphasize recipient-facing fraud prevention education, proactive fraud detection from application through benefit use, and analytical capability development to prevent, detect, and investigate fraud. Eligible applicants are the 53 state agencies that administer SNAP—one application per state, with no state matching requirement. Grant funds are expended within 36 months and records must be retained for three years after final report submission, or longer if audit findings remain unresolved.
The current fiscal year 2026 solicitation (USDA-FNS-SNAP-FFIG-2026) offers up to $5 million total funding, with individual applicants eligible for up to $750,000. This funding opportunity is offered on a competitive basis.
Objective and description
- Objective
The purpose of the SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program is to support State agency efforts to improve and expand recipient fraud prevention, detection and investigation efforts using the procedures, ideas and practices outlined in the SN
- Description
The SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program is available to the 53 State agencies that administer SNAP. Agencies submit proposals for projects that will improve recipient integrity in SNAP based on the SNAP Fraud Framework. Awardees are selected by a review panel based on the criteria in the Request for Applications and funding availability.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
This grant opportunity is open to the 53 State agencies that administer SNAP. FNS will consider only one application per State agency. There is no State matching requirement for this grant program.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Agreements are established between State agencies and FNS. Grant funds can be used for projects educating recipients on eligibility fraud as well as trafficking and misuse of benefits.
- Uses of assistance
Among other costs, budgets may include expenses related to personnel, equipment and supplies, meeting expenses, travel, and trainings. • Expenditures for both equipment (i.e., items of personal property having a useful life of more than one year and a cost of $10,000 or more) and supplies are allowable expenses. • FNS does not intend for this grant program to fund activities enhancing compliance with existing statutory or regulatory program requirements, such as data matching. FNS will continue to fund all State agency activities through 50% Federal reimbursement of administrative costs. • Grantees may use grants funds to procure contracts for goods or services. • SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant-funded projects may benefit other governmental programs;
- Use restrictions
Entertainment: Costs of entertainment, including amusement, diversion, and social activities and any associated costs are unallowable (such as mascot costumes, promotional items, etc.) unless there is a programmatic purpose, and prior approval is granted by FNS.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Funds should be expended within 36 months of identified start date.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
All applications related to the objectives of this grant program and meet the published deadline for submission with all the required documentations will be awarded.
- Award procedure
All applications related to the objectives of this grant program and meet the published deadline for submission with all the required documentations will be awarded.
- Time to approval or disapproval
The deadline for submission will be stipulated in the Application Format and Requirements Letter.
- Appeals
Non-selected applicants may request a debriefing to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of submitted proposals.
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snap fraud framework implementation grant | Closed | ||
| SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant | Closed | ||
| FY 2024 SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant | Closed | ||
| SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grants 2023 | Closed | ||
| SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant | Closed | ||
| SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant | Closed | ||
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Fraud Framework Implementation Grant | Closed |
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 52 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health & Human SVC Commn TX | $2,161,557 | 11% |
| 2 | New Jersey Department Of Human Services | $1,476,775 | 7% |
| 3 | State Of Wisconsin Department Of Health Services | $1,404,440 | 7% |
| 4 | Michigan Department Of Health And Human Services | $1,308,591 | 6% |
| 5 | Indiana Family And Social Serv | $1,305,337 | 6% |
| 6 | District Columbia Government | $1,133,968 | 6% |
| 7 | Tennessee Department Of Human Services | $1,088,449 | 5% |
| 8 | Florida Department Of Children And Families | $990,331 | 5% |
| 9 | Illinois Department Of Human Service | $827,162 | 4% |
| 10 | Family Services Dept | $750,000 | 4% |
10 of 31 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$347,925 |
| FY2025 | -$33,464,849 |
| FY2024 | $41,521,004 |
| FY2023 | $2,208,098 |
| FY2022 | $3,371,588 |
| FY2021 | $2,541,889 |
| FY2020 | $870,427 |
| FY2019 | $3,734,296 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.535?
Assistance Listing 10.535 is SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant, a federal grant program run by Food and Nutrition Service (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant?
Its CFDA number is 10.535: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.535 awarded?
52 grant awards under 10.535 have obligated $20,434,528 in federal funds to 31 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.535?
The recipients obligated the most under SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant are Health & Human SVC Commn TX ($2,161,557), New Jersey Department Of Human Services ($1,476,775) and State Of Wisconsin Department Of Health Services ($1,404,440).
How much did 10.535 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 10.535 obligated -$33,464,849 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 10.535?
No opportunity listed under 10.535 is open now. The latest, Snap fraud framework implementation grant, was posted on June 15, 2026.
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