Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.551
- Agency
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Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 99 $13,252,488 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Grants
- Assistance types
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- Formula Grant
- 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 (FNS) administers SNAP (Assistance Listing 10.551), which funds state administrative matching grants for program operations and competitive Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) projects, with the most recent grant award issued October 1, 2017.
The portfolio shows limited recent activity. The last documented grant award dates to October 2017, making the program dormant for nearly nine years by the current date. Between 2013 and 2017, FNS issued 99 total awards across a highly variable cadence: 7 awards in 2013, 24 in 2014, 5 in 2015, a spike to 50 in 2016, then 13 in 2017. Combined federal dollars obligated across the full portfolio total $13.3 million. The assistance-type mix is predominantly Formula Grants (68 percent of awards, 67 total) with a smaller share of Project Grants (32 percent, 32 awards). FNS alone funds the program, accounting for all 99 awards and the full $13.2 million in federal dollars obligated (with a de minimis $22 thousand from a secondary FNS funding line).
Recent awards from 2016–2017 illustrate the two funding tracks. State administrative matching grants ranged widely in magnitude—from below $1,000 to several thousand dollars per award—examples including $2,526 to New York, $1,238 to Missouri, and $8,195 to Idaho. One outlier Project Grant to New Mexico for state administrative matching grants obligated $12.648 million in October 2014. Smaller Project Grants for SNAP program initiatives ranged from $0 to approximately $365 thousand (Washington D.C., September 2015) and $24 thousand (New Jersey, October 2016).
Active grant opportunities have resumed in the past two years under the HFMI track, a competitive cooperative-agreement program authorized by the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 to test point-of-purchase incentives increasing fluid milk purchases by SNAP households. The FY 2025 HFMI opportunity (USDA-FNS-SNAP-HFMI-2025, due August 6, 2025) offers $3 million and is open to government entities and nonprofit organizations. Prior HFMI solicitations (2022–2024) funded $3–4 million per year. The program's historical administrative grant track appears inactive; current activity centers on the competitive HFMI cooperative-agreement line.
Objective and description
- Objective
SNAP Benefits: Improve nutrition of eligible low-income households by ensuring access to more nutritious diets through the issuance of monthly benefits that are used for the purchase of food at authorized retailers. Contingency Fund: Placed in rese
- Description
Provides nutrition benefits to eligible low income households so they can purchase healthy food at authorized stores.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
SNAP Benefits: SNAP is a Federal program administered by the States. The State or U.S. Territory agency responsible for Federally aided public assistance programs submits requests for funding to USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. Contingency Fund: Placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may be necessary to carry out program operations.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Applications for SNAP are made through a local social services agency which determines eligibility and benefit amount. Eligibility is based on household size, income, and expenses. Eligibility is also based on assets, citizenship or legal immigration status, and other factors. A gross income test is based on 130 percent of the poverty line, and the net income (after expenses) test is based on 100 percent of the poverty line. For further information visit https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/recipient/eligibility
- Uses of assistance
SNAP Benefits: Households receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, which operates like a debit card, to redeem benefits at authorized retailers. The amount of benefits varies according to household size, expenses, and income. Contingency Fund: Placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may be necessary to carry out program operations.
- Use restrictions
For food benefits only.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Length of assistance period varies and time phasing is not applicable.
How to apply
- Award procedure
SNAP: The Secretary of Agriculture approves State plans of operation submitted by the State agency that operates public assistance programs.
- Deadlines
SNAP Benefits: Provided annually via a federal/state agreement.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Full implementation of the Nationwide mandate was completed in fiscal year 1975, except for certain Indian reservations which continued in the Food Distribution Program.
- Renewals
Program continues once approved, unless there is a substantial failure to comply with regulations or withdrawal on the part of the State.
- Appeals
State agencies handle appeals for SNAP benefits.
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 snap healthy fluid milk incentive | Closed | ||
| Snap hfmi 2024 | Closed | ||
| Snap hfmi-2023 | Closed | ||
| SNAP-Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) | Closed | ||
| Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) Cooperative Agreement Project | Closed |
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 99 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cnmi Department Of Community And Cultural Affairs (Dcca) | $12,648,000 | 95% |
| 2 | American Public Human Services Association | $365,232 | 3% |
| 3 | New Jersey Department Of Human Services | $25,807 | <1% |
| 4 | Department Of Social Services California | $17,430 | <1% |
| 5 | State Of Rhode Island Department Of Administration | $14,395 | <1% |
| 6 | The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts | $12,414 | <1% |
| 7 | Minnesota Department Of Human Services | $10,812 | <1% |
| 8 | Idaho Department Of Health & Welfare | $10,097 | <1% |
| 9 | Illinois Department Of Human Service | $8,142 | <1% |
| 10 | Kansas Department For Children And Families | $8,080 | <1% |
10 of 52 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2021 | -$13 |
| FY2019 | $935 |
| FY2018 | $3,016,931 |
| FY2017 | $1,913,310 |
| FY2016 | $3,403,352 |
| FY2015 | $3,619,980 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.551?
Assistance Listing 10.551 is Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a federal grant program run by Food and Nutrition Service (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?
Its CFDA number is 10.551: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.551 awarded?
99 grant awards under 10.551 have obligated $13,252,488 in federal funds to 52 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.551?
The recipients obligated the most under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are Cnmi Department Of Community And Cultural Affairs (Dcca) ($12,648,000), American Public Human Services Association ($365,232) and New Jersey Department Of Human Services ($25,807).
Are there open grant opportunities under 10.551?
No opportunity listed under 10.551 is open now. The latest, FY 2025 snap healthy fluid milk incentive, was posted on July 7, 2025.
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