SNAP FRAUD FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION GRANT
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Food and Nutrition Service of the USDA is offering the SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant to support State agency efforts to improve and expand recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation. Funded projects must align with at least one of eight key objectives, which include organizational management, performance measurement, recipient integrity education, fraud detection, investigations and dispositions, analytics and data management, learning and development, and innovation and technology advancements. Eligible applicants are State agencies administering SNAP, who must detail their project design, implementation, evaluation, sustainability, budget, and staff capabilities. Applications must be submitted by July 15, 2026, for awards ranging from $150,000 to $750,000 out of an estimated total program funding of $5,000,000, and inquiries can be directed to Grants Officer Carla Garcia at carla.garcia@usda.gov.
Eligible Applicants
This grant opportunity is only open to State agencies that administer SNAP, consistent with the SNAP regulatory definition of “State agency” at 7 CFR 271.2. o For State agencies that are county-administered, a county agency that submits an application must include a letter of commitment or letter of endorsement from the relevant SNAP agency with the application package to be considered for funding. State agencies that are county-administered include: California, Colorado, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin. o FNA will consider only one application per State agency.