FY 2024 SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grant | USDA FNS SNAP PTIG 2024

Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FNS SNAP PTIG 2024

The FY 2024 SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grant (PTIG) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) designed to help modernize and strengthen how SNAP applications are processed and how eligibility is determined. The overall aim is to support investments that make SNAP operations more efficient, improve customer experience, and help agencies meet federal performance standards during a period of heavy operational pressure. While the notice includes example project types, FNS signals that it is open to other ideas that clearly support the program goals, including innovative approaches that address both widespread and locally specific challenges in SNAP intake, eligibility, and service delivery.

A central requirement is that every application must address at least one of three required objectives, and applicants can choose to tackle more than one if it makes sense for their project. The first objective focuses on modernizing SNAP customer service and client communication so that the program is easier to access and navigate, more transparent, and more responsive during the application and eligibility process. The second objective targets the behind-the-scenes administrative infrastructure and day-to-day operational capacity needed to process applications and determine eligibility efficiently and correctly. The third objective emphasizes investments in technology and systems that support cross-program collaboration and cross-enrollment, helping SNAP coordinate more smoothly with other federal, state, and local assistance programs so clients can be connected to multiple supports with fewer barriers.

The solicitation also places a strong emphasis on planning for measurement and accountability. Applicants are expected to map proposed project activities and the indicators they will use to measure success to the chosen objective(s) using an "Activities/Indicators Tracker." If funded, grantees will be required to report progress using the FNS-908 Performance Progress Report, tied directly to the activities and indicators laid out in that tracker. In practice, this means proposals should not just describe what will be built or improved; they should also spell out how success will be tracked, such as improvements in processing timeliness, reductions in errors, better communication responsiveness, fewer repeat client contacts to resolve issues, or measurable gains in cross-enrollment outcomes, depending on the project design.

Eligibility is broad and includes the 53 state agencies that administer SNAP as well as state or local governments, public and private agencies providing health or welfare services, Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), public health or educational entities, and private nonprofit organizations such as community-based or faith-based organizations, food banks, and other emergency feeding organizations. The announcement also lists additional eligible applicant types reflected in the source data, including county and city/township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, and certain for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), along with other entities as specified in the full notice. State and local government applicants are expected to secure any required approvals from relevant state officials (for example, councils or legislatures) before applying, and to explicitly acknowledge in the application that those approvals have been obtained.

There are specific documentation and partnership requirements for certain applicant types. If an Indian Tribal Organization applies, it must apply in partnership with its SNAP state agency and include a letter of endorsement from the state SNAP agency. Alternatively, a state agency may apply with an ITO as a partner, in which case the ITO must provide a letter of commitment. Nonprofit applicants must provide proof of nonprofit status, such as an IRS determination letter for 501(c)(3) status (or proof that they have applied for exempt status) and, if applicable, a list of board members. All corporations, including nonprofit corporations, must complete the required representation related to felony convictions and federal tax delinquency.

Key funding details from the posting include an award ceiling of $2,000,000 per award and an expectation of approximately 12 awards under this competition. The opportunity is listed under CFDA number 10.580 (Agriculture, Food and Nutrition). The original application closing date shown is June 18, 2024, and the opportunity was created on April 19, 2024. For applicants, the main takeaway is that a competitive submission will tightly connect a clearly scoped modernization or operational improvement project to one or more of the three required objectives, include a practical implementation plan, and define measurable indicators that can be reported consistently through the required federal progress reporting process.

• The Food and Nutrition Service in the agriculture, food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2024 SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.580.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-19.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-18. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Others.

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