The Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of Human Services seek to create strategic partnerships with qualifying agencies to deliver training opportunities, career services, and employment to individuals currently receiving SNAP benefits.
Donor Name: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 09/26/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The SNAP E&T program includes participant reimbursement/supportive services (transportation, childcare, clothing, books, and supplies) provided by the County Social Service Agencies or the grantee as part of participant allowances/reimbursements while engaging in SNAP employment and training programs. The focus of the grant is to ensure SNAP recipients are provided case management, skills-based training and education programs with an employment-driven approach, and participant reimbursement/supportive services to prepare for and assist with SNAP recipients entering the workforce.
NJDOL is proposing partnerships and workforce development activities statewide to assist SNAP recipients with building the skills, training, and work experience necessary to obtain and retain unsubsidized regular employment that leads them to self-sufficiency. SNAP STEPS will provide participants with the opportunity to learn and gain the skills necessary to successfully enter and gain promotional opportunities in the labor workforce. These efforts will assist communities across New Jersey to strengthen services and promote awareness through employment and retention of SNAP recipients.
Goals of SNAP STEPS
This competitive NGO is being made available to accomplish the following goals:
- Facilitate community partnerships that are central to overcoming employment barriers of recipients receiving SNAP.
- Ensure participants are assessed and Individual Employment Plans (IEP) are developed for the timely delivery of appropriate and necessary career-training, and support activities for SNAP participants.
- Design and provide employment and training activities for the targeted population to increase unsubsidized employment opportunities and retention.
- Design career pathways to in demand professions, as well as develop ties to employers, that directly impact or help SNAP recipients.
- Provide placement into apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, internships or externships
Funding Information
The amount of funding available for this program in Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) is estimated to be $6,000,000 of WorkFirst NJ-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and is contingent upon the availability of the funding. Each grantee is estimated to be reimbursed up to $1,000,000. This is a reimbursement grant.
Grant Period
The 12-month grant period is estimated to begin October 1, 2025, and end September 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this NGO, the applicant must satisfy the following requirements
- Must be a non-profit, for-profit entity, governmental entity (including state or municipal agencies) or institution of higher education.
- For-profit applicant and each proposed subcontractor must have a valid Business Registration Certificate on file with the Division of Revenue. This statutory requirement does not apply to non-profit organizations, private colleges and universities, or state and municipal agencies.
- Required to comply with the Affirmative Action Requirements of Public Law 1975, c. 124 (N.J.A.C. 17:27) and the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991 (P.L. 101-336).
- Must have non-federal funds to cover the total cost of the program, which would be reimbursed by NJDOL & DHS at 50%.
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