The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the nutrition assistance programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Donor Name: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/01/2022
Grant Size: $5,000,000
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
The SNAP Longitudinal Data Project (LDP) Grant Program will support States as they develop new efforts, or improve existing ones, to share SNAP data as part of the SNAP LDP.
There is no single solution or approach to data sharing, and each State may require a different approach to enable longitudinal research. FNSacknowledges the need for flexibility to support State participation and data sharing and therefore aims to support these unique and State specific needs through the grant program.
The overarching goal of the SNAP LDP is to enable longitudinal research on participation in and the operation of SNAP over time and across state lines. Grant requests must address this overarching goal through Objective:
- On an annual basis, securely share and/or enable the secure sharing of the monthly required data elements for the SNAP LDP with FNS/Census Bureau.
- On an annual basis, securely share and/or enable the secure sharing of the monthly optional data elements for the SNAP LDP with FNS/Census Bureau.
- Improve the evaluation of SNAP data across State lines by progressing toward a standardized data format to enable data comparison.
- Enable SNAP longitudinal research.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $5,000,000
- Award Floor: $2,500,000
- Anticipated start dates and period of performance: September 2022 through September 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
This grant opportunity is open to the 53 State agencies that administer SNAP. FNS will consider only one application per State agency. Applications will not be considered for this project if the requested funding covers activities that do not align with the stated program objectives. To be eligible, the SNAP administering agencies must have the capacity to provide, on a periodic and ongoing basis, household and participant data derived from their eligibility system and other data sources of the State. No cost sharing or matching considerations exist for this project.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
