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FY 2024 SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant

ID: USDA-FNS-SNAP-FFIG-2024 • Type: Posted
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Description

The purpose of the SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program is to support State agency efforts to improve and expand recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts using the procedures, ideas and practices outlined in the SNAP Fraud Framework.

  1. Organizational Management: This objective aims to help States establish and communicate priorities, organize employees, and manage both large-scale and day-to-day processes. Many of the concepts described in this component are the foundation for successful program integrity initiatives.
  2. Performance Measurement: This objective offers recommendations encouraging States to consistently capture and analyze their own performance.
  3. Recipient Integrity Education: This objective provides targeted integrity education initiatives to help ensure recipients have the necessary information and tools to use SNAP benefits as intended preventing fraud before it occurs. When producing recipient integrity education materials, States are encouraged to educate the public and applicants about SNAP fraud, rather than emphasize the consequences as a deterrent to applying.
  4. Fraud Detection: Here, the SNAP Fraud Framework stresses the importance of proactively detecting fraud from the application process and continuing throughout the recipient's time in the Program.
  5. Investigations and Dispositions: This objective aims to provide states with tools and suggestions to improve fraud case management from initial fraud referral through disposition.
  6. Analytics and Data Management: This objective details the necessary people, processes, and technology to launch and maintain an analytics capability. Data analytics can play a valuable role in preventing, detecting, and investigating SNAP fraud.
  7. Learning and Development: The final objective contains recommendations for States to invest in training and professional development opportunities to promote employee engagement and to ensure employees are aware of new and emerging trends in fraud.

Please read the entire request for applications (RFA) for additional information.

Background
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program aims to support State agency efforts to improve and expand recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts using the procedures, ideas, and practices outlined in the SNAP Fraud Framework. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the nutrition assistance programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including SNAP. The program began in its modern form in 1961 and provides nutrition assistance benefits via an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card to millions of low-income people.

Grant Details
The grant program aims to help States implement promising practices contained in the SNAP Fraud Framework. The awards will support projects falling under any of the seven components of the SNAP Fraud Framework. The seven components include Organizational Management, Performance Measurement, Recipient Integrity Education, Fraud Detection, Investigations and Dispositions, Analytics and Data Management, and Learning and Development. Each project design should include quantifiable objectives, measures to assess progress towards meeting those objectives, project activities linked to meeting specific objectives, and a list of deliverables and/or milestones for the duration of the project.

Eligibility Requirements
This grant opportunity is only open to State agencies that administer SNAP. For State agencies that are county-administered, a county agency that submits an application must include a letter of commitment or endorsement from the relevant SNAP agency with the application package to be considered for funding. FNS will consider only one application per State agency.

Period of Performance
Anticipated period of performance: August 30, 2024 – September 30, 2027

Grant Value
$5 million total funding expected to award with approximately 9 anticipated awards. Minimum award amount: $150,000 per award; Maximum award amount: $750,000 per award

Overview

Category of Funding
Agriculture
Consumer Protection
Food and Nutrition
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 4/23/24 Food and Nutrition Service posted grant opportunity USDA-FNS-SNAP-FFIG-2024 for FY 2024 SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant with funding of $5.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 10.535 SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant. It is expected that 9 total grants will be made worth between $150,000 and $750,000.

Timing

Posted Date
April 23, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
June 24, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Last Updated
June 13, 2024, 12:18 p.m. EDT
Version
5
Archive Date
July 24, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
County governments
State governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
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. 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. States that are county-administered include: California, Colorado, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin. FNS will consider only one application per State agency.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$750,000
Floor
$150,000
Estimated Program Funding
$5,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
9

Contacts

Contact
Jeewon Chang Grantor
Email Description
Carla Garcia email
Contact Phone
(734) 277-6833
Additional Information
FY 2024 SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Webpage
Additional Information Site

Documents

Posted documents for USDA-FNS-SNAP-FFIG-2024

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