SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant | USDA FNS SNAP FFIG 2022

Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA FNS SNAP FFIG 2022

The SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant is a competitive federal grant run by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to help State SNAP agencies strengthen program integrity by improving how they prevent, detect, and investigate recipient fraud. The focus is specifically on recipient-related fraud controls, and the opportunity is explicitly not meant to fund projects aimed at retailer fraud. In practice, the grant is meant to help States take concrete steps to modernize and expand fraud control operations using methods laid out in the SNAP Fraud Framework, which is a curated set of procedures, promising practices, and operational ideas developed for SNAP administration.

The legal authority for the program comes from Section 29(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036), which allows FNS to award grants to State agencies to strengthen SNAP program integrity activities. For the Fiscal Year 2022 cycle described here, Congress appropriated up to $5 million total for this purpose. FNS anticipated making about 12 awards, with an award ceiling of $750,000 per grant, meaning a State could request funding up to that amount for an eligible project that fits the program goals and can realistically be implemented within the grant period and administrative capacity of the agency.

A key feature of the opportunity is that proposals are expected to directly incorporate one or more practices from the SNAP Fraud Framework. The intent is not just general anti-fraud work, but implementation of specific, recognized approaches to recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation that align with the framework. At the same time, the program acknowledges that fraud risks and operational realities vary widely across States, so the framework is designed as a flexible "menu" of options rather than a one-size-fits-all model. Applicants are encouraged to pick the elements that best match their State's needs, gaps, and readiness.

FNS also encourages States to consider foundational, capacity-building projects that can support longer-term improvements in fraud control. Examples mentioned in the opportunity include efforts like improving data quality (which can affect everything from eligibility accuracy to analytic detection models), conducting strategic planning to better target fraud risks and align staff resources, and developing or strengthening training programs so frontline workers and investigators can apply consistent procedures and follow best practices. The overall theme is sustainable improvement: projects that build infrastructure, processes, and staff capability that can be expanded after the grant ends.

Only SNAP State agencies are eligible to apply (eligible applicants are State governments), and the underlying framework is not publicly distributed because it contains sensitive detection and investigative techniques. Access is limited to FNS and SNAP State agencies, and States that do not already have the framework are directed to contact their FNS Regional Office. Administratively, this opportunity was categorized as a discretionary grant in the Agriculture, Food and Nutrition activity area (CFDA 10.535), under funding opportunity number "USDA FNS SNAP FFIG 2022." The notice lists a creation date of February 24, 2022, with an original application closing date of April 25, 2022.

• The Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service in the agriculture, food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.535.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 24, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 25, 2022. (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 $750,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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