Closed · USDA-FNS-SNAP-HFMI-2024 · CFDA 10.551 · Discretionary
SNAP HFMI 2024
Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Nutrition Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$2.8M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 9, 2024
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
SNAP HFMI 2024 is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Nutrition Service that offered $1 -- $2,790,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1-$2.8M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 10.551
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - SNAP HFMI 2024 - is cataloged under number USDA-FNS-SNAP-HFMI-2024 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.551, posted by Food and Nutrition Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 25, 2024 and last updated on July 12, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1 -- $2,790,000. The agency has projected $2.8 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $2.8 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $2.8 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on August 9, 2024. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$1 -- $2,790,000
Close Date
August 9, 2024
Posted
June 25, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$2,790,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Program Description:The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), authorized under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (Insert legislative citation for the FNA), as amended, is the cornerstone of the Nation’s nutrition assistance safety net. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) certifies low-income Americans to participate in the program and authorizes and monitors retailers to accept SNAP benefits for eligible food products. Currently, around 40 million low-income Americans receive SNAP benefits, and more than 250,000 retailers are authorized to accept SNAP benefits.Legislative Authority:Section 4208 of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, P.L. 115-334, (“Farm Bill”) authorizes USDA, on a competitive basis, to enter cooperative agreements with governmental entities or nonprofit organizations to carry out Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) projects. The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, [P. L. 118-42 provides $2,583,428 for HFMI for fiscal year (FY) 2024.FNS announces, through this Request for Applications (RFA), the availability of $2,583,428 in total grant funding to award one cooperative agreement. Eligible entities who can submit applications include government agencies (State, local, territory, or tribal agencies) and non-profit organizations.Key Requirement for FY 2024 Applicants: FNS is limiting proposals to project designs that will either1.) Deliver HFMI incentives as an automatic discount at the point of purchase or2) Through integration with State Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) systems to automatically deposit earned HFMI incentives onto SNAP households EBT cards (See Project Design on page 12 and in the scoring criteria on page 35 of the RFA).Purpose and Key Objectives:The primary purpose of the HFMI project is to develop and test methods to increase the purchase and consumption of qualifying fluid milk by SNAP households by providing them an incentive at the point of purchase at authorized retailer locations. “Qualifying fluid milk” includes all varieties of pasteurized cow’s milk that (1) is without flavoring or sweeteners, (2) is consistent with the most recent dietary recommendations, (3) is packaged in liquid form, and (4) contains vitamins A and D at levels consistent with the Food and Drug Administration, State, and local standards for fluid milk.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Carla Garcia Grant Officer
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