Closed · USDA-FNS-SNAP-FY24-SFMMA · CFDA 10.545 · Discretionary
Mobile Payments Solution for SNAP Authorized Farmers
Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Nutrition Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 15, 2024
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Mobile Payments Solution for SNAP Authorized Farmers is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Nutrition Service that offered $1 -- $3,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1-$3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 10.545
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Mobile Payments Solution for SNAP Authorized Farmers - is cataloged under number USDA-FNS-SNAP-FY24-SFMMA and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.545, posted by Food and Nutrition Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 2, 2024 and last updated on July 8, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1 -- $3,000,000. The agency has projected $3.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $3.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $3.0 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 15, 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 -- $3,000,000
Close Date
August 15, 2024
Posted
July 2, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$3,000,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers all USDA domestic nutrition assistance programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP is the cornerstone of USDA’s nutrition assistance programs and is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net. SNAP provides nutrition assistance benefits via an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card to millions of low-income people. These benefits help supplement household food budgets so recipients can purchase more healthy food.FNS is directly responsible for the authorization and oversight of retailers who accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This is accomplished jointly by the Retailer Policy Division (RPD) within SNAP, and the Office of Retailer Operations and Compliance.Currently, approximately 260,000 retailers are authorized to accept SNAP. Thousands of direct marketing farmers and farmers’ markets (DMFs and FMs) apply for SNAP authorization each year. Since 2012, FNS has supported the participation of DMFs and FMs in their efforts to attract more SNAP customers. FNS has supported individual DMFs (and FMs on behalf of DMFs), which meet specific requirements, in procuring low- or no-cost wireless Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) point-of-sale (POS) devices through the SNAP EBT Equipment Program. FNS has also awarded grants to provide: a) an e-commerce platform that enables DMFs to accept SNAP benefits online (SNAP/Federal Nutrition Programs Participation Assistance for Farmers and Farmers’ Markets), and b) a SNAP Mobile Transaction Processing Application and card reader that enable a DMF to accept SNAP by using their own smartphone as a POS device (Mobile Application Cooperative Agreement, SNAP Farmers and Markets).
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
Dawn Addison Grants Officer
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