Open · USDA-FNA-SNAP-2026-EVS · CFDA 10.561 · Discretionary
FY 2026 SNAP Earnings Verification Support Grant
Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Nutrition Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$4.3M
- Award range
- Open
- Status
- 9d
- Days left
- 53
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2026 SNAP Earnings Verification Support Grant is an open discretionary opportunity from Food and Nutrition Service, offering $1 -- $4,300,000 across 53 expected awards. Applications close in 9 days.
- $1-$4.3M
- award range
- Open
- 9 days left
- 53
- expected awards
- 10.561
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - FY 2026 SNAP Earnings Verification Support Grant - is cataloged under number USDA-FNA-SNAP-2026-EVS and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.561, posted by Food and Nutrition Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as open, first posted on July 16, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1 -- $4,300,000. The agency has projected $38.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 53 awards. If the agency funds the expected 53 awards from the $38.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $717,000. 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. Applications close on August 19, 2026 - roughly 9 days from today. That is a tight window, prioritize SAM.gov registration validation and assemble required documents immediately. 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 -- $4,300,000
Close Date
August 19, 2026
Posted
July 16, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$38,000,000
Expected Awards
53
Instrument
Grant
Description
The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) works to nourish those in need through financially sound programs that promote health and work, as well as champion the productivity of American agriculture. The purpose of these grants is to support SNAP State agencies in meeting these requirements and testing different income verification services to determine the most cost-effective solution. The EVS grants support SNAP State agencies with their efforts to electronically verify the earned income of SNAP applicants and recipients. States may use grant funds to contract with commercial vendors to use third-party income databases (TPIDs) that provide electronic verification of employment and earnings in support of these functions. FNA announces, through this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), up to $38 million in grant funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 SNAP EVS grant opportunity. . The NOFA provides the maximum allocation amount for each State. Funds are being offered noncompetitively using a formula-based distribution approach and will be available to the 53 State agencies that administer SNAP. The proposed award period of performance is 24 months beginning September 2026 through September 30, 2028.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 00. 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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