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Process and Technology Improvement Grants

Agency: Food and Nutrition Service

Assistance Listings
  • 10.580 -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Process and Technology Improvement Grants

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Important dates

  • Archived: July 2, 2015
  • Closed: June 2, 2015

Award details

  • Expected project funding: $5,000,000
  • Expected awards: 11

Award min.

$20,000

Award max.

$2,000,000

  • Funding opportunity number:USDA-FNS-FY15-SNAP-PTI-GRANTS
  • Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
  • Funding instrument type:
    • Grant
  • Opportunity Category:Discretionary
  • Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
  • Category of Funding Activity:
    • Food and nutrition
  • Category Explanation:Not specified

History

  • Posted date: May 1, 2015
  • Archive date: July 2, 2015
  • Version: 3

View version history on Grants.gov

Summary

Section 11(t), Grants for Simple Application and Eligibility Determination Systems and Improved Access to Benefits, of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended, authorizes the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to award up to $5 million annually in grants to State agencies*; public health or educational entities; or private nonprofit entities, such as community-based or faith-based organizations, food banks, or other emergency feeding organizations, for projects aimed at simplifying the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application and eligibility determination systems or improving access to SNAP benefits by eligible households.

Eligibility

Government

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Additional information on eligibility

Not specified

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Agency contact information

Email: kimberly.shields@fns.usda.gov

Grant Officer e-mail

Kimberly Shields Grants Officer

Link to additional information

HHS.gov

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