USDA SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants

Agency: Food and Nutrition Service

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

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Process and Technology Improvement Grants support effortsby State agencies and their community-based and faith-based partners to developand implement projects that focus on improving the quality and efficiency of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) operations and processes.

Section 11(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended, Grants for Simplified Application and Eligibility Determination Systems and Improved Access to Benefits, authorizes the Food and Nutrition Service Agency (FNS) to annually award up to $5 million in grants to State agencies*; public health, or educational entities; or private nonprofit entities, such as community-based or faith-based organizations, food banks, orother emergency feeding organizations. Grants authorized by Section 11(t), known as Process and Technology Improvement Grants, allow applicants to “develop and implement supplemental nutrition assistance program simplified application and eligibility determination systems.”

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Government

City or township governments
County governments
State governments

Nonprofit

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

Additional information

The entities eligible to receive grants under this competition are:• The 53 State agencies that administer SNAP ;• State or local governments1; • Agencies providing health or welfare services ; • Public health or educational entities2; and• Private non-profit entities2 such as community-based or faith-based organizations, food banks, or other emergency feeding organizations.New eligibility criteria: An eligible entity that received a Process and Technology Improvement Grant award last fiscal year (FY 2018) is ineligible to apply this fiscal year (FY 2019). This only applies to the lead entity on the award (i.e. the recipient whose name appears in block 9 of the awarded project’s FNS-529) and not to partner organizations or government agencies on a particular project

Grantor contact information

Description

Kimberly Shields Grants Officer

Email

kimberly.shields@usda.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
Model_Notice_Toolkit.zip	Model Notice Toolkit	Apr 11, 2019 08:44 PM UTC
FY19_PTIG_RFA_Final.pdf	RFA	Apr 11, 2019 07:57 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: July 10, 2019

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$5,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$20,000

Award Minimum

$2,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-FNS-FY19-SNAP-PTI

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Food and nutrition

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

April 11, 2019

Archive date:

July 10, 2019