SNAP Online Purchasing Participation Assistance for Farmers and Farmers Markets

Agency: Food and Nutrition Service

10.545 -- Farmers’ Market Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Support Grants

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

FNS announces, through this Request for Applications, the availability of a maximum of $4 million in total grant funding to be used over a maximum of four (4) years for award as up to five cooperative agreements. This solicitation is contingent upon the availability of funds.

The primary goal of the grant is to provide greater participant access to SNAP-authorized FMs and DMFs by providing assistance to FMs and DMFs that wish to accept SNAP benefits through online transactions. The grantee will use resources from this grant to assist FMs and DMFs in becoming SNAP authorized Internet Retailers and supporting the participation of and processing of online transactions by these FMs and DMFs.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

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

Additional information

Eligible entities are limited to nonprofit entities. A nonprofit entity is any organization or institution with IRS 501(c) status or accredited institutions of higher education, where no part of the net earnings benefit any private shareholder or individual. All applicant organizations must be domestic entities and shall be owned, operated, and located within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands.

Grantor contact information

Description

Anna J Arrowsmith Grants Officer

Email

anna.arrowsmith@usda.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
USDA-FNS-SNAP-21-PAFFM_Request_for_Applications.pdf	Request for Applications	Jun 23, 2021 03:30 PM UTC
FNS-906_-_Grant_Program_Accounting_System_and_Financial_Capability_Questionnaire.pdf	Fillable version of FNS-906 (REQUIRED Form)	Jun 23, 2021 03:31 PM UTC

Link to additional information

SNAP Online Purchasing for Farmers and Farmers’ Markets

Archived: September 22, 2021

Application process

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

Award

$--

Program Funding

Expected awards

$750,000

Award Minimum

$4,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-FNS-SNAP-21-PAFFM

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Food and nutrition

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

June 23, 2021

Archive date:

September 22, 2021