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USDA Grants to Improve SNAP Processing, Technology
Nebraska Ag Connection - 08/26/2016

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Thursday awarded $5 million in grants to state agencies and community-based organizations to improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and implement modernization initiatives. Organizations from seven states were selected for these competitive grants, including Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, California, and Washington.

"SNAP is a vital program that helps millions of households put food on the table," said Kevin Concannon, USDA under secretary for Food Nutrition and Consumer Services. "The forward-looking projects funded by grants announced today will help make applying for benefits and determining who is eligible more efficient."

USDA sought grant proposals for projects designed to improve the quality and efficiency of SNAP operations and processes with a focus on initiatives that use new technologies or will examine office procedures to improve application processing timeliness for initial or recertification applications.

Awardees and grant amounts include the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services which will receive $607,000.

For more information about these projects, visit www.fns.usda.gov/.


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