FY 2009 Participation Grants
Dear Interested Party:
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is
announcing the opportunity to submit grant applications for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation Grants
(PPG) for fiscal year (FY) 2009. Subject to the availability of Fiscal
Year 2009 funds, a total of $5 million is available for FY 2009. Our
intention is to award up to $1 million of this money to an otherwise
acceptable proposal that involves a partnership between a State agency
and one or more private non-profit organizations, including faith-based
or community-based organizations. This year we will also award
additional points to an applicant who provides a proposal designed to
improve the retention of eligible households’ participation in SNAP at
the point of recertification. A copy of the Request for Applications,
which provides all of the pertinent details regarding the submission of
grant applications, is enclosed.
All 53 State agencies that administer the FSP,
State or local governments, agencies providing health or welfare
services, public health or educational entities and private nonprofit
entities such as community-based or faith-based organizations, food
banks, or other emergency feeding organizations may apply. The proposal
may involve partnerships between State agencies administering the SNAP
and other public and private nonprofit organizations, including
faith-based and community-based organizations. Eligible applicants may
use the money to support projects that develop and implement simple food
stamp application and eligibility determination systems, or measures to
improve access to food stamp benefits.
The enclosed application materials outline the
requirements which must be adhered to in order to be considered for
funding under the program. All completed grant applications must be
received by FNS on or before 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), June
11, 2009. Applications must be submitted directly to FNS at the address
noted in the Request for Applications or submitted electronically by
accessing
www.grants.gov. Applications submitted via email or fax will not be
accepted. If you choose to mail the application, we strongly suggest
using a mail delivery service that guarantees delivery and allows you to
track delivery to FNS. If you opt to submit the application via the
www.grants.gov website, please be aware that in order to use the
grants.gov system, the user will need to register online to obtain both
a Data Universal Number and a Contract Registry Number. When using the
grants.gov portal to apply, we suggest you submit the online application
at least two (2) weeks in advance of the due date in case there are
problems with the government-wide website and you want to submit your
application via a mail delivery service. All applicants opting to submit
their application via www.grants.gov
must also send an e-mail to Lisa Johnson, Grants Officer, at
Lisa.Johnson@fns.usda.gov
advising that the application was submitted through the grants.gov
portal. This e-mail must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on the
due date.
Regardless of the delivery method you choose,
please do so sufficiently in advance of the due date to ensure your
application package is received on or before the deadline. It is your
responsibility to meet the June 11, 2009, 5:00 p.m. EST due date. Late
applications will not be considered in the competition. Furthermore, we
will not consider additions or revisions to applications once they are
received by FNS.
All questions about the PPG or the grant
application process should be directed to Lisa Johnson of the Grants
Management Division via email
Lisa.Johnson@fns.usda.gov or (703) 305-2848.
Sincerely,
Arthur T. Foley
Director
Program Development
Division
Last
modified:
04/11/2012
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