U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Key facts
- Open now
- 1 grant
- Type of help
- Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)
- Deadlines
- In each year's official notice: TN SNAP Employment & Training Third-Party Partner (50/50 reimbursement)
How this money reaches Tennessee: this is a formula program. The federal government sends it to the state (or to large cities and counties), and a Tennessee agency usually passes it on to local groups as pass-through grants. Ask the state agency that runs it, or your regional development district, when their next local round opens.
The open grant below is for the governments the formula names. Most local groups apply through the state agency instead.
Open now
- TN SNAP Employment & Training Third-Party Partner (50/50 reimbursement) · Rolling: apply any time
What it pays for
SNAP State Administrative Expenses: Provide Federal financial assistance to State agencies for costs incurred to operate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) 100 Percent Federal Funds and Reimbursement for 50 percent of allowable expenses: Provide grants to States to provide E&T services to assist SNAP participants in moving towards meaningful employment. An E&T program may consist of many different types of components, including but not limited to: independent job search; job search training and support; workfare; educational programs to improve employability; work experience or training to improve employability; other employment oriented activities (e.g., job placement, supported work experience, Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA) services); and self�employment training. USDA provide States with 100 percent Federal funding for E&T based on a specific formula. USDA also reimburses States for 50 percent of certain allowable, reasonable and necessary E&T expenses that exceed their 100 percent grant. USDA also provides 50 percent reimbursement for transportation and childcare costs to ensure successful participation in E&T programs. States are not allowed to use 100 percent grants for participant expenses. The Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grants (SNAP-Ed): Provide 100 percent Federal funding for States based on a specified formula for nutrition education for low income people through FY2025 . SNAP Earnings and Verification is a non-competitive grant opportunity to support SNAP State agencies� use...
Who can apply
SNAP SAE, E&T, and SNAP Ed: Agreements are between USDA-FNS and State cooperators. (U.S. Territories qualify as States for grant purposes.)
Match
Provides Federal financial assistance to State agencies for costs incurred to operate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) 100 Percent Federal Funds and Reimbursement for 50 percent of allowable expenses.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
6 awards to Tennessee groups since 2022. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $148.3M spent that year | 2025 |
| South Central Tennessee Development District | Mt Pleasant, Maury County | $67K spent that year | 2024 |
| Upper Cumberland Development District | Cookeville, Putnam County | $55K spent that year | 2024 |
| Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments | Chattanooga, Marion County | $38K spent that year | 2025 |
| Arc Knox County | Knoxville, Knox County | $13K spent that year | 2024 |
| Southwest Tennessee Development District | Jackson, Hardin County | $1,009 spent that year | 2023 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Human Services and Tennessee Department of Agriculture and Tennessee Department of Health pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 41 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Middle Tennessee, Inc | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $2.4M spent that year | 2025 |
| Shelby County Board of Education | Memphis, Shelby County | State of Tennessee | $551K spent that year | 2025 |
| West Tennessee Legal Services Inc | Jackson, Madison County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $396K | 2025 |
| West Tennessee Legal Services Inc | Jackson, Madison County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $275K | 2025 |
| West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc | Jackson, Madison County | Tennessee Department of Health | $265K spent that year | 2025 |
| East Tennessee Human Resource Agency, Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $179K | 2023 |
| Mid-South Food Bank | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $167K | 2025 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Health | $143K spent that year | 2025 |
| First Tennessee Development District | Johnson City | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $102K | 2023 |
| First Tennessee Development District | Johnson City | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $102K | 2023 |
| East Tennessee Human Resource Agency, Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $97K | 2023 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $95K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).