OpportunityTitle: Reaching Underserved Elderly and Working Poor in SNAP - FY 2009 Pilots
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: There is approximately $3.0 million in fiscal year (FY) 2009 funds available for State agencies to conduct pilots that test various models for increasing participation in SNAP by eligible working and elderly persons. The FY 2009 cooperative agreements will be awarded to State agencies responsible for administering SNAP.
Description: The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. No. 111-8) provides funds for the USDA Food andNutrition Service (FNS) to test a wider range of approaches on a larger scale to identifysuccessful models for expanding access to SNAP1 among two key underserved populations&#151;eligible households with elderly members (persons who are age 60 years and older) and eligiblehouseholds with adult members who are working or are looking for work (working poorhouseholds). This project will build on the promise of prior research2 which demonstrated thefeasibility of increasing SNAP participation among the low-income elderly in a few small sites.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contact Grants Officer via e-mail.
GrantorContactText: Gregory Walton &lt;br/&gt;Grants Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 703-305-1575