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USDA-FNS-SNAP-FFIG-2021

FY 2021 SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program

Purpose

The SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program supports state agency efforts to improve and expand recipient fraud prevention, detection and investigation efforts using the procedures, ideas and practices outlined in the SNAP Fraud Framework. Successful applications will specifically incorporate one or more of these procedures, ideas and practices in their proposals. This grant opportunity is not intended to support retailer fraud-related projects.

The SNAP Fraud Framework fact sheet provides an overview of the seven components of the Framework. State agencies that do not have access to the SNAP Fraud Framework should contact their FNS regional office.

Critical Dates for FY 2021 SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant

  • April 7, 2021: Request for Applications posted on Grants.gov
  • June 8, 2021: Applications due to Grants.gov
  • Aug. 15, 2021: Anticipated Award Date
  • Sept. 1, 2021: Project Performance Begins

Who May Apply

This grant opportunity is open to the 53 state agencies that administer SNAP. State agencies may submit applications on behalf of specific counties or districts. FNS will consider only one application per state agency.

Funding and Duration

Section 29(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 USC 2036) authorizes FNS to provide grants on a competitive basis to state agencies to strengthen program integrity activities in SNAP.

FNS awards these grants through a competitive process. Grantees may use the grant funds for the duration of the two-year project period. FNS anticipates awarding between 8 and 12 SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant awards.

FNS reminds applicants that the submission of a proposal does not guarantee funding. Funding for approved grants will be provided through the Grant Award/Letter of Credit process, in the same manner as other funds, upon receipt of a properly executed Grant Agreement and subject to the availability of funding. All SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant funds must be obligated and all activities under the Grant must be completed by end of the project period, Sept. 1, 2021, through Sept. 1, 2023.

If the proposed project funded with this grant benefits other programs in addition to SNAP, then the costs must be allocated appropriately between all of the benefiting programs. This grant funding can only be used for SNAP’s share of the costs.

Application for Federal Assistance Forms

When submitting your application, ensure you have submitted the following:

  • SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance (fillable PDF in Grants.gov)
  • SF-424A Budget Information (fillable PDF in Grants.gov)
  • SF-424B Assurances - Non-Construction Programs (fillable PDF in Grants.gov)
  • SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
  • FNS-906 – Grant Program Accounting System & Financial Capability Questionnaire (Appendix A)
  • Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (PDF - Upload using the “Add Attachments” button under SF-424 item #15)

Awards

On Aug. 13, 2021, FNS awarded approximately $2.5 million in SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grants to support state agency efforts to improve and expand recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts using the procedures, ideas and practices outlined in the SNAP Fraud Framework.

  • Indiana Family and Social Services Administration ($750,000)
    Strengthen its SNAP program integrity function by adopting a fraud detection system. The integration of the systems will allow Indiana to analyze eligibility, transaction, and third-party data – both from other state entities and from external sources – in one platform.
  • Missouri Department of Social Services ($415,025)
    Develop a “Fraud Finder” Data Analytic Application to add new fraud finder functionality that will have multiple “modules”. The goal is to reference patterns more effectively in historical data, outline report components and constraints, prioritize caseload based on traceable metrics, and leverage data to uncover patterns and insights for recipient fraud detection.
  • Tennessee Department of Human Services ($554,786)
    Evaluate and expand SLEB program and law enforcement partnerships. Perform business process reengineering on the processes used to investigate and adjudicate fraud and trafficking cases resulting not only from the SLEB program, but also from the claims process with a focus on criminal prosecution. State staff will also take part of professional learning and development through several trainings.
  • Texas Health and Human Services Commission ($282,450)
    Hold a SNAP Fraud Awareness and Prevention Conference designed to enhance interviewing skills used with collateral contacts and SNAP recipients who have provided questionable information during the SNAP application process. Training sessions will employ a collaborative approach to pre-eligibility fraud prevention that includes the entire SNAP application process from eligibility determination to prosecution and benefit recovery activities.
  • Rhode Island Office of Internal Audits ($539,628)
    Implement Legal Counsel within the Fraud Detection and Prevention Unit (FDP) to advise with perspective to investigations and disposition. Through this project, the state will enhance evidence packages submitted for prosecution, increase the number of cases pursued administratively, and increase disqualification rate based on the identification of fraudulent activity.

These two-year grants will fund projects that support the implementation of the SNAP Fraud Framework – a collection of procedures, innovative ideas, and best practices provided to state agencies in May 2018. FNS created the SNAP Fraud Framework to improve state efforts to detect, investigate, and prevent SNAP recipient fraud.

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