FY 2026 SNAP Earnings Verification Support Grant

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: July 16, 2026

Archive date: September 18, 2026

Close date: August 19, 2026

Opportunity ID: 363216

Opportunity number: USDA-FNA-SNAP-2026-EVS

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: Food and Nutrition Service

Agency code: USDA-FNS1

Award floor: $1

Award ceiling: $4,300,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Food and Nutrition
Eligible Applicants
  • State governments
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
  • agency_code:usda_fns1
  • category_of_funding_activity:food_and_nutrition
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:state_governments
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) works to nourish those in need through financially sound programs that promote health and work, as well as champion the productivity of American agriculture. The purpose of these grants is to support SNAP State agencies in meeting these requirements and testing different income verification services to determine the most cost-effective solution. The EVS grants support SNAP State agencies with their efforts to electronically verify the earned income of SNAP applicants and recipients. States may use grant funds to contract with commercial vendors to use third-party income databases (TPIDs) that provide electronic verification of employment and earnings in support of these functions. FNA announces, through this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), up to $38 million in grant funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 SNAP EVS grant opportunity. . The NOFA provides the maximum allocation amount for each State. Funds are being offered noncompetitively using a formula-based distribution approach and will be available to the 53 State agencies that administer SNAP. The proposed award period of performance is 24 months beginning September 2026 through September 30, 2028.

FY 2026 SNAP Earnings Verification Support Grant
The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) works to nourish those in need through financially sound programs that promote health and work, as well as champion the productivity of American agriculture. The purpose of these grants is to support SNAP State agencies in meeting these requirements and testing different income verification services to determine the most cost-effective solution. The EVS grants support SNAP State agencies with their efforts to electronically verify the earned income of SNAP applicants and recipients. States may use grant funds to contract with commercial vendors to use third-party income databases (TPIDs) that provide electronic verification of employment and earnings in support of these functions. FNA announces, through this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), up to $38 million in grant funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 SNAP EVS grant opportunity. . The NOFA provides the maximum allocation amount for each State. Funds are being offered noncompetitively using a formula-based distribution approach and will be available to the 53 State agencies that administer SNAP. The proposed award period of performance is 24 months beginning September 2026 through September 30, 2028.
[Forecasted] FY 2026 SNAP Earnings Verification Support Grant
Forecasted
Food and Nutrition Service
Food and Nutrition
Grant
State governments
2026-07-16