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The USDA Northeast Region announced today two new grant opportunities available through the School Food System Transformation Challenge Sub-Grants, part of USDA’s Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative.

To further address food insecurity in the U.S. Virgin Islands and provide more equitable resources for island communities, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service will provide a higher benefit to territory families, as compared to the U.S. mainland, through the new, permanent summer nutrition program for children – known as Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer. 

The Mountain Plains Regional Office of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service  awarded the Kansas Department for Children and Families $706,550 to enhance efficiency and access in SNAP.

The Mountain Plains Regional Office of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has awarded the Colorado Department of Human Services $537,504 to help improve recipient fraud prevention, detection and investigation efforts by implementing principles from the SNAP Fraud Framework. 

Colorado will receive $7.9 million to test out a new model for incentivizing fruit and vegetable purchases among participants in SNAP.

To address food insecurity in the U.S. Virgin Islands and provide more equitable resources to remote locations, FNS is increasing the reimbursement rates that child nutrition program operators receive for meals served in U.S. Virgin Islands from 17% to 30% above the contiguous United States rates.

FNS awarded the Connecticut Department of Agriculture a $250,000 grant as part of the FMNP Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of WIC.

FNS awarded the Rhode Island Department of Health a $80,826 grant as part of the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of WIC.

FNS today awarded Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services a $1,530,000 grant to support their efforts to enhance efficiency and access in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Montana.

FNS awarded the New York City Human Resources Administration a $1,649,845 grant to support its efforts to enhance efficiency and access in SNAP. The multi-year SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grant seeks to improve the experience of SNAP participants by enabling grantees to update inefficient or ineffective processes and use technology to streamline operations and provide better customer service.

FNS awarded the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services a $675,000 grant to support its efforts to enhance efficiency and access in SNAP. The multi-year SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grant seeks to improve the experience of SNAP participants by enabling grantees to update inefficient or ineffective processes and use technology to streamline operations and provide better customer service.