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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 a grant of $249,710 to The Chickasaw Nation as part of the third round of Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for WIC participants.

USDA FNS awarded a grant of $221,007 to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma as part of the third round of FMNP Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of WIC.

USA FNS awarded Louisiana a $250,000 grant as part of the third round 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 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.

FNS today awarded Colorado Department of Human Services a $517,961 grant to support their efforts to enhance efficiency and access to SNAP in Colorado.

FNS today awarded Dakota County Department of Employment and Economic Assistance a $623,950 grant to support their efforts to enhance efficiency and access in SNAP.

USDA, in partnership with states, territories and retailers across the country, continues to expand opportunities for SNAP participants to conveniently shop online for groceries.

USDA announced that it will provide close to $2 billion in additional funding to food banks and school meal programs for purchasing American-grown foods.

USDA has partnered with 42 states and territories across the country to provide summer food buying benefits to families with children. These states and territories will provide an estimated $12.5 billion in temporary nutrition benefits to approximately 32 million children.

USDA FNS today awarded the District of Columbia a SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant. This investment will help the state improve its recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts by implementing principles from the SNAP Fraud Framework, a toolkit designed to help states prevent and detect fraud and sharpen their investigative techniques.