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FY 2026 Mobile Payments Solution for SNAP Authorized Farmers - Cooperative Agreement

Food and Nutrition Service (USDA) · Competitive grant · Science & Technology

At a glance

FY 2026 Mobile Payments Solution for SNAP Authorized Farmers - Cooperative Agreement is a federal competitive grant from Food and Nutrition Service for the science & technology sector. Funding is $1–$4M. Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Only non-profit organizations and institutes of higher education are eligible to participate in this competition. The application deadline is July 31, 2026. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.

Amount
$1–$4M
Deadline
Jul 31, 2026
Type
Competitive
Status
Closing soon

About this program

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 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. FNA plans to award the Mobile Payments Solution for SNAP Authorized Farmers, Cooperative Agreement. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to create new opportunities to connect America’s farmers to USDA’s nutrition assistance programs. Specifically, the cooperative agreement is intended to enable SNAP-authorized direct marketing farmers (DMFs) and farmers markets (FMs), as necessary, to determine, at no or little cost to them, whether adding SNAP to their business model has a positive cost-benefit value. It also aims to provide SNAP recipients with greater access to American agriculture by allowing them to use their benefits to purchase foods from DMFs operating at physical FM locations and via other direct marketing avenues (e.g., roadside stands, pick-your-own), or through eCommerce platforms. The cooperator will use resources from this cooperative agreement to facilitate the development of a shared vision and set of approaches for supporting DMFs and FMs in becoming SNAP authorized; enabling the processing of EBT transactions through technology resources that include a secure SNAP Mobile Transaction Processing Application (The App) or potentially a secure eCommerce platform; and assisting farmers with direct marketing opportunities that result in connections with SNAP households and participants in other Federal nutrition assistance programs. FNA announces, through this Request for Applications (RFA), the availability of a maximum of $4,000,000 to be used over a three-year period for up to three awards as cooperative agreements. Only non-profit organizations and institutes of higher education are eligible to participate in this competition.

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Only non-profit organizations and institutes of higher education are eligible to participate in this competition.

How to apply

Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number USDA-FNA-SNAP-FARMER-MOBILE-2026. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.

Apply at official source