Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Skills, Training, Employment, Program To Success (STEPS) Grant

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Skills, Training, Employment, Program To Success (STEPS) Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Amount: Up to US $500,000
Last Updated: September 17, 2025

Summary

The SNAP STEPS program, initiated by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, aims to empower SNAP recipients by providing essential training, career services, and employment opportunities. Through strategic partnerships, the program focuses on developing skills and creating pathways to self-sufficiency. Participants receive case management and supportive services to facilitate their transition into unsubsidized employment, ultimately enhancing workforce participation and community engagement across New Jersey.

Overview

Note: Applicants interested in applying for the SNAP STEPS grant must submit a LOI to express interest in the grant opportunity. This notification allows NJDOL to have sufficient resources in place to carefully review each proposal and to obtain access to the application in IGX. Applicants must complete, sign, and submit a letter of intent as soon as the applicant is interested in applying for the grant opportunity. SNAP STEPS The Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of Human Services seek to create strategic partnerships with qualifying agencies to deliver training opportunities, career services, and employment to individuals currently receiving SNAP benefits. The SNAP E&T program includes participant reimbursement/supportive services (transportation, childcare, clothing, books, and supplies) provided by the County Welfare Agencies or the grantee as part of participant allowances/reimbursements while engaging in SNAP employment and training programs. The focus of the grant is to ensure the SNAP recipients are provided case management, skills-based training, and education programs with an employment-driven approach, and participant reimbursement/supportive services to prepare for and assist with SNAP recipients entering the workforce. Mission of SNAP STEPS NJDOL is proposing partnerships and workforce development activities statewide to assist SNAP recipients with building the skills, training, and work experience necessary to obtain and retain unsubsidized regular employment that leads them to self-sufficiency. SNAP STEPS will provide SNAP populations with the opportunity to learn and gain the skills necessary to successfully enter and gain promotional opportunities in the labor workforce. These efforts will assist communities across New Jersey to strengthen services and promote awareness through employment and retention of SNAP recipients. This NGO is being issued to expand services to participants statewide. Goals of SNAP STEPS This competitive NGO is being made available to accomplish the following goals: Facilitate community partnerships that are central to overcoming employment barriers of recipients receiving SNAP.Ensure participants are assessed and Individual Employment Plans (IEP) are developed for the timely delivery of appropriate and necessary career training, and support activities to individuals receiving SNAP.Design and provide employment and training activities for the targeted population to increase unsubsidized employment opportunities and retention.Design career pathways to in-demand professions, as well as develop ties to employers, that directly impact or help SNAP recipients.

Eligibility

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