Request for Applications for Competitive Grant Awards to Conduct Economic Research on the Joint Contributions of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Unemployment Insurance to the Nation’s Social Safety Net
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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
FANRP2010-001
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Dec 15, 2009
Creation Date:
Dec 15, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Feb 17, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Feb 17, 2010
Archive Date:
Mar 19, 2010
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Food and Nutrition
Income Security and Social Services
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
4
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$500,000
Award Ceiling:
$500,000
Award Floor:
$100,000
CFDA Number(s):
10.253
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Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Programs (FANRP)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
Economic Research Service
Description
SUMMARY: The Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) of the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) announces the availability of funds and a request for applications to conduct research on operational issues about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called the Food Stamp Program or FSP) and its support for the working poor. In particular, ERS seeks research that addresses: (a) operational issues regarding SNAP participation decisions and the dynamics of program participation among low-income households with workers; and (b) the interactions between receipt of SNAP benefits and State Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits, especially during the current recession.
Ensuring SNAP participation among eligible households is a key SNAP management concern. Furthermore, prior research has shown that, as a group, eligible households with earners participate in SNAP at lower-than-average rates, and this behavior may carry over into periods of unemployment. Available national survey data are generally inadequate for timely analysis of SNAP use among those made jobless by the recession.
ERS believes the shortcomings of available national data can be addressed through creative use of administrative files. Linking program administrative data from SNAP and UI programs offers the research advantages of large sample size, considerable detail on inter-temporal use patterns, and support for analyses sensitive to State policy context and the character and impact of local (i.e. sub-state) economic developments. Such analyses can provide information that will enable increased program efficiency by identifying factors affecting households’ decisions to apply for SNAP benefits relative to other available resources, as well as the interplay and sequencing of government support and labor market decisions.
Given the absence of a national longitudinal administrative database covering SNAP/FSP participants, this work must be carried out with data held at the State level. ERS seeks proposals from State and academic research organizations with access to SNAP/FSP, UI, and possibly other program records for the development of appropriate databases and subsequent analyses of the impact of the current recession on SNAP take-up and use, both alone and in concert with other benefits, most notably UI.
Link to Full Announcement
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electronically, please contact:
David Smallwood
Deputy Dir for Food Asst. Res.
Phone 202-694-5466
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