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South Carolina SNAP Recipient Trafficking Prosecution Pilot
The goal of the pilot program
The South Carolina SNAP Recipient Trafficking Prosecution Pilot will track the following specific areas:
1) Number of investigations opened.
2) Number of Intentional Program Violations (IPV) that occurred.
3) Violations that occurred.
4) The number of administrative hearings scheduled, sustained, and lost.
5) The number of criminal cases pursued.
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Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Funds from the South Carolina SNAP Recipient Trafficking Prosecution Pilot are to be used to improve outcomes for State agency activities devoted to recipient trafficking prosecution.
Funds from this pilot are for new projects and shall not be used for the ongoing cost of carrying out an existing project.
Funds from this pilot will be used to provide the salaries, equipment, supplies, travel, and other cost associated with the hiring and employment of personnel required to implement this pilot effectively and efficiently.
The South Carolina SNAP Recipient Trafficking Prosecution Pilot is not intended to fund new improvements to systems, such as fraud detection or eligibility systems, improvements to data management and warehousing, or other large scale system or technology-based projects.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
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Beneficiary Eligibility
This agreement is established between the State of South Carolina and FNS. The State Office of the Attorney General will use funds to improve outcomes for activities devoted to recipient trafficking prosecution.
Credentials/Documentation
No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is not applicable.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. The submission of a Standard Form 424 (Application for Federal Assistance) and the signing of a Terms and Conditions Agreement with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service are required.
Award Procedures
Funds will be allocated to South Carolina Department of Social Services.
Deadlines
Not Applicable.
Authorization
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 § 17(b), 7 USC 2026(b), 7 U.S.C 2026(b).
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Not Applicable.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Funds should be expended within 12 consecutive months and exhausted no later than 24 months of identified start date. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
The AAG will submit biweekly status reports to the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS).
DSS will submit all reports to USDA/FNS quarterly.
Cash reports are not applicable.
Progress reports are not applicable.
Expenditure reports are not applicable.
Performance monitoring is not applicable.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
State agencies must maintain records as necessary to support the use of SNAP Grant funds in accordance with the Grant Agreement. Such records must be retained for a period of 3 years after the date of submission of the final report for the fiscal year to which the records pertain, except that if audit findings have not been resolved, the records shall be retained beyond the 3-year period as long as required for the resolution of the issues raised by the audit.
Financial Information
Account Identification
12-3505-0-1-605.
Obigations
(Salaries) FY 13 Not Available(Exp: grant did not exist in 2013); FY 14 est $318,840; and FY 15 Estimate Not Available
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
No Data Available.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
7 CFR 278.1, 7 CFR 272.1(c), 7 USC 2024(a)-(c), & (f), 7 USC 2018, 7 USC 2020(e)(8)
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices.
Headquarters Office
Jane Duffield 3101 Park Center Dr, Alexandria, Virginia 22302 Email: jane.duffield@fns.usda.gov Phone: 703-605-4385
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not Applicable.
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