The purpose of the Planning Grant is to assist qualified State agencies with planning activitieswhich will address the specific needs of individual State agencies to facilitate eventual EBT pilot implementation.FNS anticipates awarding funds for EBT planning activities to one or more State agencies.The
amount of funds awarded under this RFA depends on the number of requests receivedand the viability of the project.
If funding levels are not sufficient in FY 2010 to fund these planning grants, grants may be awarded in the subsequent fiscal year, subject to theavailability of funds, based on responses to this solicitation, without further competition.