New Request for Proposals (RFP)
Share Our Strength and HealthBegins are launching the third cohort of grant funding for the Medicaid Food Security Partners Program. Share Our Strength will be funding four state-based organizations or coalitions to pursue the creation or implementation of state Medicaid regulatory or administrative changes that promote promising food and nutrition security policy initiative(s), with a special focus on strategies that promote SNAP and WIC enrollment among children and families.
Grantees will receive $100,000 for an 18-month period as well as full cohort learning opportunities and individualized technical assistance. Please note: this funding is not intended for direct service/direct food provision or benefit application assistance. Preference will be given to candidates with the necessary relationships, strategy, and positioning to reasonably achieve success.
Background
MFSN supports food security advocates to engage, influence, and partner with state Medicaid programs, Medicaid-serving systems, and/or Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) in adopting and implementing strategies to support the food and nutrition needs of children and families enrolled in Medicaid, with an emphasis on closing the SNAP and WIC enrollment gaps. The Network hosts the Medicaid Food Security Partners Program (MFSPP), a grant opportunity for state-based organizations or coalitions to advocate for or implement effective Medicaid-based policy to improve food security. To learn about the work of the first grant cohort, read the new MFSN micro report.