FoodShare Employment and Training (FSET) Funding

Types of FSET funding:

1. Supplemental or 100% Federal- Funding for administrative costs of the FSET program. This is an annual allocation from the Food and Nutrition Service; 90% is based on the number of work registrants reported by the State each FFY , and 10% based on the number of reported ABAWDS. 
2. Base or 50/50 GPR/Federal- Annual allocation of State General Purpose Revenue matched with Federal FSET funds. These funds may be used to cover administrative costs that exceed the 100 Federal allocation , participant reimbursement costs and job retention.
3. 50/50 Local/Federal Match- Local funding (typically tax levy) matched with Federal dollars , used to fund new or enhanced services to expand the FSET program. Please see below:

Local/Federal (50/50) Match Criterion

• To claim any expenditures under FSET, first and foremost, participants must be eligible, enrolled and receiving FS benefits;
• The match funds cannot be federal under any circumstances;
• The funds must be "cash", i.e. actual costs, they cannot be "in-kind" match;
• The funds cannot be state or local funds which are already designated for match with another program;
• The funds designated as a match must not supplant any existing funds. The funds must be used to provide additional services, increase participation numbers and provide enhanced services to participants.

Examples of local funds allowable for the match

• Local costs for federal matching funds may consist of:

• Charges reported on a cash or accrual basis by the local agency as project costs;
• Project costs financed with cash contributed or donated to the local agency by other non-federal public agencies and institutions;
• Project costs represented by services and real or personal property donated by other non-federal public agencies and institutions;

• All cash contributions are allowable as local share of program costs when such contributions:

  • Are verifiable;
  • Are not contributed for another federally assisted program;
  • Are necessary and reasonable for accomplishment of project objectives;
  • Are not paid by the federal government under another assistance agreement; 
  • Are in an approved budget;

Other allowable match sources that local may use to meet its share of match

• Private third party donations (federal waiver required) provided:

• The funds must be under the local agency's control and not the source making the donation;
• The donations are donated without any limitation or restriction imposed by the donor;
• The donations must not result in endorsement of a particular brand or firm over another or an advertising tie-in;
• State and local law and accounting procedures must allow for internal accounting procedures to identify and access the donated funds.

Non-allowable Match Sources

• In-kind donations that are the value of volunteer time, office space and equipment or other non-billable goods or services, (e.g., there is no cash transfer between parties) are not allowable as charges if they are provided by a non-governmental agency. Goods and services requiring a transfer of cash are not in-kind

Last Revised: February 12, 2013