Extension of Comment Period: Employment and Training Opportunities in the SNAP

The Food and Nutrition Service is extending the public comment period for the proposed rule, “Employment and Training Opportunities in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program”, which published March 17, 2020 at 85 FR 15304. The new comment period ends June 17, 2020. There are no other changes to this proposed rule.

Additional Resources:

• Proposed Rule: Employment and Training Opportunities in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
• Press Release: USDA Improving Services to Provide More SNAP Participants the Dignity of Work
• Fact Sheet: Regulatory Reform at a Glance: Employment and Training Opportunities in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
• March 2020 Letter to States
• Videos:
  -- Secretary Perdue: There’s no better time to enter the workforce
  -- SNAP E&T: Self-Sufficiency
  -- SNAP E&T: Fit for Purpose
  -- SNAP E&T: Economic Impact
  -- SNAP E&T: New Partnerships