The SNAP Employment and Training program, administered by all 53 state agencies, helps participants gain the skills, training, or work experience they need to enter, reenter, or remain in the workforce. The program is flexible. This letter explains how state agencies can tailor services and supports to the needs of SNAP participants and the communities in which they live.
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide updated guidance on the child nutrition program flexibilities available during unanticipated school closures. Schools may face unanticipated closures due to natural disasters, unscheduled major building repairs, court orders relating to school safety or other issues, labor-management disputes, or, when approved by the state agency, a similar cause.
The SNAP E&T pilot projects give Congress, USDA, and states the opportunity to test innovative strategies and approaches that connect low-income households to good paying jobs and thereby reduce their reliance on public assistance.
The FNS Southwest Regional Office convened a state workgroup comprised of seven state agencies with recent disaster experience to discuss concerns and best practices regarding D-SNAP implementation, program integrity, and program access.
The attached questions and answers provide policy clarification in response to changes made by Section 4005 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, enacted on Dec. 20, 2018, to the SNAP Employment and Training program and certain Able-bodied Adults without Dependents work policies.
This memorandum provides policy clarification on the President's Executive Order, Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility, which instructed the Department to review regulations and guidance documents to ensure they are consistent with promoting economic opportunity and ensuring the most efficient use of taxpayer funds.
SNAP E&T Success Stories is a four-part series that highlights successful outcomes from SNAP E&T program participants. This video features participants who are working toward economic self-sufficiency through the SNAP E&T program.
SNAP E&T Success Stories is a four-part series that highlights successful outcomes from SNAP E&T program participants. This video highlights how states can help SNAP participants become self-sufficient by tailoring the SNAP E&T program to meet the unique needs of SNAP participants.
SNAP E&T Success Stories is a four-part series that highlights successful outcomes from SNAP E&T program participants. This video highlights how the SNAP E&T program can use state and community partnership to build strong programs that improve the lives of SNAP participants.