Tailor Your SNAP E&T Program to
Your State's Needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
SNAP state agencies should create quality SNAP E&T programs that improve SNAP participants ability to gain and retain employment. SNAP E&T programs must continually be reviewed and assessed based on the target population's interests and needs as well as evolving community factors including current labor market needs, provider availability, and service quality. It is also important to find providers that meet a program's needs and have the capacity and ability to serve SNAP participants.
Some questions you must consider while building your SNAP E&T program include:
- What is the mission and vision for your SNAP E&T program?
- Who will the SNAP E&T program serve?
- What are the needs of your SNAP E&T participants and labor market?
- Who are the workforce development providers in your state that offer high-quality services and can meet the needs of your participants?
- How will you assess your program s operations for continuous improvement?
To help you evaluate and grow your SNAP E&T programs, we developed a series of tools that can assess if the state is meeting its goals and operating an effective program. For more, see the Growing and Strengthening SNAP E&T series.
An E&T state plan is an annual document describing the state's E&T services and activities for the upcoming year, including the state's SNAP E&T budget. The SNAP E&T state plan must be submitted annually by the state agency to FNS for review and approval.
We have many resources to help you understand federal requirements, leverage workforce development best practices, and strengthen your SNAP E&T programs.
- For marketing, outreach, and creative templates, visit the More Than a Job campaign page.
- For more information about other E&T programs, review the SNAP E&T state plans.
- For information on how to design and implement a scalable SNAP E&T program, visit the Growing and Strengthening page.
- For expert interviews and tools from the SNAP to Skills State Technical Assistance project, visit the SNAP to Skills page.
- For a complete repository of all administrative resources, policy updates, rules, and grants, visit the Policy and Guidance page.