Section 4022 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 authorized and funded the SNAP E&T pilots, which enabled the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and states to expand SNAP E&T programs and test innovative strategies to connect SNAP participants with good-paying jobs, thereby increasing their incomes and reducing the need for nutrition assistance benefits. This is the fifth annual report to Congress.
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 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.
FNS is targeting the SNAP Management Evaluations for Fiscal Year 2020.
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.
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 improve the lives of participants while also improving the local economy.