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ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS State agencies are required to include information on the organizational relationship between the units responsible for certification and the units operating the E&T components, including units of the statewide workforce development system, if available. For the purposes of the questions below, E&T providers are considered to include units of the statewide workforce development system. FNS is specifically interested in ensuring that the lines of communication are efficient and that, if applicable, noncompliance with mandatory E&T is reported to the certification unit within 10 working days after the noncompliance occurs, per 7 CFR 273.7(c)(4). State agencies must also include information on the relationship between the State agency and other organizations it plans to coordinate with for the provision of services. The following questions are about how the E&T program is structured in your State agency. Indicate which division within the SNAP State agency is responsible for the E&T program. (i.e. establishes E&T policy, contracts for E&T services, monitors providers). For example, explain if the E&T program unit is separate from the SNAP certification unit, and if there are separate E&T units at the county level. The state DHR A-RESET team is comprised of five staff, including a manager. This team reports to an Assistant Director within the Food Assistance Division. These staff are responsible for a variety of tasks, including, but not limited to: • Submitting the state plan • Contracting for A-RESET services • Monitoring providers • Training county DHR case managers • Providing technical assistance to both case managers and A-RESET partners • Establishing state, A-RESET policy • Quarterly 583 reports • Annual report • ABAWD Reviews County A-RESET case managers, work in separate units from the SNAP eligibility workers. A-RESET case managers communicate with eligibility workers to collect referrals, troubleshoot incorrect or unclear work registration information, and share changes in A-RESET policies. How does the E&T unit coordinate and communicate on an ongoing basis with the units responsible for certification policy? The state A-RESET unit is a part of the state Food Assistance Division. Within the Food Assistance Division, there is the Policy Unit, which oversees all Food Assistance Policy for the State. One Director oversees the division, which allows communications to be shared within and between the units. The two units continuously communicate about the two programs, work together on policy documents, and discuss work registrations requirements. The two units share information via email or conference calls about policy documents and other related A- RESET question. The Eligibility Worker determines a client’s appropriateness for and interest in the A- RESET program. Once these assessments have been made the client is then referred to the A-RESET Case Manager for program enrollment. Describe the State's relationships and communication with intermediaries or E&T providers. 1/27/26, 9:44 AM State Plan AL FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-alabamafy26stateplan//index.html 14/192