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after exhausting all other resources reimbursement disbursement. Gas card, bus pass $100 per participant, per month SNAP E&T Provider Direct payment to vendor(s) Providers can use their discretion in their method of reimbursement disbursement. Technology to access and participate in E&T, such as cell phone services, laptop, hotspot $800 per participant, per year SNAP E&T Provider Direct payment to vendor(s) Providers can use their discretion in their method of reimbursement disbursement. Test fees, course fees, books, training materials, supplies, fingerprinting, background checks, driver’s license, registration fees, legal assistant, if allowed and required for E&T $3,500 per participant, per year SNAP E&T Provider Direct payment to vendor(s) Providers can use their discretion in their method of reimbursement disbursement. Vehicle repairs, bike purchases $1,000 per participant, per year SNAP E&T Provider Direct payment to vendor(s) Providers can use their discretion in their method of reimbursement disbursement. Is dependent care provided? Select yes even if E&T funds are not being used. Yes No Provide a URL link or describe in a written response: the payment rates for childcare reimbursements, established in accordance with the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) based on local market rate surveys. SNAP CAN does not provide dependent care for participants directly. Instead, the State allows SNAP CAN Providers to reimburse participants up to $300 per participant, per month for child care costs associated with E&T participation. This amount was arrived at after reviewing the 2022 Arizona Child Care Market Rate Survey from ADES. Given that Arizona has a division dedicated to reducing barriers to employment and program participation through child care, the amount of $300 per participant per month is intended to close any gaps in obtaining child care and/or to cover emergency child care. Parents, in cooperation with their selected SNAP CAN Provider and the Child and Community Services Division (CCSD), may select a 1/27/26, 9:53 AM State Plan AZ FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-azfy26stateplan//index.html 49/130