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4 and ensure that more eligible individuals in hard-to-reach communities can access and maintain SNAP benefits. The five main objectives of the 2026 SNAP Outreach plan are: 1. Provide telephonic and in-person application assistance to submit 26,106 SNAP applications, recertifications, and periodic reports. In addition, assist with the submission of 2,189 change reports. 2. Leverage data and innovative outreach strategies to identify and engage potentially eligible individuals within hard-to-reach populations. 3. Coordinate closely with county SNAP offices and relevant FNS programs to ensure that eligible individuals are enrolled in SNAP or maintain continuous enrollment, while also increasing awareness of other available federal programs. 4. Deliver comprehensive training to community partners in targeted regions on SNAP outreach, basic eligibility criteria, application assistance using PEAK or paper forms, and effective methods for evaluating and reporting program outcomes. 5. SNAP Outreach Partners will continue to partner with at least five sub-recipients across the state in FFY 2026 to expand SNAP outreach, increase program impact, and enhance access to nutrition assistance for eligible populations. 6. SNAP Outreach Partners will work collaboratively with CDHS to explore and develop innovative strategies that promote the long-term sustainability of the SNAP Outreach program, including identifying diversified funding sources and partnership opportunities. Application assistance will continue to consist of providing information on the application process, basic SNAP pre-screening and eligibility criteria, where to apply, and guidance to dispel common misconceptions about the program that may contribute to individuals choosing not to seek assistance. County offices will benefit from the SNAP Outreach Program by receiving more complete applications with supporting documentation and decreased general program questions. Outreach partners will be able to provide clients with basic verification requirements and collect paperwork that may be needed. SNAP Outreach partners will also provide the ability to do Change Reports. This will decrease the county workload in helping clients to change personal information such as, name, phone number, email, etc., when clients need to make a change. Additionally, having outreach partners who are dedicated to assisting those who may have already failed utilizing the online PEAK or another method, increases the likelihood that SNAP participants will remain on SNAP and experience fewer disruptions, thus also benefiting county workloads. To increase SNAP outreach throughout Colorado, both partners will provide outreach training and funding to subrecipients. We have set a state goal for each partner to work with at least five subrecipients, but this goal will be largely exceeded in 2026. It is projected that both partners will work with more than 57 subrecipients. The partners will conduct ongoing technical assistance sessions to empower other partner agencies to convey the advantages of the SNAP program to potentially eligible persons within their own communities. Extending the range of SNAP outreach to other organizations will ensure that SNAP information and application assistance (either in- person or over the phone) is being provided to a broad range of individuals and that we are reaching all SNAP eligible populations. Outreach efforts will be measured utilizing reports from Colorado’s online application system, PEAK. The PEAK reports will consist of the following information: ●Number of new applications submitted. ●Number of change reports when adding a program submitted. ●Number of change reports, all other changes, submitted. ●Number of renewals/recertifications submitted. ●Number of periodic report forms submitted.