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services based on individual needs. While coordination between SNAP E&T and TEP is robust, DHS remains committed to maintaining compliance with federal funding requirements. SNAP E&T funds are not used to serve individuals receiving Title IV-A assistance through TANF. Participants are supported by separate staff, and external providers are reimbursed through distinct funding streams. Describe how the State agency is coordinating its SNAP E&T program with any other Federal or State employment program (e.g. HUD, child support, re-entry, refugee services). DHS is an active member of the WIC and a co-located AJC partner program, which helps ensure significant coordination efforts with all WIOA partner programs. This includes the coordination noted above with DOES, which administers WIOA Title I and III programs and staffs and supports for AJCs; the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), which administers adult education programs under WIOA Title II; and the Department of Disability Services, which administers vocational rehabilitation programs under WIOA Title IV. The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is also a key partner in the District’s workforce system, with workforce development courses offered at UDC Community College provided free of charge to District residents. DHS has strong partnerships in place with all these entities, and SNAP E&T participants have access to a broad range of services through each of them. DHS also has MOUs in place with the Office of Neighbor Safety and Engagement (ONSE), which focuses on violence prevention and improving public safety – including through improved work opportunities, and the Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizens Affairs (MORCA), which provides re-entry services to District residents returning from incarceration, to serve as SNAP E&T third-party providers. Both partnerships leverage District funds to help SNAP E&T participants in the target populations access services needed to attain successful employment outcomes. The District’s SNAP E&T program also has significant partnerships with several other DHS programs administered through DHS’s Family Services Administration (FSA), which provides protection, intervention, and social services to meet the needs of vulnerable adults and families to help reduce risk and promote self- sufficiency. FSA has a significant focus on assisting individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability. SNAP E&T partnerships with FSA include: • SNAP E&T staff are co-located at the Adams Place Day Center and 801 East Men’s Shelter to assist individuals experiencing homelessness in accessing services. • Co-enrollment program with FSA’s Rapid Rehousing for Individuals program, which helps individuals quickly exit homelessness and return to permanent housing. DHS plans to continue assisting in co-enrolling Rapid Rehousing participants in the SNAP E&T Program to help meet their employment-related needs in FY2026. ESA also administers a number of multi-generation support programs for public benefits recipients, including the READY Center (for formerly incarcerated individuals) fatherhood programs that SNAP E&T staff frequently partner with on education and enrollment. 1/28/26, 11:03 AM State Plan DC FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-dcfy26stateplan//index.html 10/179