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Division of Customer Workforce Employment and Training (DCWET). This assigned eligibility worker conducts the screening within three business days of the referral. The screening includes verifying the individual’s SNAP eligibility and assessing their suitability for SNAP E&T services based on DHS-defined criteria. Only after this screening is completed and suitability is confirmed can the individual be referred to a Vocational Development Specialist and enrolled in a SNAP E&T component. When does the screening for a reverse referral request occur? Screening for a reverse referral request occurs within three business days of the referral being submitted through the SNAP E&T System. During this period, DHS ESA DCWET eligibility staff verify the individual’s SNAP eligibility and assess their suitability for participation in SNAP E&T services. A participant cannot be enrolled into a SNAP E&T component until this screening process is completed and suitability is confirmed. This ensures that all individuals referred through reverse referral meet the program’s eligibility and suitability criteria prior to beginning services. Describe the process for screening during the reverse referral request process, including the staff involved. DHS ESA DCWET eligibility staff work closely with designated contacts at each SNAP E&T provider to coordinate participant enrollment into program activities, including through reverse referrals initiated by providers. For all reverse referrals, eligibility workers are responsible for verifying both the SNAP eligibility and E&T suitability of the referred individuals before they can be officially enrolled in SNAP E&T services. Once suitability is confirmed, each participant is assigned a DHS Vocational Development Specialist, who conducts a program orientation. During this orientation, participants are informed of their enrollment in SNAP E&T and their rights to receive participant reimbursements. Standardized coordination processes are in place with all providers and are outlined in the DHS SNAP E&T Grantee Manual, which is shared with each provider. All reverse referrals are submitted and processed directly through the SNAP E&T System, ensuring consistent documentation and communication across partners. Are participants informed about participant reimbursements before the individual is referred to E&T by eligibility staff? Yes No How are participants informed about participant reimbursements? Participants are informed about participant reimbursements at multiple points in the screening process including at the time of certification and recertification by DPO, and during the SNAP E&T program’s suitability screening, customer orientation and assessment. SNAP E&T program information that is provided by DHS ESA DPO eligibility staff, DHS ESA DCWET SNAP E&T staff, SNAP E&T third-party partners, and that is also publicly available online includes information on participant reimbursements. At the start of component activities, participants are educated on participant reimbursements available to them through the program. Through ongoing case management, information on participant reimbursements continues to be provided, including at additional milestones where new types of participant reimbursements may be available 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 24/179