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Some SNAP Path to Work participant supports reflected in this plan’s budget are funded and issued directly through a SNAP Path to Work provider. So long as reasonable, necessary, and directly related to participation in the program, DTA does not impose a limit on provider issued participant support costs or dictate the method by which supports must be administered; however, DTA must approve provider SNAP E&T support budgets and plans for issuing these supports for the provider to receive E&T reimbursement for these expenditures. While all SNAP Path to Work participants who need it have access to DTA issued transportation support and child care referrals, the other supports/reimbursements that are available to participants vary by program and are included on the program description on the SNAP Path to Work website. See example: https://snappathtowork.org/listing/skilled-us-vocational-skills/ SNAP Path to Work providers may request State funded transportation supports on behalf of SNAP Path to Work participants. Contracted providers assess each participant’s need and record the request within the PATH system. Approved transportation supports requested on behalf of eligible program participants are made available to participants via the household’s EBT card and are based on the county in which the participant lives. Participants receive BEACON generated notices when a provider’s request for DTA funded transportation support for the participant is approved and issued. This notice states the amount deposited to their EBT account, its purpose, the support period and how to access the funds. To support their participation in the program and transition to work, SNAP Path to Work participants qualify for 12 months of child care with no parent fee through the Department of Early Education and Care. The DTA SNAP Child Care Fact Sheet informs participants and prospective participants of the availability and referral process for SNAP Child Care vouchers and may be shared with participants and prospective participants who may have dependent care needs by SNAP E&T Specialists, Full Engagement Workers (FEWs), and other DTA staff as appropriate. This support is not supported by federal SNAP E&T funds. When a SNAP child care referral is requested for a participant, a DTA E&T Specialist contacts the participant to confirm their address, contact information, child(ren) for whom care is needed, and other information needed to make the referral and to explain next steps. A copy of the referral that is sent to the applicable Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (CCR&R) is also sent to the client for their records. Links: Example of supports available by program: https://snappathtowork.org/listing/skilled-us-vocational-skills/ DTA SNAP Child Care Fact Sheet: https://www.mass.gov/doc/snap-child-care-fact-sheet-english-pdf/download 1/29/26, 8:19 AM State Plan MA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mafy26stateplan//index.html 32/167