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participation and/or employment, creating an opportunity to talk about provider and/or DTA issued reimbursements before the participant starts the program. While clients do not qualify for SNAP E&T funded supports until they have been approved for E&T services, the early identification of need allows for the earliest issuance of supports possible. Additionally, while only 24% of contracted SNAP Path to Work providers have submitted FFY 2026 budgets for participant supports, many others report that they regularly provide participants with one or more supports for which they are not seeking SNAP E&T reimbursement (i.e. transportation, clothing, books and/or other supplies, that are not supported by reimbursement eligible funding or supplies or fees that the organization pays on behalf of all program participants and thus classifies as a general program cost, rather than a participant reimbursement). 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 51/167