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Indicate the geographic areas where this component is offered. County Name County Name County Name Allegany County Charles County Prince George's County Anne Arundel County Dorchester County Queen Anne's County Baltimore city Frederick County Somerset County Baltimore County Garrett County St Mary's County Calvert County Harford County Talbot County Caroline County Howard County Washington County Carroll County Kent County Wicomico County Cecil County Montgomery County Worcester County Projected Annual Participation. Projection should reflect a number of unduplicated individuals. 336 Estimated Annual Component Administrative Cost $147,933.50 Not supplanting. Describe how the State agency ensures that costs attributed to the E&T program are not supplanting funds used for other existing educational programs. SNAP E&T program staff monitor all program costs and review documentation of leveraged funding to ensure funded component activities do not supplant non-Federal funds for existing educational services and activities. A detailed explanation of this requirement is included in the grant agreement, covered at the Onboarding Session, and frequently discussed during monthly SNAP E&T Workgroup meetings. Cost parity. Describe how the State agency ensures that costs charged to E&T do not exceed the costs charged for non-E&T participants. SNAP E&T program staff monitor all program costs and review documentation of leveraged funding to ensure that costs charged to E&T do not exceed costs charged to other funding sources. A detailed explanation of this requirement is included in the grant agreement, covered at the Onboarding Session, and frequently discussed during monthly SNAP E&T Workgroup meetings. Maryland also included Labor Market analysis to ensure that services are comparable in price to ensure that Third Party Partner services do not exceed similar services for non-SNAP participants. 1/29/26, 11:10 AM State Plan MD FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mdfy26stateplan//index.html 53/298