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WORK EXPERIENCE COMPONENT: WORK ACTIVITY Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. The work experience: Work Activity will be performed in exchange for FAP benefits. The activity is designed to improve the employability of participants through actual work experience and/or training. The goal of this activity is to enable participants to move into regular employment, especially important for those who cannot find unsubsidized full-time employment. The component will include a planned, structured learning experience that takes place in a workplace for a limited period. The activity will include things like a curriculum, clearly articulated outcome goals, intentional day-to-day activities that are designed to improve someone’s skills and employability, and a planned start date and end date. Participation hours are limited to the household SNAP/FAP allotment divided by the applicable minimum wage. E&T work activity ends when the household benefit has been worked off, but would not be sufficient for an ABAWD to meet the ABAWD work requirement. If an ABAWD does work activity for their benefit divided by the minimum wage and it is, for example, only 6 hours a week, then the ABAWD must find 14 additional hours per week of work or a different qualifying activity. WE: Work Activity placements will be negotiated with private, for-profit companies, as well as the public or private non-profit agencies. The MWAs will negotiate the terms for placement of participants and approve assignment locations. The participant may identify a worksite or choose from one of the assignment locations already approved by the MWA. The MWAs will periodically evaluate the effectiveness of the assignment to assess the participant’s readiness for full-time unsubsidized employment. Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs Homeless Returning citizens (aka: ex-offenders) Single parents Students Underemployed Veterans Describe the criteria for participation. Include the skills, knowledge, or experience necessary for participation in the component. For example, literacy or numeracy levels, recent labor market attachment, computer literacy, etc. The MWA will consider the prior training, experience, and skills of the participant, along with E&T objectives when making appropriate assignments. In many instances the participant will have a limited, or inconsistent work history. 1/29/26, 8:18 AM State Plan MI FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mify26stateplan//index.html 82/181