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self-sufficiency. Good jobs require additional education at entry levels so the state will focus on skill-building and credential attainment. Minnesota has formally aligned its SNAP E&T program with the WIOA Combined State Plan developed collaboratively by DCYF and DEED. The alignment is designed to offer more opportunities for SNAP E&T participants to take advantage of WIOA services. Co-enrollment in WIOA is tracked in WF1 by participant; some SNAP E&T providers are also WIOA and/or State Dislocated Worker program providers. Staff continue to work with the Governor’s Workforce Development Council to reinforce SNAP E&T’s role within the broader WIOA framework. No WIOA programs are funded with SNAP E&T dollars, maintaining clear fiscal separation between federal funding streams. TANF recipients are not eligible to participate in SNAP E&T, even if served by providers who operate both programs. 1/29/26, 8:18 AM State Plan MN FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mnfy26stateplan//index.html 10/253