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NON-EDUCATION, NON-WORK COMPONENT: SELF- EMPLOYMENT TRAINING Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. Self-Employment component offers training to improve the employability of participants to design and operate a small business or another self-employment venture. The Self- Employment component will guide participants with sound business ideas for those lacking the skills and knowledge to successfully create and implement a plan for self- employment. SNAP E&T participants receive technical assistance in developing business plans and in creating financial marketing plans. Participants also learn how to access small business grants and other business support services. Self-Employment Training is a non-qualifying component. The participant will participate in a minimum average of 12 weekly hours of allowable SNAP E&T activities or 48 hours in a 30-day period not to exceed 120 hours in any one month. If an ABAWD is in both a qualifying and non-qualifying component, to maintain an ABAWD exemption due to E&T participation the participant will complete 80 hours in a 30-day period not to exceed 120 hours in any one month, and the majority of the 80 hours must be from qualifying component activities. Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs Homeless Returning citizens (aka: ex-offenders) Single parents Students Those that reside in rural areas 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. Participants must have a business idea and a demonstrated need for that business in their community (using available community workforce data). 1/29/26, 8:17 AM State Plan MT FY26 - Amendment 1 https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mtfy26stateplan//index.html 57/103