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ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS State agencies are required to include information on the organizational relationship between the units responsible for certification and the units operating the E&T components, including units of the statewide workforce development system, if available. For the purposes of the questions below, E&T providers are considered to include units of the statewide workforce development system. FNS is specifically interested in ensuring that the lines of communication are efficient and that, if applicable, noncompliance with mandatory E&T is reported to the certification unit within 10 working days after the noncompliance occurs, per 7 CFR 273.7(c)(4). State agencies must also include information on the relationship between the State agency and other organizations it plans to coordinate with for the provision of services. The following questions are about how the E&T program is structured in your State agency. Indicate which division within the SNAP State agency is responsible for the E&T program. (i.e. establishes E&T policy, contracts for E&T services, monitors providers). For example, explain if the E&T program unit is separate from the SNAP certification unit, and if there are separate E&T units at the county level. Nebraska's SNAP Employment & Training (SNAP E&T) program is administered by the Economic Mobility Team within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Economic Assistance (OEA). The Office of Economic Assistance includes both the Economic Mobility Team and the SNAP certification team. However, the programs are housed under different Deputy Directors within the Office to ensure separation of duties, while still ensuring an environment that fosters support and collaboration between each area. This structural separation ensures E&T operations are focused on workforce development and do not make eligibility determinations. The SNAP E&T team consists of ten full-time FTEs: two Program Managers, two Program Specialists, Program Coordinator (Business Services Representative) and four Workforce Coordinators . The Administrator is responsible for oversight of the program, ensuring that state and federal requirements are met as well as implementing the state’s vision for the program. The SNAP E&T Policy Program Manager is responsible for directly administering the E&T program, which includes establishing E&T policy, and overseeing program implementation. The Third-Party Provider Program Manager is responsible for E&T provider expansion efforts, maintaining the provider handbook, managing E&T provider contracts, supporting providers to ensure they meet performance expectations, creating and providing trainings to E&T provider’s. The two E&T Provider Program Specialists are responsible for supporting administration in E&T provider trainings, monitoring performance for E&T providers, and providing TA to providers. The SNAP E&T Policy Program Specialist supports program administration by providing technical assistance to Workforce Coordinators (WCs), ensuring consistency and compliance across all service areas as well as supporting business service expansion. Workforce Coordinators deliver E&T services directly to participants, including case management, employability assessments, and support with training and job placement. Nebraska does not operate E&T units at the county level; services are coordinated centrally by the State agency through these WCs. Business Services Representatives (BSR) (Program Coordinator) work with employers across the state to connect SNAP E&T Participants to job opportunities. In addition, BSRs also help the SNAP E&T team and 1/29/26, 9:15 AM State Plan NE FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-nefy26stateplan//index.html 20/159