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PROGRAM CHANGES Summarize changes for the upcoming Federal fiscal year (FY) from the prior FY. Significant changes may include new initiatives, changes in funding or funding sources, policy changes, or significant changes to the number of partners or participants. Significant changes could include those made as a result of management evaluation findings or participation in program improvement initiatives, such as SNAP to Skills. It is not necessary to include changes made as a result of new Federal rulemaking. During Federal Fiscal Year 2025 we worked on the following: • Incorporated a pilot using Benefits Cliff Tools by the Atlanta Federal Reserve. • Onboarded 7 new SNAP E&T Third Party Partners, with 5 more pending approval. • Expanded to 17 new counties. • Added 2 new components in FFY 25, adding 1 more component for FFY26 • Added 5 additional staff • Collaborated with Child Support Enforcement (CSE) Program to promote opportunities for non-custodial parents to obtain or increase their employment and self-sufficiency. In exchange, CSE will stop some enforcement efforts while participating in the program. • Nebraska’s Department of Labor (NDOL) applied for the USDOL’s State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula, Round 3 (SAEF3) grant. If awarded the grant, NDOL will collaborate with Nebraska’s SNAP E&T Program to promote and refer SNAP E&T participants to NDOL’s Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs). E&T Workforce Coordinators and E&T Providers will promote the RAPs to participants for employment opportunities in high wage and high demand jobs that lead to self-sufficiency. • Updated the Provider Handbook to reduce redundancies and remove unnecessary burdens on partners that created administrative complexities. • Nebraska’s E&T Workforce Coordinators (WC) and Employment First (EF) Case Managers will actively promote new initiatives to career seekers. The goal is to increase engagement and commitment to available career pathways. • Business Partnership – Nebraska is building business relationships across the state through enhanced partnerships within the workforce development system as well as building up the SNAP E&T team to add business services outreach, which will assist SNAP E&T participants connect to employers across the state with high wage, high demand career pathways. • Enhancement of Components – Nebraska evaluated each component that is being offered and identified improvements in not only on the way we present the information to participants, but also how each component is structured. In addition, the team has consulted employers across multiple industries to begin creating career pathways so each component can fill the labor needs across the state. • Third-Party Provider Outreach Improvements – The Nebraska SNAP E&T team has overhauled outreach methods to third-party providers and as a result has increased the state’s capacity by nearly 200% and the number of third-party providers by 300% over the last year. • Program Improvements – The Nebraska team improved program functionality for the state, enhancing the program to focus on improving employment outcomes for SNAP E&T Participants by creating a shift in how we not only are approaching participation goals, but also how we are presenting information to participants. The Nebraska E&T Program has started to improve and work on the following changes that will continue in FFY26: • Creation of a Workforce Coordinator Training Program. Standardizing training will enhance the effectiveness of working with participants and E&T Providers. • Take an active role in engaging with employers to identify the needs across Nebraska and support participants in having access to immediate employment opportunities after participating in an Economic Mobility Program. • Implement a new streamlined SNAP E&T Request for Applications (RFA) for interested E&T Providers. This redesign eliminates burdensome requirements and improves clarity, visibility, and transparency to encourage more partners to apply. 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 5/159