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10/01/2024 Greater Nebraska Workforce Development Board Elliot Cain and Lisa Wilson The DHHS SNAP E&T team closely coordinates services with Greater Nebraska's WIOA Administrative Entity. Greater Nebraska and SNAP E&T have closely aligned enrollment processes. As a result, Greater Nebraska and SNAP E&T have the highest number of co-enrollments with WIOA Title I within the state. There are ongoing efforts to increase partnership with this local area, including monthly statewide meetings. 10/07/2024 Greater Omaha Workforce Development Board Erin Porterfield and John Staup Nebraska’s E&T Program, NDOL, and Ignite built a partnership designed to focus on individuals receiving public assistance with opportunities to develop new skills to further their careers and achieve income independence. This partnership includes weekly meetings with the Greater Omaha WIOA Service Provider and Administrative Entity, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) and Bellevue University. 03/14/2025 Nebraska State Workforce Development Board Erick Carrillo and Mark Moravec DHHS presented to the Nebraska Workforce Development Board in September 2024. However, the SNAP E&T Administrator attends Nebraska Workforce Development Board meetings and participates in additional meetings as they occur to discuss current workforce trends. E&T is an optional partner in the WIOA combined state plan. Workforce Coordinators work out of the American Job Centers (AJCs), where they are available to serve clients better. Meetings are held on an ongoing basis once a month between the E&T Program team, Nebraska Department of Labor leadership including regional office managers across the state, and WIOA Local Area Administrative Entities, to discuss collaboration and how to align workforce services better. Examples of items developed from these collaboration meetings include updated joint process guides 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 8/159