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State Plan NM FY26 - Amendment 1 Page of 16 99 Romero, and EQUUS was represented by Gio Chimento. There were additional contacts made, and they are: Theresa Romero (Benefits Coordinator, acting Presumptive Eligibility worker), and Mary (last name was not received), who is also a Benefits Coordinator, both who are with Indian Health Services. An additional contact (Marina Rough, Program Manager at the Lillian Romero Senior Center), that stated an additional event may be planned and will reach out to the team with the information. There was no Pueblo leadership or any authorized representative in attendance for both Taos and Picuris. SNAP E&T Team hopes to be invited back and hopefully make contact if Navajo Nation leadership or authorized representative is in attendance. On 8.21.2025 Santo Domingo New Mexico SNAP E&T along with a representative from the contracted E&T service provider, EQUUS, attended the event that was held on the Santo Domingo Pueblo, and organized by Virginia Tenorio (ICWA Worker – Santo Domingo Family Services). The outreach that was conducted was answering questions on what the E&T program offers, and flyers from both SNAP E&T and EQUUS were distributed. SNAP E&T was represented by Jimmy Rodriguez, Diego Romero, and EQUUS was represented by Gio Chimento. There were additional contacts made, and they are: Patricia Baca, RN and Valda Arguello, RN, both with the Santo Domingo Health Center, who are clinical case managers; Cindy Wentworth (HR w/Kewa Pueblo Health Corporation), and Rosemary Reano (WIOA Program Director). There was no Pueblo leadership or any authorized representative in attendance. SNAP E&T Team hopes to be invited back and hopefully make contact if Pueblo leadership or authorized representative is in attendance, in addition The SNAP E&T Team hopes to be continuously invited to attend and hopefully make contact with Tribal organizations On May 30, 2025, the FFY 2026 SNAP E&T State Plan draft was sent electronically by the interim Tribal Liaison Theresa Belanger (no longer acting), and a physical letter was sent to all 23 federal recognized Tribal Organizations reminding them of the draft being sent and any feedback would need to be received by August 14, 2025; As of date no feedback has been received. NM SNAP E&T has joined a newly established Tribal Charter, which will convene its first meeting on June 10, 2025, and continue with quarterly sessions. These meetings are designed to foster informal dialogue across various programs. Looking ahead, the SNAP E&T team intends to engage more directly with Tribal communities by visiting institutions such as the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI), the Native Professional Advancement Center, and the All-Pueblo Council of Governors. The purpose of these visits will be to deliver high-level informational presentations about SNAP E&T and share the current State Plan. To move toward a formal Tribal Consultation, the team is working to identify which pueblos have the highest number of members actively receiving SNAP benefits. This targeted approach aims to determine which tribal organization has the most members on snap benefits, those tribal organizations will be the areas targeted for a possible consultation we are working with our SNAP Team to get us this data our target date we are looking into will be March 1,2026. Specify any ITOs where E&T services are provided. N/A Will the State agency be seeking enhanced reimbursement for E&T services (75%) for ITO members who are residents of reservations, either on or off the reservation? Yes No