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Is SNAP E&T included as a partner in the State's WIOA Combined Plan? Yes No Describe how the State agency is coordinating with TANF/GA programs, services, partners, and/or activities. Describe any TANF/GA special initiatives targeting specific populations and any actions taken to coordinate with these efforts. Service provision/information flow varies across the State because the SNAP E&T program is operated through a system of 58 districts. Districts are best positioned to ensure coordination between work requirements for applicants and recipients of both PA and SNAP. PA Employment Programs: In NYS, applicants and recipients of TANF funded assistance, Safety Net Assistance (SNA) and SNAP may access similar employment and training opportunities. Participants who are concurrently assigned to a PA/SNAP E&T work activity are informed that they are required to participate in the work activity as assigned and that failure to comply may result in the reduction and/or discontinuance of PA and/or SNAP benefits. These participants are also notified that if they are participating in concurrent PA/SNAP E&T activities 30 hours of the maximum 40 hours per week PA participation will count fully toward their SNAP assignment. Individuals who participate for at least 30 hours per week in the assigned work activity would not be subject to a SNAP work sanction. Additionally, in situations where there is not an appropriate and available opening for a mandatory E&T participant in the E&T program, the district is required to determine that the participant has good cause for failure to comply with the mandatory E&T requirement. A work experience assignment is limited to the number of hours derived from dividing the value of both the SNAP and PA benefits by the higher of the federal or State minimum wage. While districts coordinate PA and SNAP work activities, employment services for applicants and recipients of TANF funded assistance are not supported with SNAP E&T dollars. Simplified SNAP Program: In accordance with Section 26 of the Food and Nutrition Act, NYS elects to continue to operate a Simplified SNAP Program to enhance conformity between the State’s TANF and SNAP work programs. This program will allow the value of the SNAP benefit to be added to the value of the PA grant when determining the maximum number of hours a TANF-funded recipient may be assigned to work experience. Such TANF- funded recipients may reside in households in which some individuals are not in receipt of TANF funded assistance. NYS will continue to waive the IV-A and caretaker exemptions for SNAP work registration contained in 7 U.S.C.S. §2015 (d)(2)(A) and (B) for TANF funded recipients assigned to work experience. Cost Neutrality: NYS’s Simplified SNAP Program will not increase SNAP benefit costs because it does not increase the number of individuals eligible for benefits and TANF funded recipients will continue to be served through the TANF work program. Districts are WIOA partners and are encouraged to coordinate with WIOA funded services and other employment services that are locally available, particularly if such coordination can increase employment and training options available to SNAP applicants and recipients. Caseload size, staffing levels, district organization, and automated support are significant factors which will affect implementation of procedures in each district. Districts must develop a local employment plan in cooperation with other local agencies including educational institutions, child care providers, and workforce partners. NYS provides employment plan guidelines to help districts identify critical elements in the planning process and program components. SNAP E&T Venture V Program: The Venture V Program for SNAP participants is open to nonprofit organizations including school districts, Boards of Cooperative Educational Services, community colleges and community-based organizations. Venture V providers enter into a five-year contract with OTDA 1/29/26, 9:29 AM State Plan NY FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-nyfy26stateplan//index.html 9/312