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WORK EXPERIENCE COMPONENT: TRANSITIONAL JOBS Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. The Transitional Jobs component offers time-limited, wage-paid work experiences to help SNAP E&T participants overcome barriers to employment, build job skills, and develop a reliable work history. Positions may be subsidized or unsubsidized, depending on program structure and funding. Participants work in real- world settings such as food services, customer service, clerical support, or digital literacy and workplace skills. Placements are designed to provide participants with practical work experience, skill development, and professional references to support their transition into unsubsidized employment. All placements are supported by case management and may be paired with supportive services such as transportation or uniforms to ensure participation and success. Level of Effort: Participants may engage in Transitional Jobs for up to 40 hours per week, with placements limited to a maximum of 6 months. Duration may vary based on participant needs and provider capacity but must remain short-term and focused on building skills that lead to unsubsidized employment. All Transitional Jobs providers must: • Be contracted by the State agency to deliver Transitional Jobs. • Provide structured, time-limited, wage-paid work experiences aligned with employer and labor market needs. • Ensure placements are designed to build transferable skills that support progression into unsubsidized employment. • Submit attendance, progress, and outcome reports monthly to the State agency. • Direct Service Expectation: Providers must directly deliver the majority of services and may not primarily function as intermediaries by subcontracting or referring out most services. • Comply with all federal and state SNAP E&T, nondiscrimination, and reporting requirements. • Direct Service Expectation: Contracted providers or their approved subcontractors are expected to do the work themselves and directly deliver the majority of services. Providers acting only as pass-throughs are not consistent with the intent of SNAP E&T, unless otherwise approved by the State Agency in the provider’s work plan and/or contract. Is this component subsidized by SNAP E&T? Subsidized Unsubsidized Both subsidized and unsubsidized 1/29/26, 9:31 AM State Plan OK FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-okfy26stateplan//index.html 85/156