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ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS State agencies are required to include information on the organizational relationship between the units responsible for certification and the units operating the E&T components, including units of the statewide workforce development system, if available. For the purposes of the questions below, E&T providers are considered to include units of the statewide workforce development system. FNS is specifically interested in ensuring that the lines of communication are efficient and that, if applicable, noncompliance with mandatory E&T is reported to the certification unit within 10 working days after the noncompliance occurs, per 7 CFR 273.7(c)(4). State agencies must also include information on the relationship between the State agency and other organizations it plans to coordinate with for the provision of services. The following questions are about how the E&T program is structured in your State agency. Indicate which division within the SNAP State agency is responsible for the E&T program. (i.e. establishes E&T policy, contracts for E&T services, monitors providers). For example, explain if the E&T program unit is separate from the SNAP certification unit, and if there are separate E&T units at the county level. The SNAP Employment and Training Team is a Statewide policy team who administers the E&T program. The SNAP E&T Team is separate from SNAP Policy. How does the E&T unit coordinate and communicate on an ongoing basis with the units responsible for certification policy? The SNAP E&T Team is in constant communication and coordination with the SNAP Policy team. This is accomplished by developing, sharing and reviewing work products that cross over between the E&T and SNAP Programs. Describe the State's relationships and communication with intermediaries or E&T providers. SNAP E&T contracted providers are managed centrally by the SNAP E&T Policy Team. The SNAP E&T Policy Team oversees and administers the SNAP E&T programs in Oregon. This includes contract administration, maintaining state and federal compliance, processing invoices, completing required reporting, providing technical assistance, training, and any other SNAP E&T program needs. The team regularly communicates directly with the SNAP E&T Providers through email, phone, virtual formats, or in-person. The information shared may include but is not limited to: new guidance, compliance issues, on-going technical assistance, participant information, budget, contracting or personnel questions or concerns, meeting details, or any other topic that may need to be addressed or shared. All SNAP E&T providers with intermediaries are contractually required to relay these communications and expectations to said intermediaries. For SNAP E&T data, the OregONEligiblity (ONE) System which is the State Agency’s certification system, has a daily interface (batch) with the Oregon Employment Department’s iMatchSkills™ (iMS) system. SNAP E&T Providers are contractually required to use iMS for confirmation of SNAP E&T eligibility and must enter all SNAP E&T required participant data into iMS. The data shared between ONE and iMS system includes: Participant’s full name; Date of birth; Social Security Number; ONE Case Number; A unique ONE individual ID number; SNAP benefit amount ($0 or greater); TANF benefit; TANF transition benefit status; TANF JOBS eligibility status; Program benefit date; Program benefit month; Person status code (head of household, adult, child); ABAWD status; County; ODHS branch. 1/29/26, 9:33 AM State Plan OR FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-orfy26stateplan//index.html 43/378