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Describe any special State initiatives (i.e. Governor-initiated or through State legislation) that include SNAP E&T. Describe any efforts taken by the State agency to coordinate these programs, services, partners, and/or activities with the State's E&T program. SNAP E&T is fully integrated within the Governor’s workforce development vision for TN, which includes extending additional training and educational opportunities, leveraging and/or braiding resources, developing partnerships with TN Colleges of Applied Technology (TCATs) and community colleges, and fostering initiatives such as TN Reconnect and TN Promise, the State’s last-dollar tuition support programs for nontraditional students (age 24 years and older) and recent high school graduates seeking technical certificates and associate degrees. Since TN Reconnect and TN Promise do not cover books, tools, uniforms, or required equipment, SNAP E&T assists with these costs for programs that are on the Eligible Training Provider List. SNAP E&T supports the Governor’s vision for justice-involved individuals through relationships with TPP that target the justice-involved population and by working with the TDLWD Office of Reentry. Describe the extent to which the State agency is carrying out SNAP E&T programs in coordination with title I programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Co-enrollment in SNAP E&T and WIOA Title I is encouraged when participants are enrolled in either program. When SNAP E&T participants are co-enrolled with WIOA Title Partners for career and technical training, strategies are in place to guide participants toward training that helps meet targeted in-demand occupation pipeline needs. (In-demand occupations are identified utilizing data from local WIOA plans and Labor Market Information within jobs4tn.gov; training programs are approved by local workforce boards, and a list of eligible training providers is available at jobs4tn.gov.) When participants are co-enrolled in both WIOA and SNAP E&T, providers coordinate and track participation and supports via jobs4tn.gov to ensure that services are not duplicated. Participant needs assessments document all sources of available funding and how costs will be shared to cover unmet need. No WIOA programs are funded with SNAP E&T funds. SNAP E&T will accept reverse referral requests from WIOA Title I providers for those they identify as SNAP recipients. SNAP E&T staff will verify E&T eligibility with DHS and then proceed with SNAP E&T enrollment. SNAP E&T will provide child care assistance, up to $1,000 for training costs, and transportation assistance for those not receiving that support from Title I. By aligning SNAP E&T and WIOA, TN aims to identify more opportunities for SNAP recipients to benefit from WIOA services. TN processes direct referrals to WIOA programs from SNAP E&T referrals. 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 1/29/26, 10:22 AM State Plan TN FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-tnfy26stateplan//index.html 9/108