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How many attempts are made to reach out to the SNAP participant for additional information? One Two Three More than three What is the State agency's criteria for good cause? A participant who has good cause for noncompliance will not be terminated. Good cause exists if: 1. The participant’s inability to fulfill program requirements is due to circumstances outside his/her control or is the result of a change in circumstances over which the participant had no control, 2. Childcare is necessary for an individual to accept employment or enter or continue in the program, and childcare cannot be arranged by the recipient nor provided by the agency. 3. Transportation is necessary for an individual to accept employment or enter or continue in the program, and transportation cannot be arranged by the recipient nor provided by the agency. Describe the State agency's process to determine good cause if there is not an appropriate and available opening for an E&T participant. It is not the usual practice to assign individuals in the SNAP E&T program to activities in which they cannot actually participate. However, in the event there was no opening for the E&T participant, in this instance the lack of participation would meet the good cause criteria of inability to fulfill program requirements due to circumstances outside his/her control. 1/29/26, 10:25 AM State Plan VA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-vafy26stateplan//index.html 35/86