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• Vermont Department of Labor o WIOA o Labor Exchange Services • HireAbility Vermont o Job Search Training o Supervised Job Search o Self-Employment Training o Work Experiences o Educational Programs • Local Community Action Agencies o Micro-Business Development Programing As needed to assist a participant in meeting their employment and training goals, along with their work requirements, they will be referred to appropriate community-based organization for services and activities. To pledge, State agencies must have capacity to offer a qualifying activity to every ABAWD for every month they are in jeopardy of losing benefits beyond the 3-month time limit. What is the State agency's plan if more ABAWDs than expected choose to take advantage of the offer of a qualifying activity? For instance, how will the State agency ensure the availability of more slots? What steps has the State agency taken to guarantee a slot through agreements or other arrangements with providers? Vermont will serve any time limited customer that opts to take advantage of ICAN once federal funding has been exhausted. All referrals will continue to go to Invest EAP, and they will either provide the qualifying activity or refer to another provider/CBO depending on the individual’s employment goals. Vermont will continue to offer ICAN services during initial application interview, recertification and change reports that affect time limited status. Vermont will use general funds, 50/50 funds and local funds to provide this service once the Pledge funds have been exhausted. QUESTION RESPONSE FIELD How many ABAWDs did you serve in E&T in the previous fiscal year? 62 Anticipated number of ABAWDs in the State 2,085 Anticipated number of ABAWDs in the State who meet the criteria under 7 CFR 273.7(d)(3)(i) 2,035 Number of ABAWDs subject to the criteria under 7 CFR 273.7(d)(3)(i) averaged monthly 170 1/29/26, 10:27 AM State Plan VT FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-vtfy26stateplan//index.html 158/159