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Where will the State agency offer qualifying activities? Statewide Limited areas of the State How does the State agency identify ABAWDs in the State eligibility system? Wisconsin’s CWW system uses data collected through the certification and recertification process including any pertinent exemptions to systematically assign individuals with an ABAWD status. How does the State agency identify ABAWDs who meet the criteria under 7 CFR 273.7(d)(3)(i)? ABAWDs who are at-risk are those who are not meeting the ABAWD work requirement outside of FSET. These individuals receive multiple notices including the consolidated work requirement notice, the FSET referral notice, and a letter in their second TLB month reminding them of the importance of meeting the FoodShare work requirement and the opportunity to meet the requirement through FSET. When is the offer of qualifying activities made? Individuals determined to be ABAWDs receive the oral explanation and are mailed the consolidated notice, both of which explain the individual is subject to the time-limit, the importance of meeting the FoodShare work requirement and the opportunity to meet the requirement through FSET (including types of services offered and information about participant reimbursements). Upon referral to FSET, the individual receives another notice, the FSET referral notice, with the same information. FSET agencies contact referred individuals through a variety of methods including phone, letter, and email to further explain the program and schedule an appointment for enrollment and orientation. During enrollment and orientation, which sometimes occur at the same time and are sometimes separate appointments, individuals receive yet more information regarding the ABAWD work requirement and the ways FSET can help in meeting it. Toward the end of the individual’s second time-limited benefit month, they will receive a warning letter notifying them a final time that they are at risk of earning their third time-limited benefit month and should begin meeting the work requirement to maintain eligibility. This notice contains ways to meet the requirement, which includes participating in FSET, and information about FSET opportunities and activities. Wisconsin sends this letter just before the third time-limited benefit month to provide adequate notice that the individual is at risk of receiving that third and final time-limited benefit month with time to still meet the requirement in that third month. Wisconsin offers a qualifying spot in FSET to all Foodshare recipients across the entire state, including those at risk of time-limit benefit months, and offers all components statewide. How is the offer of qualifying activities made? Include the process the State agency uses to ensure that ABAWDs receive an offer of a qualifying component for every month they are in jeopardy of losing benefits beyond the 3-month time limit. Please see the response above. The next set of questions is intended to establish the State agency's overall capacity and ability to serve all ABAWDs subject to the criteria under 7 CFR 273.7(d)(3)(i) during the fiscal year through the services available 1/29/26, 10:30 AM State Plan WI FY26 - Amendment 1 https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-wify26stateplan//index.html 227/230