Located in:
- Employment and Training Programs Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Programs Authorized Under Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)))
- a. General RequirementsThe State agency must prepare and submit an Employment and Training (E&T) Plan to its appropriate Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Regional Office. The E&T Plan must be available for public inspection at the State agency headquarters. A State agency may include its plan for the SNAP E&T program in a Combined Plan under WIOA but will require FNS approval prior to implementation and must continue to make a copy of the plan available for public inspection. If a State includes SNAP E&T in a Combined Plan under WIOA, the State agency will detail the following for each year covered by the Combined Plan:
- a. General Requirements
a. 12. The Availability, if Appropriate, of E&t Programs for Indians Living on Reservations After the State Agency Has Consulted in Good Faith with Appropriate Tribal Organizations;
Current Narrative:
Vernon LaPlante, the DHS Commissioner’s Tribal Representative, is kept apprised of SNAP Program changes including SNAP E&T by DHS/DEED staff. Mr. LaPlante connects with each tribe/reservation in Minnesota on behalf of DHS.
DHS/DEED staff will continue to work with Mr. LaPlante and his staff to discuss potential SNAP E&T opportunities with each reservation utilizing FFP at the 75 percent rate. Tribal Reservations will be encouraged, with DHS/DEED assistance, to develop local programs designed to provide volunteer SNAP E&T services/activities to their members. As these programs develop, they will be added to this SNAP E&T Plan and submitted for approval to FNS. DEED is currently working with the Northwest Indian Occupational Industrialization Center (OIC) which was provided a Career Pathways grant to provide Career Pathways opportunities for Indians residing on or off the reservations. We hope to expand this project to other areas along with increasing Adult Basic Education (ABE) to better reach and serve this population.