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. 6. The Geographic Areas Covered and Not Covered by the E&t Plan and Why, and the Type and Location of Services to Be Offered
Current Narrative:
As of August 26, 2015, the SNAP E&T program operates in 13 counties through 12 contractors. The counties were selected based on the following criteria: availability of an enthusiastic local WIA partners to contract for E&T Program services; a county administrator committed to the goals of the E&T Program; and sufficient employment opportunities in the local labor market to reasonably expect that a successful participant might find employment. The 13 counties initially under contract for FFY 2016 were:
1. Sebastian
2. Hot Spring
3. Crittenden
4. Drew
5. Faulkner
6. Grant
7. Hempstead
8. Independence
9. Craighead
10. Miller
11. Pope
12. Union
13. White
See number 1 above for services to be provided.
For the period July 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016 Arkansas’ E&T coverage covers Sebastian, Pope, Independence, White, Faulkner, Crittenden, Hot Spring, Grant, Drew, Hempstead, Miller, and Union. These E&T contracts will be renewed July 1, 2016 with the beginning of our SFY. Our current Workfare contractor is in Stone county, and the new 8 Goodwill Industry counties effective August 1, 2016 are: Benton, Washington, Baxter, Greene, Craighead, Pulaski, Saline, and Jefferson.