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- 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:
Arkansas began FY18 with 6 contractors serving 37 counties and 1 contractor that will initiate Phase II of the state’s MIS for a total of 7 contractors.
Goodwill will continue as an E&T Third Party program partner in FY18 expanding their service area from 15 to 16 counties, Benton, Washington, Crawford, Sebastian, Marion, Baxter, Garland, Saline, Pulaski, Jefferson, Independence, Jackson, Poinsett, Craighead, Greene, and adding Lonoke county beginning October 1, 2017.
Drew, Pope, Hempstead, Miller and Union counties ended their 100% Federal contracts on September 30, 2017, however, the Arkansas Department of Career Education (ACE) will start as an E&T Third Party program partner to assist Arkansas in serving eligible SNAP recipients in 14 counties, Yell, Faulkner, Nevada, Lafayette, Ouachita, Columbia, Ashley, Desha and Chicot counties, and ACE will also pick up Drew, Pope, Hempstead, Miller and Union on October 1, 2017.
Arkansas Department of Career Education (ACE) will initiate Phase II of their E&T program partner to assist Arkansas in serving eligible SNAP recipients in 13 additional counties, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne, Conway, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Lincoln, Perry, Van Buren, White and Woodruff on February 1, 2018. This will expand Arkansas Department of Career Education (ACE) into 27 counties. Phase III is planned for July 2018.
The Workforce Investment Board a 100% federally funded E&T contractor has changed their name to the Workforce Development Board of Eastern AR, and will now serve Phillips county in addition to Crittenden.
The AR Northeastern College will serve Mississippi county as a Third Party program partner beginning October 1, 2017.