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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 Requirements [27]
The 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:
[27] 7 CFR § 273.7(c)(6)
- a. General Requirements [27]
a. 7. 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:
BFET services are administered by local Community Based Organizations (CBO)s, and all 34 State Community and Technical colleges. BFET currently operates and provides services in 36 of the 39 Washington counties. These counties include Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Ferry, Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, and Yakima Counties.
BFET continues to seek opportunities to increase providers in counties with expand into the 11 counties not currently served (Adams, Columbia, Douglas, Garfield, Island, Jefferson, Lincoln, San Juan, and Whitman). The program has not had the opportunity to provide services in these counties due to the lack of CBOs operating E&T activities in these counties.