FEDS SEEK SNAP EMPLOYMENT PILOT PROJECT PROPOSALS

USDA is seeking state proposals for three-year pilot programs that combine SNAP food assistance and job training in an effort to find the best way to get people out of poverty. 

The 2014 Farm Bill included $200 million for up to 10 pilot programs that tied food stamp eligibility to employment. The pilots will target able bodied adults without dependents—essentially anyone on food stamps who isn't disabled, younger than 18 or older than 50, the parent of a child under 6, or an adult who is working at least 30 hours a week or already in a workforce training program. States must submit their applications by November 14, 2014.

 Source: Governing, 8/26/14, SNAP Pilots; Center for Law & Social Policy, 9/14, SNAP Pilots II