Specifications include, but are not limited to: South Dakota is seeking to identify and contract with agencies that are interested in providing Employment and Training services to SNAP participants. • The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) program promotes long-term self-sufficiency and independence by preparing SNAP participants for meaningful employment through work-related education and training activities. • South Dakota is seeking agencies to enter into a Third-Party Partnership (TPP), in which the agency will provide specialized services that increase employment readiness, increase employment outcomes, offer assistance and guidance in reskilling, upskilling, new skilling, and obtaining certificates and credentials that strengthen the employability of eligible SNAP participants. • Eligible individuals are SNAP participants ages 16 and over who are receiving food assistance benefits through the State of South Dakota’s SNAP program and are able to work upon program completion. • This partnership will leverage existing expertise in the community and build upon already established employment and training-focused agencies that work with SNAP clients and assist the hardest-to serve individuals to become economically self-sufficient.
