SNAP Next Step Employment and Training Program
SNAP Next Step Employment and Training Program supports Nebraska SNAP recipients through education, job training, and employment services that build skills and lead to family-supporting work.
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No changes were shown for SNAP Next Step Employment and Training (RFA 5965); the added October 2026 intent-to-award notice applies to a different RFA.
Funder: Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Due Dates: Rolling (Applications and written questions) | March 1 or October 1 (Performance-period starts)
Funding Amounts: 50% reimbursement of allowable costs for one year, with four optional one-year renewals
Summary: Supports Nebraska SNAP recipients through education, job training, and employment services that build skills and lead to stable employment.
Key Information: Applicants must cover 100% of program costs upfront using non-federal funds before receiving 50% reimbursement.
Description
The Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), Division of Children and Family Services, awards federal subawards through RFA 5965 to expand SNAP Next Step Employment and Training (E&T). The program helps SNAP recipients develop skills aligned with their interests, career goals, and employer needs, obtain family-supporting employment, and reduce reliance on public assistance. Expansion priorities include Lincoln, other Nebraska communities, and additional partners in existing service areas.
Supported activities include orientation, individualized assessments and employment plans, supervised job search, job search training, basic education, career or technical training, and on-the-job training. Partners also provide enhanced case management, advising, navigation, referrals addressing barriers to work, and job retention support. DHHS seeks organizations already offering employment and training programs or able to establish them by the award period’s start.
