B.1 Study Objectives Response to Supporting Statement Question 2

Appendix B.1 Study Objectives Response to Supporting Statement Question 2

OMB No. 0584-[NEW]

Assessment of Mandatory E&T Programs

Month XX, 2018

Project Officer: Jordan Younes

Office of Policy Support

Food and Nutrition Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture

3101 Park Center Drive

Alexandria, VA 22303

703-305-2935

[email protected]

Study Objectives

Objective 1: Conduct a process evaluation to understand the process for screening, notifying participants, and enrolling them in mandatory E&T programs.

Objective 2: Determine the main reasons why mandatory E&T participants are sanctioned, with particular attention to program drop-off points that result in sanctions (e.g., what specific practices affect a participant’s E&T participation and likelihood of being sanctioned, including key leakage points in the process).

Objective 3: Assess how well mandatory programs help SNAP E&T participants gain skills, certificates, and credentials; gain stable, well-paying employment; and move toward economic self-sufficiency.