N. Email to Former Staff

Attachment N. Email to Former Staff

OMB No. 0584-[NEW]

Best Practices in Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) Operations and Planning

July 10, 2021

Project Officer: Eric Sean Williams

Office of Policy Support

SNAP Research and Analysis Division

Food and Nutrition Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture

1320 Braddock Place

Alexandria, VA 22314

703.305.2640

[email protected]

Email to Former Staff

Dear [NAME],

I am a researcher at Insight Policy Research, and we have been contracted by USDA to conduct a study authorized under 7 U.S.C. 2026 about best practices in Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) operations and planning. For more information about the study, please see the attached study overview.

OMB Number: 0584-XXXX

Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX

I’m writing to request your participation in this study. We are completing a case study of the [D-SNAP DETAILS]. Because you were the [FORMER POSITION] during the time of the D-SNAP, we would like to speak with you about your experiences related to D-SNAP planning and operations, as well as any challenges and lessons learned.

Participation in this study is voluntary. Be assured that there will be no penalties if you decide not to respond, either to the information collection as a whole or to any particular questions. The information provided will be kept private, to the extent required by law and will not be maintained or disclosed in identifiable form to anyone.

We will be visiting [STATE] during the weeks of [DATE] to conduct in-person interviews with State SNAP staff, local SNAP office staff, and staff from stakeholder organizations. Would you be available for a 60-minute in-person interview during [DATE AND TIME]? If you would prefer, we could conduct the interview another time over the phone instead.

Please let us know if you would be willing to participate. We will be offering you a $30 gift card as a token of appreciation which can be used to offset any transportation, childcare or cellular phone airtime. Once we hear back from you, we will provide additional details, discuss logistics, and address any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

[NAME]

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