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ABAWDs
See ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS below.

ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS (ABAWD)
Applicants/recipients between the ages of 18 and 50. Unless an ABAWD meets work provisions, regains eligibility, or meets an exemption, they are eligible for SNAP for only 3 months in any 36-month period.

ABE
See ADULT BASIC EDUCATION below.

ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE)
Minnesota Department of Education approved courses of instruction designed to improve the employability of the students through instruction in reading, math, language, and workplace readiness.

ADP
See ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM below.

ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM (ADP)
Standard competency-based diploma that is issued by the Minnesota Department of Education for adults that complete an approved ABE program.

APPLICANT
A person who has submitted a request for assistance for whom no decision has been made regarding eligibility, and whose application has not been acted upon or voluntarily withdrawn.

APPRENTICESHIP
A combination of on-the-job training and related instruction in which workers learn the practical and theoretical aspects of a skills occupation. The employer pays 100% of the participant’s wages.

BASIC SKILLS TRAINING/REMEDIATION SERVICES
The acquisition of locally defined reading (comprehension), language arts (writing and verbal communication), and computational skills which enable an individual to function in the labor market and society. Remedial education involves the repetition of such instruction previously given to the participant.

BRIDGE PROGRAMS
Prepares adults with limited academic or limited English skills to enter and succeed in credit-bearing post-secondary education and training leading to career-pathway employment. Bridge programs offer skills training that result in industry recognized certificates/credentials as defined by the Department of Labor.

CAF
See COMBINED APPLICATION FORM (CAF) below.

CLASSROOM TRAINING
Courses offered by an accredited training institution, private trade schools, and academic facilities leading to a credential or certificate.

CM
See COMBINED MANUAL below.

COMBINED APPLICATION FORM (CAF)
The Combined Application Form (DHS-5223) (PDF) is used by people to apply for multiple assistance programs including: CASH ASSISTANCE, SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), and EMERGENCY PROGRAMS. See Combined Manual 0005.09 (Combined Application Form (CAF)). For health care only applications, see the Insurance Affordability Programs/Health Care Manuals. For child care applications, see the Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual.

COMBINED MANUAL (CM)
The Combined Manual contains eligibility policy for Minnesota's cash and food assistance programs.

COUNTY AGENCY
County human services agency; the local human services office.

DEED
See DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT below.

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DEED)
The state's principal economic development agency. DEED facilitates an economic environment to produce jobs and improve the quality of the state’s workforce.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS)
The state agency that oversees county staff who determine eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Cash and Medical Assistance. DHS also administers the SNAP E&T program.

DHS
See DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES above.

EDS
See ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT STORAGE below.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE/ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ESL/ELL)
Instruction to participants whose native language is not English.

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT STORAGE (EDS)
Software system for organizing and storing documents within Workforce One (WF1).

EMPLOYED FULL-TIME
Employment of 30 hours or more per week including paid internships, work study, and self-employment. This is not a component of SNAP E&T.

EP
See EMPLOYMENT PLAN below.

EMPLOYED PART-TIME
Employment of less than 30 per week including paid internships, work study, and self-employment. This is not a component of SNAP E&T.

EMPLOYMENT PLAN (EP)
Plan specifying in detail the services to be provided to a participant, the requirements with which the participant must comply and the possible consequence of not complying.

ESL/ELL
See ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE/ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER above.

ESP
See EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROVIDER below.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROVIDER (ESP)
An agency or organization that operates under formal agreement with the State or county agency to provide employment services to participants.

FNS
See FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE below.

FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE (FNS)
Works to end hunger and obesity through the administration of 15 federal nutrition assistance programs including WIC, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and school meals.

FLSA
See FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT below.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA)
All uncompensated work experience and workfare participants are considered employees under the FSLA. Under FSLA, participants are not to be required to participate in uncompensated work more hours than their monthly SNAP benefit amount divided by the federal or state minimum wage, whichever is higher.

FOOD SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (FSET)
The former name of an employment and training program for some Food Support recipients. It is now known as SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING (SNAP E&T).

FSET
See FOOD SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (FSET) PROGRAM above.

GED
See GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (GED) below.

GED TRAINING
Training to obtain a General Education Development (GED) Certificate.

GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (GED)
A certificate issued by the Minnesota Board of Education or a similar certificate or diploma from another state equivalent to a secondary school diploma.

GOOD CAUSE
A situation or circumstance beyond a participant’s control which may allow the person to be excused from certain employment services activities for a certain period of time.

HOLDING
Activity commonly used to allow some time to pass before anticipated entry into another activity.

HOMELESS
A person who lacks a fixed and regular nighttime residence, or a person whose primary residence is: a supervised shelter designed for temporary accommodations; a halfway house or similar facility that provides temporary residence; a place not designed for sleeping accommodations (bridge, lobby, etc.); a temporary accommodation in the home of another person (a person in this situation may be considered homeless for no more than 90 days).

IET
See INTEGRATED EDUCATION TRAINING below.

INDEPENDENT JOB SEARCH
Job search conducted independently or individually in a group setting.

INTEGRATED EDUCATION TRAINING (IET)
A service approach that provides adult education and literacy activities concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation activities and workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster for the purpose of educational and career advancement.

INJURY PROTECTION PROGRAM (IPP)
Provides medical treatment and compensation for injury or death for participants in a work experience placement.

IPP
Injury Protection Program. Provides medical treatment and compensation for injury or death for participants in a work experience placement.

JOB READINESS
Instruction in job seeking techniques.

LOCAL FLAG
An activity in WF1 which each SNAP E&T provider defines and uses at their own discretion.

MAXIS
Minnesota’s statewide automated eligibility system for public assistance programs administered by DHS.

NON-CREDENTIALED TRAINING
Training to increase employability which does not result in a recognized credential.

OJT
See ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT) below.

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT) PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
A program in which people are hired for a job and paid a subsidized wage while they are learning the job.

ORIENTATION
The purpose of the orientation is to explain participation requirements, describe available services, explain that SNAP E&T can help time-limited Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) meet their eligibility and work requirements, and encourage the participant to move toward self-sufficiency through employment and training.

PARTICIPANT
A SNAP recipient enrolled in SNAP E&T. .

RECIPIENT
A person receiving SNAP benefits.

RETENTION
Services provided to SNAP E&T participants who have secured employment after participating in another SNAP E&T activity for a minimum of 30 days and not more than 90 days, even if the person is no longer receiving SNAP.

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
Determined by the training or educational program to ensure progress toward the goals of the employment plan.

SELF-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
Training that will improve the employability of a participant by providing training in setting up and operating a small business or other self-employment venture.

SNAP
See SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM below.

SNAP E&T
See SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING below.

SOCIAL SERVICES
For participants who are working with or being referred to agencies or programs designed to assist participants overcoming personal or family barriers which impede successful transition to work.

SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)
The federal Food and Nutrition Service Program of the United States Department of Agriculture. Formerly known as Food Support or Food Stamps.

SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING (SNAP E&T)
The name of an employment and training program for some SNAP recipients.

SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT
Employment that is within the participant’s physical and mental capacity, pays hourly gross wages which are not less than the federal or state minimum wage for that type of employment, meets health and safety standards set by federal, state, and county agencies, and complies with federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws.

TIME-LIMITED ABAWD
ABAWDs subject to the work and time limit provisions.

UNCOMPENSTATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Temporary uncompensated employment in public, private nonprofit, or private sector agency. The maximum number of hours of work required of a household each month is determined by dividing the household SNAP benefit allotment by the federal or state minimum wage, whichever is higher.

WF1
See WORKFORCE ONE below.

WIOA
See WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT below.

WORKFARE
Non-paid work at contracted, supervised work sites to gain or enhance employment skills. This activity requires a work site agreement which specifies the days and hours of work, responsibilities of the participant and supervisor, and time card submission. This must be a private of public non-profit work site. The maximum number of hours of work allowed for a household each month is determined by dividing the household SNAP benefit allotment by the federal or state minimum wage, whichever is higher. Workfare is a designated work site is designed to provide work activities to earn additional SNAP E&T months.

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA)
A national workforce preparation and employment system designed to integrate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation program delivered through the 1-Stop (CareerForce) system.

WORKFORCE ONE (WF1)
A consolidated web-based case management and management information system that enables the delivery of Employment and Training services within the Minnesota workforce development system. WF1 is also used by other employment services program staff, DHS staff and DEED staff.