Intended Audience: State/Provincial Government: Executive Branch
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Executive Summary: SNAP Waivers and Adaptations During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Survey of State Agency Perspectives in 2020
Based on state agency survey responses, this report summarizes key findings from the first calendar year of pandemic response and provides policy considerations for the future of SNAP.
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Make RFPs More Equitable
This article provides several suggestions on improving an organization’s RFP.
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Digital Benefits Wishlist
The Digital Benefits Wishlist collects on tools, resources, or policy changes needed to improve benefits delivery.
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NASPO Modular Procurement Primer
National Association of State Procurement Officials primer on modular procurement
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What we learned from talking to 27 families about their experiences applying for child care benefits
This post explores the lessons learned and opportunities for improvement from USDR's research on families' experiences as they navigate the child care journey.
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Cross Training Government Staff and Community Assisters on Multiple Benefits
The examples in this guide describe how peer-to-peer training and updated interview scripts can help connect residents to the benefits they are eligible for.
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The New Government Appointee Guidebook
In this guidebook we offer opportunities to better understand the challenges government appointees may face and new approaches in addressing them.
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Increasing Security and Equity in Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)
In this webinar, a panel of experts discuss what states can do right now to improve EBT security, how to use data to analyze theft patterns, and how EBT payment technology needs to evolve to ensure efficiency, security, and dignity for beneficiaries.
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Text to Connect: Engineering + Technology Requirements for Using Text Message Outreach to Reduce SNAP Churn
This guide addresses technical and engineering requirements for a text messaging program, including texting platform options, and procurement and vendor management, among other technical implementation topics.
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Community Insights at the Cross-Sector Rules as Code Roundtable
This video presents highlights from the Cross-Sector Insights From the Rules as Code Community of Practice report released in February 2024.
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Pandemic Unemployment Benefits – Where Franz Kafka Meets Fraud
In this panel conversation, presenters at the Better Identity Coalition’s 2022 policy forum “Identity, Authentication, and the Road Ahead” discuss the challenges of identity verification and access in pandemic unemployment benefits.
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Reflections and Resources from the DSN’s 2024 Chief Digital Service Officer Convening
The toolkit offers provides practical guidance to help state and local data leaders build ethical, effective, and sustainable data programs.