Assessing the Implementation of Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Waivers

MSG supported the Food and Nutrition Service’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to build and analyze a database of States’ requests for waivers to the time limits in which participants who are able bodied and without dependents (ABAWD) can receive SNAP benefits in U.S. counties and reservations. MSG also examined the demographic and geographic features of these areas to identify any potential disparities that may exist regarding States’ requests for time limit ABAWD waivers. 

Business Integrity Matters on SNAP Retailer Authorizations

MSG conducted this study to help the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) develop a better understanding of the variation in State laws and procedures related to business integrity issues across the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands as well as implications for authorization of retailer applicants and food retail access for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-participating households.

You for Youth Professional Development Portal

MSG worked with the U.S. Department of Education to improve access to and quality of professional development and training content for 21st CCLC practitioners. MSG designed an online portal and used it to prepare and distribute research-based professional development, training, industry promising practices, and technical assistance materials. MSG also developed a Community of Practice that included online webinars, discussion threads, and a coaching module to enable peer-to-peer learning and exchange.