Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Status Report
FY 2008 Fourth Quarter
Common Acronyms
Alabama
SNAP Households: 244,042
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Implementation of initial pilot: April 1997
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Operational statewide: November 1997
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Current contractor: e-Funds
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Programs covered: SNAP and TANF and some
unemployment and workman's compensation cases.
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Expiration of contract: February 2010, with
two 2-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Card design
was changed as part of their eFunds contract.
Alaska
SNAP Households: 21,493
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Implementation of initial pilot: February 1998
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Operational statewide: June 1998
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, and Adult Assistance
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Expiration of contract: March 2013, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Western States EBT Alliance (WSEA) member.
Arizona
SNAP Households: 282,891
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Implementation of initial pilot: July 1998
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Operational statewide: August 1999
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, State Programs, and Job Training Programs
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Expiration of contract: Sept. 2013, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Western States EBT Alliance (WSEA) member.
Arkansas
SNAP Households: 158,409
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Implementation of initial pilot: September 1997
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Operational statewide: April 1998
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Current contractor: ACS
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Programs covered: SNAP and TANF
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Expiration of contract: March 2010, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Working on RFP.
California
SNAP Households: 979,162
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Implementation of initial pilot: August 2002
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Operational statewide: June 2004
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, General Assistance, Refugee Assistance, and
General Relief.
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Expiration of contract: August 2010, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Selected ACS. Conversion is planned for Fall
2009.
Colorado
SNAP Households: 115,093
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Implementation of initial pilot statewide: February
1997
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Operational statewide: February 1998
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, Old Age Pension, State Aid to the Needy and
Disabled, Colorado Supplement, Child Care, Child Welfare, Low Income Energy
Assistance and Burials.
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Expiration of contract: June 2012, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Western States EBT Alliance (WSEA) member and
lead State in 1996, 2002, and 2010 procurements.
Connecticut
SNAP Households: 125,502
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Implementation of initial pilot: February 1997
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Operational statewide: October 1997
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, and State Supplemental funds
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Expiration of contract: October 2013, with two 1-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Northeast Coalition of States (NCS) member,
which also includes Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, and New Hampshire.
Delaware
SNAP Households: 34,398
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Implementation of initial pilot: June 2003
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Operational statewide: September 2003
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Current contractor: e-Funds
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Programs covered: SNAP
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Expiration of contract: April 2011, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Delaware added Disaster Services to its EBT
contract.
District of Columbia
SNAP Households: 48,104
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Implementation of initial pilot: June 1998
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Operational statewide: October 1998
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP and cash benefits
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Expiration of contract: September 2009, with one 2-year option to extend.
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Other information of interest: No database conversion was required since JP
Morgan already did host processing under previous contract.
Florida
SNAP Households: 825,531
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Implementation of initial pilot: October 1997
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Operational statewide: October 1998
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, Refugee Assistance, State Cash Assistance,
Employment and Training, Independent Living for Teens in Foster Care.
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Expiration of contract: June 2013, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest:
Georgia
SNAP Households: 456,274
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Implementation of initial pilot: July 1997
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Operational statewide: November 1998
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, Refugee Assistance
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Expiration of contract: June 2004, with 8 one-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Georgia reselected JPM and no database
conversion was required. Card design change was part of the new contract.
Guam
SNAP Households: 8,687
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Implementation of initial pilot: April 2004
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Operational statewide: June 2004
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP and TANF
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Expiration of contract: September 2010, with two 1-year options.
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Other information of interest: Member of the Western States EBT Alliance (WSEA).
Hawaii
SNAP Households: 51,774
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Implementation of initial pilot: March 1998
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Operational statewide: August 1998
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, State General Assistance, Repatriates, Child
Care, First-to-Work Employment and Training.
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Expiration of contract: June 2010. State opted out of executing its two
1-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Western States EBT Alliance (WSEA) member.
The State began blocking payphones in September 2005.
Idaho
SNAP Households: 44,034
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Implementation of initial pilot: September 1997
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Operational statewide: February 1998
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Current contractor:JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, State Supplemental, and Child Support
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Expiration of contract: June 2010, with two 1-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Western States EBT Alliance (WSEA) member.
Illinois
SNAP Households: 607,215
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Implementation of initial pilot: November 1996
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Operational statewide: November 1997
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Current contractor: Northrop Grumman
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, General Assistance, Child Support pass-through,
Aid to the Aged Blind and Disabled, and Refugee Repatriation Assistance.
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Expiration of contract: October 2013, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Host processing changed to the ACS EPPIC
system in database conversion on Sept. 28, 2003.
Indiana
SNAP Households: 286,726
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Implementation of initial pilot: May 2001
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Operational statewide: March 2002
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, and Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)
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Expiration of contract: March 2012, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest:
Iowa
SNAP Households: 124,070
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Implementation of initial pilot: June 2003
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Operational statewide: October 2003
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Current contractor: ACS
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Programs covered: SNAP and cash benefits
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Expiration of contract: June 2010, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Working on RFP.
Kansas
SNAP Households: 88,057
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Implementation of initial pilot: August 1996
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Operational statewide: March 1997
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Current contractor: e-Funds
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, and General Assistance benefits
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Expiration of contract: February 2010, with one 3-year option to extend.
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Other information of interest: Call center operations moved to New Berlin,
WI, on Oct. 1, 2004.
Kentucky
SNAP Households: 294,294
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Implementation of initial pilot: May 1999
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Operational statewide: November 1999
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, Cash Assistance (K-TAP and Kinship Care).
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Expiration of contract: November 2009, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Released RFP on July 9, 2008. Final proposals
due Sept. 2, 2008.
Louisiana
SNAP Households: 890,654
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Implementation of initial pilot: January 1997
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Operational statewide: December 1997
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP and TANF
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Expiration of contract: June 2010, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: The State released a RFP for EBT-3 in 2008.
Maine
SNAP Households: 89,283
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Implementation of initial pilot: April 2003
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Operational statewide: June 2003
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Current contractor: ACS
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Programs covered: SNAP and TANF
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Expiration of contract: April 2010, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Working on RFP.
Maryland
SNAP Households: 180,922
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Implementation of initial pilot: November 1989
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Operational statewide: April 1993
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Current contractor: ACS
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Programs covered: SNAP and Temporary Case Assistance
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Expiration of contract: January 2011, with 2 two-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Maryland changed from JP Morgan EFS to
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) and a database conversion occurred
in January 2008.
Massachusetts
SNAP Households: 290,442
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Implementation of initial pilot: April 1997
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Operational statewide: October 1997
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Current contractor: ACS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, and Emergency Assistance for the Elderly,
Disabled, and Children
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Expiration of contract: August 2012, with 2 one-year extensions to extend.
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Other information of interest: Massachusetts left the Northeast Coalition of
States (NCS), issued an individual RFP, and selected ACS for its second EBT
system. The State successfully transitioned to ACS in August 2005.
Michigan
SNAP Households: 602,778
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Implementation of initial pilot: June 2000
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Operational statewide: July 2001
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Current contractor: ACS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, State Family Independence Program, State
Disability Assistance, Refugee Assistance, Low Income Energy Assistance
Program, and Repatriate Assistance.
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Expiration of contract: May 2011, with 2 one-year extensions to extend.
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Other information of interest: Michigan underwent a successful system
conversion from JP Morgan-Chase EFS to ACS on May 20, 2006.
Minnesota
SNAP Households: 127,811
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Implementation of initial pilot: September 1991
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Operational statewide: October 1998
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Current contractor: e-Funds
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, and State Cash Programs
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Expiration of contract: October 2010, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Working on RFP.
Mississippi
SNAP Households: 194,053
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Implementation of initial pilot: May 2002
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Operational statewide: October 2002
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Current contractor: ACS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, with options for other programs
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Expiration of contract: October 2010, with 2 one-year extensions to extend.
Other information of interest: Database conversion from subcontractor TSYS
to ACS host processing occurred July 18, 2004. The State began blocking
payphones in February 2005. The State operated a Disaster SNAP in 15 counties
following Hurricane Katrina in September 2005. The State migrated TANF from
its EBT card to an ePayment card in November 2005.
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Other information of interest:
Missouri
SNAP Households: 326,474
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Implementation of initial pilot: June 1997
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Operational statewide: May 1998
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Current contractor: e-Funds
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Programs covered: SNAP and TANF
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Expiration of contract: March 2010, with two 1-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: The State changed its card design as part of
its second contract. Call center operations were moved to the United States
in July 2004 and moved to the State in February 2005. The State began
blocking payphones in July 2005.
Montana
SNAP Households: 35,780
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Implementation of initial pilot: February
2002
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Operational statewide: July 2002
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Current contractor: The State’s contractor for eligibility system and other
technical services, TRW, was used to design an EBT system which Montana
operates. Through subcontracts, TRW provides other associated EBT services.
Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, a General Assistance pilot project, Child
Support and Unemployment
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Programs covered:
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Expiration of contract: June 2010, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Northrop Grumman continues to be the contract
service provider.
Nebraska
SNAP Households: 51,789
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Implementation of initial pilot: February 2002
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Operational statewide: September 2002
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP
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Expiration of contract: February 2013, with 2 one-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Member of the Western States EBT Alliance (WSEA).
Nevada
SNAP Households: 73,442
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Implementation of initial pilot: October 2001
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Operational statewide: July 2002
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP
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Expiration of contract: June 2011, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Member of the Western States EBT Alliance (WSEA).
New Hampshire
SNAP Households: 32,654
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Implementation of initial pilot: August 1998
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Operational statewide: January 1999
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS/eFunds
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, Old Age, Aid to Needy, Blind and Disabled.
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Expiration of contract: June 2013, with 2 one-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Member of Northeast Coalition of States (NCS),
which also includes Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York.
New Jersey
SNAP Households: 219,448
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Implementation of initial pilot: February 1994
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Operational statewide: June 1999
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Current contractor: ACS
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Programs covered: SNAP and TANF
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Expiration of contract: September 2009, with 2 one-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Call center operations were moved into New
Jersey in 2004.
New Mexico
SNAP Households: 102,327
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Implementation of initial pilot: September 1990
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Operational statewide: August 1995
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, General Assistance, Time and Attendance,
Refugee Assistance, and Institutional Care
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Expiration of contract: June 2010, with 4 one-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: For WIC EBT, NM and Texas procured a contract
with GovConnect for a hybrid system combining on and offline technologies.
The WIC portion of that system based on a microprocessor chip in the card
began its pilot in July 2003.
New York
SNAP Households: 1,100,464
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Implementation of initial pilot: March 1999
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Operational statewide: February 2001
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP and TANF
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Expiration of contract: July 2012, with 2 one-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Lead State for the Northeast Coalition of
States (NCS), which also includes Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and
New Hampshire.
North Carolina
SNAP Households: 444,857
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Implementation of initial pilot: April 1998
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Operational statewide: June 1999
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Current contractor: e-Funds
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Programs covered: SNAP
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Expiration of contract: June 2010, with 1 two-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Call center operations were moved to North
Carolina in August 2004. The State reselected e-Funds for its third
generation EBT system.
North Dakota
SNAP Households: 22,102
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Implementation of initial pilot: February 1996
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Operational statewide: March 1997
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP
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Expiration of contract: June 2009, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Part of a joint procurement with South
Dakota. The State will be converting to eFunds on March 14, 2009.
Ohio
SNAP Households: 535,963
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Implementation of initial pilot: March 1992
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Operational statewide: October 1999
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Current contractor: ACS
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Programs covered: SNAP
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Expiration of contract: June 2009, with 4 one-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: The State converted from an off-line smart
card system to an on-line system in March 2006. Due to the high cost, Ohio
converted its WIC pilot, operating in Montgomery County, back to paper in
June 2005.
Oklahoma
SNAP Households: 180,428
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Implementation of initial pilot: June 1997
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Operational statewide: January 1998
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Current contractor:ACS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, and Day Care payments
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Expiration of contract: June 2009, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: The State began blocking payphone access to
the ARU July 1, 2005. The State underwent a successful conversion from JPM
to ACS in April 2007 and will be negotiating an EBT-3 contract with ACS.
Oregon
SNAP Households: 238,089
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Implementation of initial pilot: September 1997
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Operational statewide: May 1998
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Current contractor: e-Funds
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Programs covered: SNAP and TANF
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Expiration of contract: January 2012, with 5 one-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest:
Pennsylvania
SNAP Households: 576,661
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Demonstration of Project: October 1984 in Reading,
PA.
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Implementation of initial pilot: October 1997
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Operational statewide: September 1998
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Current contractor:JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, General Assistance, Child Care, and Medicaid
eligibility
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Expiration of contract: December 20011, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: The State went to central card issuance for
lost or stolen replacement cards after Sept. 5, 2006.
Puerto Rico
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Implementation of initial pilot: November
1999
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Operational statewide: November 2000
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Current contractor:Evertec
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Programs covered: SNAP
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Expiration of contract: September 2011, with 1-two-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: In September 2001, Puerto Rico implemented a
targeted NAP benefit program to restrict 75 percent of NAP benefits, which
must be spent on food in stores authorized by Puerto Rico.
Rhode Island
SNAP Households: 44,065
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Implementation of initial pilot: June 1998
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Operational statewide: October 1998
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS/eFunds
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Programs covered: SNAP and TANF
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Expiration of contract: August 2013, with 2 one-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Member of the Northeast Coalition of States (NCS),
which also includes Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and New York.
South Carolina
SNAP Households: 271,360
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Implementation of initial pilot: November 1994
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Operational statewide: December 1995
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP
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Expiration of contract: January 2013, with 2 one-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: The State began blocking payphone access to
the ARU in February 2005.
South Dakota
SNAP Households: 26,829
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Implementation of initial pilot: February 1996
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Operational statewide: March 1997
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP
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Expiration of contract: June 2009, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Part of a joint procurement with North
Dakota. State will be converting to eFunds on March 14, 2009.
Tennessee
SNAP Households: 434,808
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Implementation of initial pilot: November 1998
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Operational statewide: August 1999
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP and TANF
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Expiration of contract: February 2012, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest:
Texas
SNAP Households: 1,158,960
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Implementation of initial pilot: September 1994
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Operational statewide: November 1995
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Current contractor: Separate contracts for call center services (ACS),
retailer management (ACS), central processing (IBM) and WAN Services (Northrup
Grumman). The central processing was re-procured as software maintenance, a
subset of the processing system, and awarded to Simpatico Software Systems
Inc.
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, the WIC pilot project, General Assistance, and
the Simplified Nutritional Assistance Program
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Expiration of contract: May 2012, with an option to extend up to 5 years in
any combination of months and/or years – call center; July 2012 with an
option to extend up to 5 years in any combination of months and/or years –
retailer management; August 2012 processor.
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Other information of interest:
Utah
SNAP Households: 55,091
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Implementation of initial pilot: October 1995
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Operational statewide: April 1996
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Current contractor: e-Funds
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, and Child Care funds
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Expiration of contract: January 2010, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Working on RFP.
Vermont
SNAP Households: 20,223
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Implementation of initial pilot: June 1998
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Operational statewide: October 1998
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS/eFunds
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, General Assistance, Essential Person funds, and
Child Support.
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Expiration of contract: September 2013, with 2 one-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest: Member of the Northeast Coalition of States (NCS),
which also includes Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and New York.
Virgin Islands
SNAP Households: 5,172
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Implementation of initial pilot: October 2002
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Operational statewide: November 2002
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP
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Expiration of contract: January 2009, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Re-selected
JP Morgan EFS for next contract.
Virginia
SNAP Households: 255,865
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Implementation of initial pilot: November 2001
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Operational statewide: July 2002
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Current contractor: ACS
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Programs covered: SNAP
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Expiration of contract: August 2012, with 5 one-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest:
Washington
SNAP Households: 303,308
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Implementation of initial pilot: March 1999
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Operational statewide: November 1999
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP, TANF, General Assistance, Consolidated Emergency
Assistance, and Refugee Assistance
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Expiration of contract: April 2014, with all options to extend used.
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Other information of interest: Member of the Western States EBT Alliance (WSEA).
West Virginia
SNAP Households: 127,061
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Implementation of initial pilot: September 2002
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Operational statewide: June 2003
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Current contractor: JP Morgan EFS
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Programs covered: SNAP and TANF
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Expiration of contract: August 2009
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Other information of interest:
Wisconsin
SNAP Households: 195,393
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Implementation of initial pilot: October 1999
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Operational statewide: October 2000
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Current contractor: eFunds
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Programs covered: SNAP only
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Expiration of contract: October 2013, with 2 2-year options to extend.
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Other information of interest:
Wyoming
SNAP Households: 9,587
- Implementation of initial pilot: March 1995
- Operational statewide: January 2000
- Operation online statewide: May 29, 2007
- Current contractor: Wyoming acts as its own primary contractor by managing
all contracts itself. JP Morgan EFS is the processing contractor.
- Programs covered: SNAP
- Expiration of contract: March 2011.
- Other information of interest: Member of the Western States EBT Alliance
(WSEA).
Last modified:
01/07/2009
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