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WIC EBT Users Group Meeting National EBT Update July 22, 2014

Get the latest update on the national EBT status, technology funding decisions, and planning and implementation for EBT and SAM. Find funding information and contact details.

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WIC EBT Users Group Meeting National EBT Update July 22, 2014

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  1. WIC EBT Users Group MeetingNational EBT UpdateJuly 22, 2014 Jerilyn Malliet Branch Chief WIC EBT Branch, SFPD

  2. EBT and Technology Update • The National EBT status • 2014 Technology Funding Decisions: Round IEBT: Planning and Implementation MIS: SAM, Planning and Implementation SAM PMO Support • Round II • NUPC

  3. The National EBT Status • As of July, 2014, 13 State agencies are Statewide EBT; • 26 State agencies in Implementation: 2 States began pilot this month; OH and MA • 31 State agencies in various stages of planning for EBT • As of June, 2014 – Only 20 State agencies without EBT Activity. • http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/WIC-detailebtstatusreport.pdf

  4. WIC EBT Cards

  5. 2014 Funding • 2014 – Received $30 million Technology and $7 million in infrastructure funding • EBT and SAM Transfer to User Group remain the priorities for funding • Round I, Round II • Past funding can be located here: http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/eic-electronic-benefit-transfer-ebt-funding

  6. Funding breakout for SAM and EBT • SAM MIS: $11,183,369 (6 Projects/7 SAs*) -Planning: $355,100 -Implementation: $10,828,269 • EBT: $21,583,510 (17 Projects/32 SAs*) -Planning: $2,873,419 -Implementation: $18,710,091 • Anticipated SAM PMO Support: $2.1 million *Multi-state projects

  7. Requested Funding non-SAM Projects • Total requested: $9,809,875 (75%) • Number of projects: 4 Projects/13 SAs* • Round II funding *Multi-state projects

  8. State of SAM: WIC MIS • SPIRIT SAM • Mississippi and Potawatomi Nation are fully implemented • States can consider SPIRIT in SAA* and as a transfer • 20 WIC States in the SPIRIT Users Group • EBT task force developing Offline EBT and updating to the May 2012 UI • MPSC • Colorado, Utah and Wyoming (EBT-Offline) are statewide • 8 States now in the MPSC Users Group • Finalizing their User Group and Governance SOP • States can consider MPSC in SAA and as a transfer • MPSC member states initiating development of online EBT • Crossroads SAM • VA is statewide with Crossroads with EBT; WV is currently in Statewide rollout • NC and AL are currently in statewide rollout with paper food instruments • All statewide rollouts scheduled for completion by fall 2014 • CANNOT consider Crossroads in AA until deemed viable and transferrable; FNS memo will provide update *Alternatives Analysis

  9. NUPC Project: • KLC continues to add information to the database • Total of 24,457 items, 10,565 items in 19/001. Of the remaining 13,892 items, 7,589 are fully populated, leaving 6,303 items to be finished • OIT/NITC are working to create production environment: Task Order in place for transfer • OIT/CMD are working to issue an M&E task

  10. EBT Users Group Meeting: Follow up • Presentations will be posted on the EBT FNS website after the meeting. • Questions to WICEBTTECH@fns.usda.gov • NEW EBT UGM Link: http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/wic-electronic-benefit-transfer-ebt-user-group • Program Integrity Open forum and discussions: States and FNS only, Thursday afternoon July 24th, 2014

  11. Questions with WIC EBT and Technology? • Jerilyn.malliet@fns.usda.gov-703-305-2710Chief, WIC EBT Branch, SFPD • General questions regarding EBT: WICEBTTECH@fns.usda.gov

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