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WIC EBT Users Group Meeting National EBT Update July 22, 2014. Jerilyn Malliet Branch Chief WIC EBT Branch, SFPD. EBT and Technology Update. The National EBT status
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WIC EBT Users Group MeetingNational EBT UpdateJuly 22, 2014 Jerilyn Malliet Branch Chief WIC EBT Branch, SFPD
EBT and Technology Update • The National EBT status • 2014 Technology Funding Decisions: Round IEBT: Planning and Implementation MIS: SAM, Planning and Implementation SAM PMO Support • Round II • NUPC
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
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
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
Requested Funding non-SAM Projects • Total requested: $9,809,875 (75%) • Number of projects: 4 Projects/13 SAs* • Round II funding *Multi-state projects
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
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
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
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