Evaluating the Interview Requirement for SNAP Certification

This study will focus exclusively on whether and to what extent waiving the client interview at SNAP certification and recertification affects program outcomes. The study will include up to five (5) States that will be part of the demonstration and will apply for an interview waiver through the FNS SNAP program office. The Contractor shall work with the selected States to determine the best approaches for the randomization of participants into test (no-interview) and control (regular interview process) groups. The Contractor shall work with State agencies to determine how to share extant administrative data to answer key research questions. The extant administrative data will be supplemented with both a collection of new administrative information, and interviews to develop a deeper understanding of how waiving interviews affected program operations (see section 3.2 on Data Sources for the Evaluation).