ABAWD Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents
ABLE Account Achieving a Better Life Experience—tax-advantaged savings programs for eligible people with disabilities
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADM Administrative Directive—issued by OTDA to notify LDSS about policies and procedures that must be followed in the administration of programs
CAP Combined Application Project
Cat el Categorical Eligibility
Citizens of Freely Associated States (FAS)/Compacts of Free Association (COFA) International agreements establishing and governing the relationships of free association between the United States and the three Pacific Island sovereign states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau
CTE Career and Technical Education
DSS Department of Social Services—the county-level SNAP administering agency. Also referred to as the SNAP office. (see also LDSS)
DHS Department of Homeland Security
E&T Employment and Training Program
EBT Electronic Benefits Transfer—a system of disbursing temporary assistance and SNAP benefits to households, using a swipe card
EFC Expected Family Contribution
EITCs Earned Income Tax Credits
EOC Educational Opportunity Center
ESAP Elderly Simplified Application Project
FA Family Assistance—see TANF
FEDS Front End Detection System
FNS Food and Nutrition Service—the division of USDA responsible for administering SNAP and child nutrition programs
FPL Federal Poverty Level
GIS General Information System Messages—issued by OTDA to provide immediate direction to SNAP offices about current OTDA program policies and procedures
GIT Gross Income Test
HEAP Home Energy Assistance Program
HRA Human Resources Administration—New York City’s Department of Social Services, the SNAP administering agency in NYC. Also referred to as the SNAP office.
IDA Individual Development Account—a type of savings account that helps low-income and low-wealth people save for specific goals over a set period of time. IDAs are designed to help people build wealth and improve their financial outcomes.
INF Informational Letter—issued by OTDA, these letters include articles of general interest to SNAP office staff, including pamphlets or brochures, new or revised lists of contacts, etc.
IPV Intentional Program Violation—disqualification imposed on someone who has committed fraud
LDSS Local Department of Social Services—the county-level SNAP administering agency. Also referred to as the SNAP office. (see also DSS)
LEP Limited English Proficiency
LPR Lawful (or Legal) Permanent Resident—also known as “Green Card” holder
MA Medicaid
NTA/NPA Non-Temporary Assistance/Non-Public Assistance—household in which no one receives temporary assistance
NoMI Notice of Missed Interview
NYSNIP New York State Nutrition Improvement Project—program that provides automatic SNAP benefits to SSI live-alone recipients
OJT On-the-Job Training
OTDA Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, also referred to as NYSOTDA—the state agency responsible for administering SNAP in New York State
PARIS Public Assistance Reporting Information
RA Rehabilitation Act
SN/SNA Safety Net Assistance—temporary assistance program for households without children and households that have exceeded the five-year TANF time limit
SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—formerly the Food Stamp Program
SNAPSB Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Source Book—New York State administrative policy manual
SSA Social Security Administration
SSD/SSDIB Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits
SSI Supplemental Security Income—cash assistance program for low-income elderly (65+) and disabled individuals, administered by SSA
SSN Social Security Number
SUA Standard Utility Allowance
TA Temporary Assistance—generic term for SNA and TANF— also known as cash assistance, public assistance, or welfare
TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families—the temporary assistance program for families with children, also known as Family Assistance
TBA Transitional Benefits Alternative—transitional SNAP for people leaving TANF
UIB Unemployment Insurance Benefits
USCIS United States Citizenship and Immigration Services—the federal immigration agency formerly known as INS—Immigration and Naturalization Service
USDA United States Department of Agriculture—administers SNAP on the federal level
WEP Work Experience Program
WIA Workforce Investment Act
WIOA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
