The purpose of the South Carolina SNAP Recipient Trafficking Prosecution Pilot is to fund an Assistant Attorney General (AAG) in South Carolina to prosecute individuals suspected of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipient trafficking violations.

The goal of the pilot program

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is to strengthen efforts in South Carolina in regards to trafficking prevention, detection, and prosecution in cases identified for litigation.
The South Carolina SNAP Recipient Trafficking Prosecution Pilot will track the following specific areas:
1) Number of investigations opened.
2) Number of Intentional Program Violations (IPV) that occurred.
3) Violations that occurred.
4) The number of administrative hearings scheduled, sustained, and lost.
5) The number of criminal cases pursued.

Not Applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions

Funds from the South Carolina SNAP Recipient Trafficking Prosecution Pilot are to be used to improve outcomes for State agency activities devoted to recipient trafficking prosecution.

Funds from this pilot are for new projects and shall not be used for the ongoing cost of carrying out an existing project.

Funds from this pilot will be used to provide the salaries, equipment, supplies, travel, and other cost associated with the hiring and employment of personnel required to implement this pilot effectively and efficiently.

The South Carolina SNAP Recipient Trafficking Prosecution Pilot is not intended to fund new improvements to systems, such as fraud detection or eligibility systems, improvements to data management and warehousing, or other large scale system or technology-based projects.