e Government Payments Council (eGPC)
The eGovernment Payments Council (eGPC) is an industry council within the Electronic Funds Transfer Association (EFTA) that focuses on the business, policy and operating issues involved in government electronic payment programs.
The mission of the eGPC is to promote policy and business practices favorable to the expansion of government-driven electronic payment transactions and systems. These programs and services include, but are not limited to:
- SNAP (formerly Food Stamps)
- WIC
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and other cash supplemental assistance programs
- Child Support
- Subsidized child-care, including capture of time-and-attendance data
- Unemployment compensation
- Summer Food Program Initiatives
- Farmers markets
The council is a public-private partnership consisting of state and federal entities, advocacy groups, and for-profits firms. Formed in January 2009 through the merger of EFTA’s long standing EBT Council and the Electronic Benefits and Services Council of NACHA, the eGPC members include state & federal government agencies, EBT processors, ATM networks, non-profit advocates, consulting firms, equipment and card manufacturers, and technology companies. Leveraging the subject matter expertise of the eGPC’s varied EBT stakeholders, the Council frequently weighs in on technology and operational impacts of state and federal EBT related policies.
The accomplishments of the eGPC are many and include:
- Lead an inter-industry task force at the request of FNS to help ensure the long-term health and viability of EBT
- Formed a public/private workgroup to develop recommendations to FNS Leadership to mitigate EBT outages
- Created a workgroup and issued white papers identifying the steps needed to safely and securely migrate EBT to a mobile platform
- Plan and host the EBT: The Next Generation conference, the only annual national conference devoted exclusively to EBT
- Developed and continue to administer the Quest® Operating Rules, the national standards supporting interoperability of SNAP transactions across state lines
- Gained exemption for government card programs from the Durbin Interchange Amendment of Dodd-Frank legislation
- Assisted Congress in drafting the initial exemption for EBT programs from Regulation E of the EFT Act, without which EBT could not have functioned
- Produced the only nationwide survey and white paper on the use of debit cards to deliver government payments
The eGPC is a prime example of a successful public private partnership. The council is actively involved in shaping the future of EBT in terms of technology, operations, and influencing state and federal policy. This is possible because of the active participation of the many industry participants from both the public and private sector. We welcome and encourage new members and new perspectives.
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Chair:
Amy Duncan
Vice President, Project Management
amy.duncan@cdpehs.com
716-531-9057
Officers:
Vice Chair, Retailer Forum: Beverly Cole, Senior Director, Corporate Treasury, Walmart
Vice Chair, WIC Agency Forum: Todd Mountin, eWIC Project Manager, State of Washington – Dept. of Health
Vice Chair, Technology & Policy: Jimmy Chen, CEO, Propel
Vice Chairman, Rules & Practice: Ellen Thompson, Vice President, MAXIMUS
Vice Chairman, SNAP/Cash State Forum: Eileen Emory, EBT/ePayment Operations Supervisor, Idaho Dept of Health & Welfare
Vice Chairman, Communications: April Jules, VP, Development & Operations, Burger, Carroll & Associates
Secretary: Mary Hinderer, Director, MAXIMUS, Inc.
Farmers to Families Food Box Program
Senate Democrats Letter to Secretary Perdue
SNAP/EBT Related Covid-19 Developments
Expanding SNAP Options Act – July 2, 2020 Press Release
Advocacy letter to Congress requesting COVID related increased SNAP benefits
Senate letter to Secretary Perdue urging USDA to further expand delivery options for SNAP recipients
Congressional letter to FNS Administrator Miller regarding WIC waiver requests
USDA FNS Request for Information: WIC National Universal Product Code Database Next Steps
FNS Plans for Temporary Emergency Eligibility Levels Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Guidance for Temporary Emergency Eligibility Levels Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Shutdown Information for EBT
SNAP March Issuance – as of February 14, 2019 (file attached)
eGPC Statement on Government Shutdown – EBT Community Springs to Action to Meet Early SNAP Issuance Demands – January 23, 2019
Summary and Q&As from USDA/FNS and WIC State Agency Call – January 10, 2019
Farm Bill
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Provisions of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 – Information Memorandum – March 7, 2019
Harvest Box Initiative
Harvest Box Initiative Letter – March 6, 2018
SNAP
USDA to Improve Disaster SNAP Program Ahead of Hurricane Season – May 9, 2019
EFTA’s eGovernment Payments Council Response to Disaster (D-SNAP) – July 11, 2016
eGPC Response to SNAP Photo EBT Card Implementation Requirements – March 7, 2016
EFTA’s eGPC Response to FNS RFI: SNAP and WIC Input Regarding Procurement and Implementation of EBT Services – October 23, 2015
TANF
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Update on State Counting Third-Party Expenditures toward Maintenance Requirements – February 2016
EFTA/eGPC Letter to Kansas Regarding TANF Withdraw Limits – July 1, 2015
WIC EBT
FNS WIC EBT Final Rule 3-1-2016
WIC Task Force on Supplemental Foods Delivery
WIC Task Force on Supplemental Foods Delivery | USDA-FNS
WIC Task Force on Supplemental Foods Delivery: Overview
Memo: USDA FNS WIC Task Force on Supplemental Food Delivery (2/23/2021)
Miscellaneous
eGPC Notes on Boozman Bill: S-1966 Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2015 – September 12, 2015