; and (II) fulfilled the criteria for successful engagement in work activation for that activity during the month; and (ii) all sanctioned recipients for that month; bears to (B) the average number of eligible participants in the State in that month. (5) Multiple eligible participants A married couple household consisting of more than 1 eligible participant shall be counted as a single eligible participant for purposes of calculating the participation rate under this subsection. (k) Penalties for inadequate State performance (1) In general Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 and for each subsequent quarter of fiscal year 2020 and of each subsequent fiscal year, each State shall count the monthly average number of countable participants under this section. (2) Reduction in funding If the monthly average number of countable participants in a State of a fiscal year is not sufficient to fulfill the relevant work activation participation goal under subsection (i) during that quarter, the supplemental nutrition assistance program funding for the State under this Act shall be reduced for the fiscal quarter that begins 180 days after the first day of the quarter in which the inadequate performance occurred in accordance with paragraph (3). (3) Funding in penalized quarter The total amount of funding a State shall receive for all households with eligible participants for a quarter for which funding is reduced under paragraph (2) shall equal the product obtained by multiplying— (A) the total amount of funding that the State would have received in the preceding quarter for all households with eligible participants if no reduction had been in place