1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Results Through Innovation Act of 2017 . 2. Targeted employment and training projects Section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) targeted employment and training projects (i) Establishment of program The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program that provides grants, on a competitive basis, to States to carry out 3-year projects as determined by the Secretary to provide targeted employment and training services designed— (I) to raise short-term and long-term employment and increase earnings for members of households that receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits by using innovative approaches to remove barriers to employment and training; (II) to support a holistic, 2-generation approach to serving households; (III) to explore alternative integrated models for providing supportive services; or (IV) to target hard-to-serve populations such as homeless individuals, recently incarcerated individuals, or individuals with other substantial barriers to employment. (ii) Eligibility Requirements for applicants To be eligible to receive in a fiscal year a grant under clause (i) to carry out a project, a State shall submit to the Secretary a separate application for such project that— (I) contains such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require; (II) except as provided in this subparagraph, proposes to carry out a project that satisfies the requirements of sections 6(d) and 20; (III) proposes to carry out a project that provides at least one of the following— (aa) services or benefits authorized under section 6(d)(4) or 20; (bb) other services or benefits designed to remove barriers or provide enhanced case management for— (AA) members of households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program who are employed or participating in an allowable employment and training activity