ODJFS is issuing new rule 5101:9-6-08.10 "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Subsidized Summer Employment Program for Youth Allocation" to provide funding for the enhancement or creation of summer employment opportunities for TANF eligible youths. This funding will be allocated only to counties who expressed interest in writing to the Office of Families and Children by the deadline established and communicated to counties in "Family Assistance Letters No. 93 and No. 93A."

Funding will be available for programs in place from June 1, 2010 through August 31, 2010. As long as the program is otherwise eligible and approved, preparation costs incurred in May will be considered allowable expenditures. The liquidation period is thirty days long, ending on September 30, 2010. The CDJFS will direct charge youth wage subsidy expenditures to this allocation.

CDJFS staff will use existing random moment sample (RMS) codes for summer youth employment programs while performing activities defined as TANF administration. ODJFS will establish new RMS coding for activities other than administration. Coding information will be communicated through a BCFTA Update. This allocation is a result of receipt of funds from the TANF Emergency Fund under the ARRA. Funding details are outlined in the rule.

Instructions:

Please direct inquiries to your ODJFS Fiscal Supervisors/Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance at (614) 752-9194.