(A)The Ohio
department of job and family services (ODJFS) issues funding to child support
enforcement agencies (CSEAs) for the administration of special project
opportunities that further the national and state child support mission and
goals.
(B)Projects may be
funded by federal or state funding. Opportunities for special projects may be
made available to counties via the United States department of health and human
services (HHS) office of child support enforcement (OCSE) or ODJFS office of
child support (OCS).
(C)Federal
discretionary projects.
(1)The United States department of health and human services (HHS)
office of child support enforcement (OCSE)HHS
OCSE offers two types of discretionary project opportunities: Section
1115 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1315 (9/2014) demonstration grants
and special improvement project (SIP) grants.
(2)Upon HHS
approval, ODJFS will allocate project funding to a participating CSEA. Each
CSEA with an approved project shall utilize the funding in accordance with the
grant award letter received from HHS. The catalog of
federal domestic assistance (CFDA)listing number (ALN) for
this funding will be included in the federal grant award letter.
(D)Statewide
initiatives.
(1)ODJFS may issue
state or federal child support training funding to assist CSEAs in providing
training for county CSEA employees. ODJFS will issue guidance on the
utilization of any statewide initiatives.
(2)ODJFS will
communicate the type of funding used via allocation letters from the county
finance information system (CFIS).
(E)ODJFS will
communicate the funding and liquidation periods for all funding through CFIS.
The CSEA shall report receipts and disbursements as described in rule
5101:9-7-29 of the Administrative Code.
(F)The
definitions, requirements, and responsibilities contained in rule 5101:9-6-50
of the Administrative Code are applicable to this rule.
Effective: 4/18/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 1/24/2022 and 04/18/2027
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 04/06/2022
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3125.25, 5101.02
Rule Amplifies: 3125.03, 3125.11, 3125.21, 3125.25, 5101.02
Prior Effective Dates: 03/22/2010, 07/01/2015, 05/19/2017