Due to the recent flood and tornado devastation, twenty four counties in Ohio are granted additional funding for disaster related assistance supplements distributed through the PRC program. The counties effected by this transmittal are Athens, Belmont, Coshocton, Delaware, Franklin, Guernsey, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Licking, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Ottawa, Perry, Richland, Seneca, Tuscarawas, and Washington. Other counties may be added if declared by the Governor to be in a state of emergency.

ODHS has $5 million in TANF funds reserved for counties to use when a state emergency is declared by the Governor. These funds are in addition to the county's current TANF allocation. It may be necessary to amend/revise the county PRC plan to access these additional funds. A revision of the county PRC plan would be required if the county chooses to adopt a different income eligibility limit (or no limit) or benefit level than originally stated in the current PRC plan. The PRC Assistance Group (AG) must contain at least one minor child, reside in one of the counties declared under a state of emergency, and must have been adversely affected by the emergency condition.

The effective date of the amended/revised PRC plan must be on or after the date that the county has been declared to be under a state of emergency by the Governor. If the county chooses to amend their PRC plan, it should be faxed to Debbie Radcliffe, Bureau of Family Stability at FAX (614) 752 7193 for review.

The affected counties must submit a revised Cash Forecast diskette to the County Finance Section estimating these additional expenditures in order to receive a supplement to the PA Fund advance (APM 7353). The CDHS must use the code contained in the table below to report this special expenditure. This code will be added to the next issuance of the ODHS 2827 Code List and may only be used during a Governor declared state of emergency.

Questions concerning the PRC program should be directed to Debbie Radcliffe, Cash Assistance Section at (614) 466 6024. Questions or concerns regarding the PA Fund supplemental advance should be directed to the appropriate Account Manager, District Fiscal Supervisor or the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance at (614) 752 9194.