The State Refugee and Immigrant Services Program allocation is to be used as an additional resource to the six counties currently providing Refugee Social Services. These counties are Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas, Montgomery and Summit This is a one time allocation covering the period of January 1, 1999 through June 3 0, 1999.

Expenditures against this allocation are for contract and/or purchased services to refugees and legal immigrants regardless of their age and length of residence in the United States. Funds are being distributed per the Refugee Resettlement formula in Administrative Procedure Manual Section 6213.3.

The state program expands social services to serve more eligible refugee and legal Immigrant clients with a language barrier in becoming economically self supporting and socially self sufficient. Services to be provided axe those services allowable under the federal Refugee Social Services program, 45 CFR Sections 400 154 and 400 155 (a) through (g). This includes any additional services aimed at strengthening and supporting the ability of a refugee and legal immigrant individual, family, or refugee and legal immigrant community to achieve and maintain economic self sufficiency, family stability, or community integration and is not available from any other funding.

Counties are to enter into agreements with the local refugee service providers for the purpose of providing State Refugee and Immigrant Services.

As these are state funds, all funds are to be expended and reported by June 30, 1999, and must be used for activities provided between January 1, 1999 and June '10, 1999. All expenditures must be reported on the ODHS 2827 Monthly Financial Statement using Program Code 809 with Class Code 53.

Questions regarding this allocation should be directed to the Protective Services Sect ion at (614) 466 0995. Questions concerning expenditure reporting should be referred to your regional Account Manager or the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance at (614) 752 9194.