United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services (FNS), has approved Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) to use state funds set aside as food assistance payment accuracy re-investment funding for the limited purpose of supplementing the travel expenses of county agencies attending the FNS Big Ten Annual Conference in July 2010.

ODJFS Office of Families and Children issued a survey to all County Departments of Job and Family Services (CDJFS) regarding the county agency's ability to utilize these funds for that purpose. ODJFS will distribute these funds equally among the CDJFSs who returned the survey to ODJFS by June 4, 2010 conveying their intention to send staff to the Conference. The CDJFS may use the allocation to cover the costs of lodging, mileage, meals, registration, and incidentals such as parking incurred by local agency staff attending the Conference. ODJFS will issue coding for the allocation via BCFTA update.

Questions may be directed to your ODJFS fiscal supervisor or to the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance at (614) 752-9194.