FAPL 38 (Connecting the Dots Pilot Funding)
Fiscal Administrative Procedure Letter No. 38
May 25, 2012
TO: Fiscal Administrative Procedure Manual Holders
FROM: Michael B. Colbert, Director
SUBJECT: Connecting the Dots Pilot Funding

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) set aside $250,000 of state funds to establish the "Connecting the Dots" program which provides additional support for transitioning/emancipating youth.

Public children services agencies (PCSAs) in five counties have been awarded the following funding to pilot the program:

Cuyahoga$55,000

Hamilton$55,000

Lake$30,000

Montgomery$55,000

Summit$55,000

Funding may be spent on expenditures that benefit transitioning/emancipating youth to include but not be limited to:

  • Mentoring activities;
  • Training;
  • Facilitators for meetings;
  • Stipends and travel costs for youth to attend focus groups;
  • Equipment to include up to 4 IPADS in each pilot site; or
  • Youth baskets containing items such as bedding, personal hygiene items and any other personal items deemed necessary to support the youth at emancipation.

ODJFS will issue coding for the allocation via a Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance (BCFTA) update. Funds must be obligated by June 30, 2012 and reported and liquidated by September 30, 2012. PCSAs may recode any expenditure claimed in SFY 2012 that meets the above criteria to the Connecting the Dots allocation.

For questions regarding funding and allowable activity please contact Dan.Shook@jfs.ohio.gov. For questions regarding coding please contact your ODJFS Fiscal Supervisor or call the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance at (614) 752-9194.