The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is issuing one-time supplemental TANF funding to assist county departments of job and family services (CDJFS) with meeting and sustaining their required work participation rate and improving the opportunity for self-sufficiency for TANF recipients.

ODJFS will follow the methodology set forth in rule 5101:9-6-08 of the Administrative Code, currently used to allocate funding for the TANF regular allocations. Funding will be available as follows:

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2012

Counties may use the Supplemental TANF allocation for FFY 12 TANF Regular and TANF Administration expenditures. A CDJFS may move expenditures from the current grant to the Supplemental TANF grant. Counties have until December 31, 2012 to make adjustments for FFY 12 TANF expenditures.

FFY 2013

Counties may also use the Supplemental TANF allocation for FFY 13 TANF Regular and TANF Administration expenditures. Counties will have until December 31, 2013 to liquidate their remaining allocation.

ODJFS will issue coding for the Supplemental TANF allocation and further information regarding FFY13 expenditure reporting via a Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance (BCFTA) Update.