FAPL 53 (ESSA State Match Allocation)
Fiscal Administrative Procedure Letter No. 53
September 3, 2014
TO: Fiscal Administrative Procedure Manual Holders
FROM: Cynthia C. Dungey, Director
SUBJECT: ESSA State Match Allocation

In accordance with Amended Substitute House Bill 483 of the 130th General Assembly, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is issuing state funding to Public Children Services Agencies (PCSA) to be used as a match for eligible federal Title IV-B ESSA expenditures.

ODJFS will follow the methodology set forth in rule 5101:9-6-36 and 5101:9-6-37 of the Administrative Code to distribute ESSA State Match Allocation funding. PCSA's may only use the allocation to cover the 25% local match requirement.

ODJFS will issue coding for the ESSA State Match Allocation via a Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance (BCFTA) update. Funds must be reported and liquidated by September 30, 2015.

Please contact the Office of Families and Children for questions regarding funding and allowable activities. Please contact your ODJFS Fiscal Supervisor or the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance for questions regarding coding at (614)752-9194.