The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is issuing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) funding to county agencies to encourage further expansion of SNAP E & T activities.

The SNAP E&T Participant Allowance allocation consists of fifty per cent federal funding with county agencies providing the fifty per cent required match. The county match must be actual cash on hand or a cash outlay and not a form of in-kind donations or expenditures counted toward the program.

The catalogue of federal domestic assistance (CFDA) number for the federal portion of this allocation is 10.561.

The SNAP Participant Allowance Allocation reimburses the county for participant expenses that are necessary for the participation in the program including:

• Contracts, purchased services, and prior federally approved equipment costs for transportation for SNAP participants (e.g. bus passes, mileage reimbursement, and contracts with taxi/ transportation companies, etc.);
• Tuition/fees, fingerprinting, background checks, uniforms; and
• Other costs not listed in other Food Assistance Employment and Training (FAET)/SNAP E&T codes.

ODJFS will issue coding for the allocation via a Bureau of County Finance Technical Assistance (BCFTA) update. Services must be completed by September 30, 2016 and expenditures reported and liquidated by December 31, 2016.

For funding details and questions regarding allowable activities and reporting requirements, please refer to Office of Family Assistance Letter (FAL) #155 for all relevant program information. For question regarding coding please contact your ODJFS Fiscal Supervisor/BCFTA at (614) 752-9194.