The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) has reviewed past spending trends for the FAET Participation allowance expenses paid to FAET participants through the client registry information system-enhanced (CRIS-E) and the expenditures claimed against the FAET Participant Allowance allocation issued through the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance (BCFTA). In order to provide county agencies with maximum flexibility, ODJFS reviewed each individual county's spending trends to establish the amount spent directly and the amount spent through CRIS-E. As a result, the following budget adjustments will be made:

ODJFS will calculate the FAET Participant Allowance allocation in accordance with rule 5101:9-6-09 of the Administrative Code and provide the county with their initial budget. ODJFS will then reduce each county's budget by their projected CRIS-E expenditure amount. The amount of the FAET Participant Allowance allocation reduction will be the greater of the average of the county's last two years CRIS-E participant allowance expenses or the total of the county's last four completed quarters' CRIS-E expenses.

For questions regarding this funding, please contact your ODJFS Fiscal Supervisor/BCFTA at (614) 752-9194.