During State Fiscal Years (SFY) 2006 and 2007, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) reallocated up to ten million dollars ($10,000,000) from the regular Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) allocation to Child Care 2 allocation. This reallocation is approved for SFY 08 in response to counties' projections that childcare administrative expenditures will again exceed current childcare administrative funding. The basis for the reallocation will be the written request of a proposed reallocation. The regular TANF allocation is reduced and the Child Care 2 allocation is increased.
County Departments of Job and Family Services (CDJFS) that wish to transfer TANF regular funds to Child Care 2 must send a letter requesting the proposed reallocation amount from the agency director by December 31, 2007.
In the event that funds are moved to Child Care 2 from TANF and the CDJFS does not exceed Child Care 2 by the amount designated, funds may be restored to TANF. County Departments of Job and Family Services that wish to transfer Child Care 2 funds back to TANF regular funds must send a letter requesting the proposed reallocation amount from the agency director by March 31, 2008.
All requests shall be sent to:
Tammy Brown, Bureau Chief
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance
Rhodes State Office Tower-37th Floor
30 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3414
Should total requests for reallocation exceed the ten million dollar ($10,000,000) ceiling, the proposed reallocation amounts will be reduced. Any possible reductions in the proposed reallocation amounts having impact to CDJFS will be reviewed. ODJFS may solicit input from the counties in the development of the criteria for determining reallocation formulas, should such reductions prove necessary.
Questions regarding this fiscal administrative procedure letter may be directed to your ODJFS fiscal supervisor or to the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance at (614) 752-9194.