Due to an increase in Ohio Benefit expenditures for FAET
Participant Allowance, 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 Ohio Benefits and the expenditures claimed
against the FAET Participant Allowance allocation issued through the County
Finance Information System (CFIS). As a result, ODJFS will allocate the FAET
Participation Allowance allocation as follows:
- ODJFS will calculate each county’s total FAET
Participant Allowance allocation using the statewide budget amount in
accordance with rule 5101:9-6-09 of the Administrative Code and will
communicate the following to each county agency:
- The preliminary FAET Participation Allowance
allocation amount.
- Prior Ohio Benefit Participation expenditures.
- ODJFS will calculate the Ohio Benefit portion of
the FAET Participation Allowance, for each county, using an average of the last
two FFY Ohio Benefit expenditures.
- ODJFS will communicate the Ohio Benefits portion
and reduce the preliminary FAET Participation Allowance allocation by that
amount.
Quarterly, ODJFS will use an Ohio Benefit report to track the
amount each county spends on FAET participant expenses. ODJFS will notify
counties that exceed one quarter's worth of their estimated Ohio Benefit budget
and will request counties to release their CFIS FAET Participant Allowance
allocation to cover the excess. If a county does not request a release, ODJFS
will automatically decrease the CFIS FAET Participant Allowance allocation.
ODJFS will continue to decrease the budgets quarterly for Ohio
Benefits expenditures. Once the entire FAET Participation allocation is
consumed, the county will be responsible for reimbursing ODJFS for any
additional Ohio Benefit participant allowance expenditures.
No later than May 30, counties that underspend
their estimated Ohio Benefit expenditures budget may submit an explanation to
ODJFS requesting an increase to their CFIS FAET Participant Allowance
allocation with a corresponding reduction to their Ohio Benefit budget amount.
For questions regarding fiscal reporting please contact your
ODJFS Fiscal Supervisor or the CFIS Helpdesk CFIS_HELP_DESK@jfs.ohio.gov