The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) will distribute additional Income Maintenance Control and Federal Social Service funding one time only for state fiscal year 2005. This funding will be identified as Income Maintenance III allocation and Federal Social Service III allocation.

The purpose of increase in funding for the Income Maintenance Control III allocation is to provide sufficient funds for continued administrative operations of the Food Stamp, Medicaid and Disability Assistance programs allowing for a 3.8 percent expenditure growth rate for SFY 2005, over expenditures from SFY 2004.

The amount of funding made available to county departments of job and family services will be based on a distribution methodology outlined in the attached Ohio Administrative Code rule 5101:9-6-55 (One Time Special Funding for Income Maintenance Control and Federal Social Services).

The purpose of increase in federal social service funding is to provide sufficient funds for continued operation and program support of social services operating adult protective service and federal social service programs allowing for a 3.2 percent expenditure growth rate for SFY 2005, over expenditures from SFY 2004;

Questions regarding this one-time distribution should be directed to your local fiscal supervisor or to the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance at (614) 752-9194.