The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is distributing $556,000 in Title XX supplemental funding to assist counties in supporting persons evacuating to Ohio as a result of the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes. Eligible services are the same as the current SSBG program in Ohio but with the addition of health care and mental health services to those affected by the hurricanes. The allocation funding details are as outlined in the attached Administrative Code rule 5101:9-6-12.3 "Hurricane Katrina Relief Funds Allocation" and activities must be reported on the JFS 02827 (see available coding information attached).

All expenditure coding available during State Fiscal Year 2007 will be mapped to Linecode 2-1740 Hurricane Katrina Relief and Funding Source 1740 Hurricane Katrina Relief Funds. All retro expenditure coding available during July - September 2007 will be mapped to Linecode 2-1740 Hurricane Katrina Relief and Funding Source 9150 Retro Payments.

Questions should be directed to your ODJFS fiscal supervisor and/or the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance (BCFTA) at (614) 752-9194.

Instructions:

Please direct inquiries to your Fiscal Supervisor.

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