Program instructions for implementing the expansion of CalWORKs subsidized employment programs through the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund (ECF). Counties can expand subsidized employment programs now, but access to TANF ECF funds for county programs is contingent upon federal approval, and counties would be on the hook if denied. The letter also provides instructions re: providing such positions to low-income needy families who have not previously been eligible for TANF. (Guidance for implementing new expanded basic assistance and nonrecurring short-term benefits under TANF ECF will be released under a separate All County Letter.)
States may be reimbursed up to 80 percent of increased TANF/TANF MOE spending in FFY 2009 and FFY 2010 on any of the following three categories:
1. Increased basic assistance expenditures, as long as there is an increased caseload
2. Increased expenditures for subsidized employment
3. Increased expenditures for non-recurring short-term benefits.
All expenditures related to operating a subsidized employment program, including the cost of overseeing the program, developing work sites, and providing training to participants, may be claimed. Includes a list of eligible populations. [Download]