Notice to the counties of the upcoming September 2009 Primary Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review (FCER). Alameda and Los Angeles are exempted (they got reviewed recently through a waiver program). [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
ACWDL 08-45: County performance standards and minimum case sample sizes for self-certifications and independent evaluations (10/10/2008)
This ACWDL lays out some changes in self-certification and independent evaluation minimum sample requirements. Included are the mandatory performance levels that must be achieved including 90% of regular applications processed in 45 days and disability applications processed in 90 days. [Download]
ACWDL 08-44: Translated Medi-Cal notices of action for the citizenship/identity requirements of the Defecit Reduction Act of 2005 (10/9/2008)
The Defecit Reduction Act requires U.S. Citizens and Nationals to provide proof of citizenship/ national status and identity for Medi-Cal eligibility. The NOAs related to the DRA are now available in Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Armenian, Farsi, Khmer, Hmong, Arabic, Tagalog, Spanish, and English. [Download]
ACIN I-70-08: Instructions For Annual Report For The Child Abuse Prevention Intervention And Treatment (etc.) programs (10/6/08)
The full title (quite a mouthful) tells it all: “Instructions For Annual Report For The Child Abuse Prevention Intervention And Treatment/Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention/Promoting Safe And Stable Families/County Children’s Trust Fund Programs; And Annual Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Application And Allocations” [Download]
Final Fair Market Rents for Fiscal Year 2009 for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, etc.
The FY 09 FMRs went into effect on October 1, 2009. Rather than send you to the Federal Register, the link that follows takes you to the friendlier HUD User page which includes a link to the FMR table listing FMRs for individual areas. [Download.]
Notice of Allocations, Application Procedures, Regulatory Waivers Granted to and Alternative Requirements for Emergency Assistance for Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes Grantees Under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, 2008 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD (October 6, 2008)
This super long title refers to the regulations governing the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) component of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), through which HUD will disburse a total of $3.9 billion in emergency assistance funds to state and local governments to acquire and redevelop foreclosed properties that are or at risk of becoming blighted areas. NSP is considered a CDBG program and thus governed by CDGB regs, unless otherwise indicated in HERA. The link at the end of this post takes you to the HUD webpage that provides links to the regs at 73 FR 58330 and handy links listing state and local allocations. Note that states and localities must submit NSP plans to HUD by December 1, 2008. [Download.]