Rule 5101:9-6-13 | Disaster related prevention, retention and contingency (PRC) assistance funding.
(A) In the event a disaster or state of emergency is declared by the governor, the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) may provide supplemental funding to the county department of job and family services (CDJFS) based on availability for disaster-related PRC assistance and services through the PRC program.
(B) The funding source for the disaster relief PRC assistance allocation is the federal temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) block grant. The assistance listing number (ALN) is 93.558. These funds are in addition to the county's current TANF regular allocation as outlined in rule 5101:9-6-08 of the Administrative Code.
(C) The CDJFS may be required to amend or revise the county PRC plan to access these additional funds if the current plan does not reflect the inclusion of disaster assistance procedures. In order to qualify for PRC services, there are certain conditions that must be met, including evidence of economic need. It is recommended that counties adopt two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level (FPL). There may be instances where a standard of need that exceeds two hundred per cent of the FPL might be appropriate, but such a determination should be accompanied by a logical explanation or justification explaining why the selected standard of need is appropriate and reasonable in those circumstances.
(D) ODJFS makes funds available only to those CDJFS in counties that have been declared to be under a state of emergency by the governor. ODJFS will communicate the time limits for this allocation through the county finance information system (CFIS).
(E) ODJFS issues disaster PRC assistance funding only for declared disaster or state of emergency situations such as hurricanes, tornadoes, storms, floods, high water, wind-driven water, tidal waves, earthquakes, droughts, blizzards, pestilence, famine, fire, explosion, building collapse, transportation wreck, or any other situation which may cause human suffering or creates human needs which victims cannot alleviate without assistance.
The CDJFS shall only claim expenditures to this TANF allocation for nonrecurring, time-limited emergency disaster relief efforts for eligible PRC families. Recipients must reside in one of the counties declared under a state of emergency, and must have been adversely affected by the emergency condition.
(F) The CDJFS shall report expenditures as described in rule 5101:9-7-29 of the Administrative Code.
(G) The definitions, requirements and responsibilities contained in rule 5101:9-6-50 of the Administrative Code are applicable to this rule.
Last updated June 5, 2023 at 8:33 AM
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