Executive Order 2019-22D Directing Expenditure of Fiscal Year 2020 TANF Funds by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

Executive Order

WHEREAS, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ("TANF") program is a State program of family assistance, which is provided with State and federal funds, authorized under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act; and

WHEREAS, the first purpose of the TANF program is to "provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives"; and

WHEREAS, the second purpose of the TANF program is to "end the dependencies of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage"; and

WHEREAS, the third purpose of the TANF program is to "prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies"; and

WHEREAS, the fourth purpose of the TANF program is to "encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families"; and

WHEREAS, the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives ("GOFBCI") works to reduce poverty in Ohio by serving as a catalyst for effective public-private partnerships aimed at reducing poverty;

NOW THEREFORE, I, Mike DeWine, Governor of the State of Ohio, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution, the laws of this State and in accordance with Sections 5101.80 and 5101.801 of the Ohio Revised Code do hereby order and direct that:

1. The Fiscal Year ("FY") 2020 Budget (H.B. 166, 133rd General Assembly, section 307.70) authorizes GOFBCI to expend up to $13,285,000 during Fiscal Year 2020 on TANF-allowable expenses.

2. The FY 2020 Budget shall be allocated in the following manner:

A. Up to Four Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand and Twenty-Seven Dollars ($455,027.00) for funding of case management services to assist Moms2B in reducing the effects of low birth-weight babies.

B. Up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall be used to assist After-School All-Stars to enhance after-school enrichment programs for low-income at-risk children.

C. Up to One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($116,000.00) shall be used to assist the Truly Reaching You Prisoner Reentry Program designed to help parents re-integrate into society by assisting them with the development of trade skills, life skills and positive relationships.

D. Up to Two Million Eight Hundred Twelve Thousand Eight Hundred Nineteen Dollars ($2,812,819.00) shall be used to assist the Ohio Association of Foodbanks Summer Rural Delivery Meals, Summer Weekend Meals and Mobile Farmers Market Programs.

E. Up to Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) shall be used to assist Operation Warm to provide new coats and shoes for at-risk children.

F. Up to Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) shall be used to assist Cleveland Coats for Kids to provide new coats for at-risk children.

G. Up to Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) shall be used to assist Community Shelter Board with homelessness prevention for pregnant women.

H. Up to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) shall be used to assist Mom's House to provide Early Childhood and Parenting Program Services.

3. The remaining monies for FY 2020 Budget for GOFBCI shall be used to provide support to programs or organizations that promote the mission of GOFBCI and further one of the four purposes of the TANF program set forth above.

4. The state, county, and private agencies receiving funds as a result of this Executive Order shall comply with all TANF requirements, including reporting requirements, and timelines as specified in State and federal statutes, federal regulations, State rules, interagency agreements, and any relevant directives from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

I signed this Executive Order on September 4, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio and it will expire on June 30, 2020.

Mike DeWine, Governor

ATTEST:

Frank LaRose, Secretary of State

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