464 0 obj <>stream Transitional Child Care (TCC) can help former TANF recipients pay for work related child care. Apply for Alabama Family Assistance For more information on this program, please visit the Family Assistance page. 2023 SMG. Here are some other examples of NRST benefits that grantees might want to provide with PEAF funds. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, Flexibility for States With Increasing Workloads, USDA moderniza el PlanEconmico de AlimentosThrifty actualizaciones a los beneficios del SNAP, USDA Modernizes the Thrifty Food Plan, Updates SNAP Benefits. For example, suppose a grantees full allotment were $2,876,380. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. All grantees must use funds to supplement, and not supplant, other federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local funds. If a grantee does not submit a request for an allotment or submits one after the due date, the grantee will lose any claim to the allotment. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. TTY: Maine relay 711, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Higher Opportunity for Pathways to Employment (HOPE), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training, Americans With Disabilities Act/Civil Rights Compliance, Families with dependent children living in their home. The amount of the shelter deduction is capped at (or limited to) $624 unless one person in the household is elderly or disabled. Office for Family Independence. Any such unallotted funds will be reallotted, as discussed below. The law specifies an allotment formula. 455 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<8E2CFAEFB75791468CED12F6B483C4D4><70332ACC9AF89D40AF0184A0EF036C29>]/Index[436 29]/Info 435 0 R/Length 90/Prev 161574/Root 437 0 R/Size 465/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream Application for Family Assistance (FA) Program can be filed in person at the Department of Human Resources in the county where you reside. IO XKR2.yJUQ5JH?rF2hK%]T$G%\GGMvi_cM#%?:Pd7TzFW The Food Assistance Division administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Alabama. h[{sW28i,7ZI{C Those dates are April 25, 2021, for states and June 9, 2021 for tribes and territories. DHR distributed over $144 million in benefits to more than 460,000 children in Alabama during the first round of P-EBT this past year. Additionally, they may use funds for administrative costs (up to a 15-percent cap for states and territories and up to the negotiated cap for tribes). Voucher payments, equal to up to three months of TANF benefits, are made available to families to help them with employment related expenses and avoid the need for TANF benefits. The NRST benefits a grantee funds with PEAF need not be the same as the ones funded by TANF. While each grantee must decide whether or not it intends to use its full allotment, it is important to understand that if a grantee elects to receive an amount less than the full allotment, it will lose its claim to the remainder of that allotment. 114 Corn Shop Lane. The My Maine Connection portal also offers a prescreening tool that can help you find out if you may be eligible. Support specialists are available from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Before you can complete the application online, you must first register for an account. Electronic Benefits Transfer, or EBT, is a system that makes the issuance of state Family Assistance and federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits faster and easier through the use of electronic transactions. The law requires HHS to reallot unused funds among eligible grantees, discussed below. If a grantee does choose to offer a benefit without determining an individual episode of need, it would need to be clear that the NRST expenditure was related to the pandemic. A monthly benefit through TANF that helps parents working through a two- or four-year degree-granting education program. Those with internet access may apply online at OneAlabama the online application portal for Alabamas public assistance, including Family Assistance. Regardless of when it receives its PEAF funds, a grantee may use the funds for allowable expenditures on or after April 1, 2021. 2.TANF Emergency Assistance (Formerly AFDC-EA as provided by 45 CFR 233.120 with provision date of August 21, 1996): Assistance and services to or on Grantees must use funds to supplement, and not supplant, other federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local funds. State, tribal, and territorial agencies administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program, and other eligible territories. 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Families with children under 6 years old who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) also qualify for P-EBT, but their benefits will be issued at a later date. be designed to deal with a specific crisis situation or episode of need; not be intended to meet on-going needs; and, must only include expenditures such as emergency assistance and diversion payments, emergency housing and short-term homelessness assistance, emergency food aid, short-term utilities payments, burial assistance, clothing allowances, and back-to-school payments; and, In most cases under TANF, a NRST benefit addresses a specific episode of need, which means that the state or tribe has determined the specific need of that family; however, the regulation allows for NRSTs to address a specific crisis situation. As is evidenced by Congress creating the PEAF, the extraordinary nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and its sweeping economic impacts constitute a specific crisis situation allowing a grantee to offer a NRST benefit broadly to needy families who are financially and otherwise eligible. If a grantee does choose to offer a benefit without determining an individual episode of need, it would need to be clear that the NRST expenditure was related to the pandemic. Augusta, Maine04333, Phone: (207) 287-3707 The funds would go to extremely low-income families whose TANF benefits aren't adequate to meet basic needs in normal times and who face extra needs due to the pandemic. Farmington, ME 04938. While each grantee must decide whether or not it intends to use its full allotment, it is important to understand that, Use of Funds Non-Recurrent, Short Term Benefits, For the purposes of the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund, NRST benefits. For a household with an elderly or disabled member, all shelter costs over half of the household's income may be deducted. To be considered financially eligible, families must have a monthly income lower than the maximum benefit for their family size. We are extremely grateful to our partners at USDA-FNS and to Dr. Eric Mackey and his team at the Department of Education, along with our advocates, for their continued support of our mission to feed Alabamas children.. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Failure to comply with the work requirements, without a good cause, will have their benefits reduced or revoked. 436 0 obj <> endobj Alabama DHR Commissioner Nancy Buckner said, Alabama has successfully tackled childhood hunger throughout this pandemic thanks to the P-EBT program and an effective multi-agency partnership. It does count for TANF. We anticipate having only one reallotment of those two sources of funds, but we will make a decision on whether to have more than one after we see how much of the allotment grantees request initially. 114 Corn Shop Lane Pandemic EBT Distribution Starts This Week for Families with Eligible School-Age Children June 8, 2021 Dominic Binkley MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits will start rolling out this week to families with eligible school-age children who missed out on free or reduced-price school meals because of the pandemic. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. After your application is filed, an interview will be arranged to determine your familys eligibility, either by phone or in person. Grantees may use funds to provide certain non-recurrent, short term (NRST) benefits, described in more detail below. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. A benefit to cover burial expenses for needy families who have had a family member die from COVID-19. Emergency Assistance provides voucher payments for children and their families whom are threatened by destitution or homelessness due to an emergency situation. %PDF-1.6 % The Family Assistance Division administers programs funded by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant designed to provide benefits and services to needy families so children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives. hb```f````a`bd@ A+sd11HO```yY)x!4,(qc-Ps13G8"$P c3h4 #D@adg `Py 2. For example, suppose a grantee wants to offer diversion payments to families affected by the pandemic, but it already offers diversion assistance under TANF. Families already receiving the monthly maximum benefit will not receive the supplement. This means that a grantee could offer the same or different NRSTs from the ones it offers under TANF, as long as they meet the requirements of the PEAF, including adhering to the requirement not to supplant current, Association of Village Council Presidents, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa, Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Res, Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska, Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Coeur D'Alene Tribe of the Coeur D'Alene Reservation, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of Flathead Res, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina, Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Lower Elwha Tribe of the Lower Elwha Reservation, Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Indian Res, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Robinson Rancheria - California Tribal TANF Partnership, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Res, Sokaogon Chippewa Community of the Mole Lake Band, South Puget Inter-Tribal Planning Agency (SPIPA), Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association, Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Mohican Indians, Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation CA & OR (aka Smith River), Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation, White Mountain Apache Tribe of Fort Apache Res, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (in NE and IA) -- NE, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Native Americans (ANA), Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF), Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR), Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget (OLAB), Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation (OPRE), Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS), About Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, About Health Profession Opportunity Grants, TANF-ACF-PI-2021-03 (Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund Allotment Request Form), Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund Allotment - States. For tribes, the same cap will apply to administrative costs in the PEAF that a tribe negotiated for administrative costs in its approved tribal TANF plan (or approved 477 plan for federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia that integrate TANF under P.L. E*bb44.=Xz Low TANF cash benefits, which disproportionately affect the benefits available to Black children, are rooted in a long history of racist ideas and policies. Given that the fund was created specifically to help address needs arising out of the pandemic, we have determined that NRST benefits that meet Purpose One (provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives) are in line with the PEAF and we do not think benefits meeting the other purposes are. The PEAF can be a powerful tool to give poor families a much-needed boost in the face of lost wages, limited work opportunities, or housing insecurity, to name just a few obstacles exacerbated by the pandemic. Major services/benefits to eligible families include: Information on eligibility requirements for the Family Assistance program. Cash assistance for short-term basic needs to help families with mixed immigration status (e.g., citizen children with parents who are not eligible due to their immigration status) who are affected by the pandemic. You may also fax, mail, or bring the signed application to your County DHR office for processing. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. DHR has created a toll-free customer service hotline at 1-800-410-5827 for questions related to P-EBT. Alabama pays a maximum of $215 a month to a family of three one of the lowest TANF benefits in the nation. Option 1: Apply online through My Maine Connection. In other words, for this fund, NRST benefits, like all NRSTs under TANF, must: and (as explained in the instructions for reporting on line 15 of the ACF-196R) NRSTs paid for with PEAF funds: Like TANF, any PEAF-funded benefit must meet a purpose of Title IV-A of the Social Security Act. The Food Assistance Program's purpose is to end hunger and improve nutrition by providing monthly benefits to eligible low income households to help them buy the food they need for good health. Grantees may use funds for administrative costs, within limitations. It enables low-income families to buy nutritious food through Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards. The ASPIRE program helps TANF recipients move towards financial independence through case management, job training, education, support and employment services. The limit is higher in Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam. We will issue supplemental information specific to tribes that integrate TANF under Public Law 102-477 into a single plan. Your completed application will be sent to the DHR office in the county where you live. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 ( PL 116-159 ), extended a number of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) flexibilities approved under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. 7.5 percent of funds are set aside for Tribal TANF programs and all 5 U.S. territories, to be distributed in a manner deemed appropriate by the HHS Secretary. Please direct inquiries to the TANF Program Manager in your region. A benefit to provide extra cash to replace lost wages to all families with children eligible to receive SNAP or other means-tested benefits who are affected by the pandemic. Maximum benefits range from $194 for a single-person household to $1,164 for a household of eight people. Option 1: Apply online through My Maine Connection. Before you can complete the application online, you must first register for an account. A one-time payment to provide extra cash to all current TANF recipient families to assist them in dealing with added costs caused by the pandemic. If after September 30, 2022, a grantee has unspent funds from its initial award i.e., any unobligated funds or any unliquidated obligations the grantee will not be eligible to receive reallotted funds. This means that we will reallot: (1) funds not initially awarded to a grantee because it chose to receive less than its full allotment; and (2) funds from the initial award that are unexpended (including unliquidated obligations) at the end of the statutory expenditure period, i.e., September 30, 2022. Alternative Aid Assistance assists TANF eligible parents who need short term help to find or maintain employment. For the purposes of the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund, NRST benefits mean cash payments or other benefits that meet the regulatory definition (45 CFR 260.31(b)(1)), but are limited to those that fall into the specific expenditure reporting category mentioned in the legislation (line 15 of the ACF-196R(PDF), the state financial reporting form for the TANF program). A payment for hotel rooms and meal delivery for people who need to quarantine away from their families. All rights reserved (About Us). The site is secure. This means that a grantee could offer the same or different NRSTs from the ones it offers under TANF, as long as they meet the requirements of the PEAF, including adhering to the requirement not to supplant current federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local expenditures. We hope that making this determination now will enable grantees to act expeditiously in distributing PEAF benefits and be responsive to the current crisis. %%EOF After deducting $2 million for federal administration: A grantee must make a one-time election of the amount of its allotment it wishes to receive. In most cases under TANF, a NRST benefit addresses a specific episode of need, which means that the state or tribe has determined the specific need of that family; however, the regulation allows for NRSTs to address a specific crisis situation. As is evidenced by Congress creating the PEAF, the extraordinary nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and its sweeping economic impacts constitute a specific crisis situation allowing a grantee to offer a NRST benefit broadly to needy families who are financially and otherwise eligible. 11 State House Station Learn more about the HOPE program. For example, a grantee might consider crafting a NRST to provide extra cash for all current TANF recipient families. Click Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the primary cash assistance program for families with children when they face a crisis or have very low incomes, can play a key role in ensuring that these families have incomes to meet their basic needs. Once enrolled in TANF you may also be eligible for help receiving job training and education. Alabama food stamp recipients can now buy food online through Amazon. Nationwide Waiver to Allow Sponsors that Successfully Participated in the Summer Food Service Program in FY 2019 to Operate as Experienced Sponsors in FY 2021 Offered to All States 4/1/2021 Nationwide Waiver to Provide Flexibility for School Meal Programs Administrative Reviews of SFAs Operating Only the SSO in SY 2021-22 In Alabama, that amount is $215 a month for a family of three. Assistance for families who are behind in rent or experiencing other housing insecurity due to the pandemic. Option 2: Download and mail an application. Programs & Services (334) 242-1 950 TANF provides families with financial assistance and support services. View guidance as of January 2022. Benefits are good for up to a year, so SNAP recipients do not have to use the additional benefits immediately, Hornsby said. A one-time payment to provide extra cash to weather the pandemic to current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipient families with children affected by the pandemic. Additionally, they. Indeed, as we noted above, all PEAF-funded benefits must be designed to address needs arising from the pandemic. Publication Date: December 20, 2021 | Current as of: April 5, 2022 2021 - Data as of 03/10/2022 . Food stamp recipients can now buy food online through My Maine Connection portal offers. 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