Jeb Bush
Governor
Susan Pareigis
Director	
MEMORANDUM

DATE:		October 1, 2004

TO:		Regional Workforce Board Executive Directors and Optional Workfare Program
		Providers

FROM:	Lois A. Scott, Program Manager, One-Stop and Program Support

SUBJECT:	Use of 100 Percent Federal Employment and Training Funds for Participant
		Expenses

Staff of the Department of Children and Families have forwarded guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) referencing South East Regional Office (SERO) Policy Memorandum 273.7-04 on the use of 100 percent funds in the Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) program (see the Attachment).  According to this policy memorandum, Regional Workforce Boards (RWBs) and Optional Workfare Program providers are no longer able to use the food stamp program allocations received from the state for participant expenses.  This would include use of “grant funds” to purchase vans to transport individuals to and from E&T component activities, lease public and private transport, and buy bus tokens for distribution to participants.  One hundred percent Federal E&T funds are not to be used for any purpose related to E&T component participation, including transportation, dependent care, or other participant expenses.

This does not include the $25 food stamp reimbursement that was referenced in recent training on the FSET program. 

Please contact Delores Coachman at (850) 245-7411 or Delores.Coachman@awi.state.fl.us if there are questions.

LAS/odc

Attachment

cc:	Jennifer Lange
	Mike Switzer