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Budget Amendments - HB1700 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Pillion
TANF for Two-Generation/Whole Family Community Action Pilot Program

Item 346 #2h

Item 346 #2h

First Year - FY2019 Second Year - FY2020
Health and Human Resources
Department of Social Services FY2019 $0 FY2020 $2,250,000 NGF

Language
Page 384, line 2, strike "$48,521,967" and insert "$50,771,967".

Page 384, after line 38, insert:

"4. Out of this appropriation, $2,250,000 the second year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant shall be provided for competitive grants to Community Action Agencies for a Two-Generation/Whole Family Pilot Project and for evaluation of the pilot project.  Applicants selected for the pilot project shall provide a match of no less than twenty percent of the grant, including in-kind services. The Virginia Department of Social Services shall report to the General Assembly annually on the progress of the pilot project and shall complete a final report on the project no later than six years after the commencement of the project."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $2.3 million the second year from the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant for competitive grants to Community Action Agencies for a Two-Generation/Whole Family Pilot Project and for evaluation of the pilot project. The goal of this pilot project is to test and evaluate concepts and specific interventions that represent two-generation or whole family strategies to alleviate multi-generational poverty. The pilot project will accelerate the development of two-generation or whole family strategies that will move families out of poverty in a variety of communities. The Department of Social Services shall evaluate these pilot programs and disseminate information about successful projects to promote their adoption. Language requires an annual report to the General Assembly on the progress of the pilots with a final report no later than six years after the implementation of the project.)