How will FFFS affect Youth Employment Program funding in my county?
The FFFS will permit each county to design a TANF Youth Employment Program that meets its needs. Rather than distributing funds by local workforce investment area, the FFS will include, on a county-by-county basis, that portion of funds that previously had been allocated to predominantly larger geographic regions known as workforce investment areas. The FFS will permit for greater strategic planning on a county level and permit the use of funds to be targeted to areas most in need in that county. Strong county-level interagency communication will be key in assessing the need as well as targeting the use of funds. 35. Question: The letter announcing the FFFS states that benefit payments made to or on behalf of recipients will continue to be reimbursed at traditional federal shares. However, in some instances, 100% TANF funds (e.g. Community Solutions for Transportation) are used to pay for some types of employment-related transportation costs (e.g., bus passes, car insurance, and car re
