USDA provides food ($5.5M) to be delivered to Florida's recipient agencies for distribution to eligible residents. Funding provides for reimbursement cost to recipients for storage, transportation and handling cost of the food they receive ($1.39M).
Increases food stamp benefits by 13.6%. (Only SNAP administration is in state budget.)
Temporary emergency contingency fund reimburses states 80% of increased expenditures on basic assistance, short-term non-recurring benefits or subsidized employment.
The funding will provide short- and medium-term financial assistance to help households with rental payments or to relocate the household to more affordable housing if they are unable to retain their current housing.
Potential increased funding related to increase in FMAP for Title IV-E Foster Care. Depends on renegotiation of Florida's waiver with Dept. of Health and Human Services. Allocation represents estimates if Florida successfully negotiates a proportional share of the increase.
Federal match at enhanced FMAP of 6.2 percentage points after hold harmless.
Funds unemployment compensation benefits and workforce support services.
The funds pay for quality child care for income-eligible families so that parents can work or prepare for work and provide additional funding for Head Start programs.
"Additional $25 weekly ($345 M) and extension ($1.04 B) of unemployment compensation benefits. $444.3 M in ""Reed Act"" funds tied to specific unemployment insurance coverage reforms. $8.2 M for college work-study (student financial aid) programs. Food Stamps ($879M) through FY 12/13"
These funds will provide congregate meals and home-delivered meals to Florida seniors 60 and older.
$25 weekly supplement to unemployment compensation of eligible claimants.
The USDA/FNS Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) will provide $100 million to State agencies for management information systems, EBT pilots and other critical systems upgrades. It is Florida WIC’s current understanding that these funds will be allocated through a national competitive grant process. No other details are known at this time.
Provides funding for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes.
The Community Services Block Grant Program annually provides funds to community action agencies, local governments and non-profit agencies to provide assistance to low-income Floridians to become self-sufficient. The program provides a variety of services designed at the local level to meet specific community needs that can range from self sufficiency assistance to immediate life necessities such as food, medicine, shelter, etc.
Extended benefits available to individuals who have exhausted all rights to state unemployment compensation (UC).
An estimated $879 million for Florida recipients of food assistance payments. Funding does not go through the state budget.
The funds pay for quality child care for income-eligible families so that parents can work or prepare for work and provide additional funding for Head Start programs.
