DATE: January 21, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Retroactive Amendment to Agreement 15-023 with Reading and Beyond for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Amendment III to Agreement 15-023 with Reading and Beyond for the provision of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training services, effective January 2, 2020 with no change in term to March 31, 2021 and increasing the maximum by $822,776 to a total of $3,537,287.
REPORT
The agreement 15-023 with Reading and Beyond (RAB) provides Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) services to Non-Assistance CalFresh (NACF) recipients residing in Fresno County. Approval of the recommended action will amend the agreement to utilize an additional $822,776 in reallocated funds from the United States Department of Agriculture. The cost of these services will be offset with Federal funds, with no increase in Net County cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could elect not to approve the recommended action. If the recommended action is not approved, the reallocated funds will be returned to the United States Department of Agriculture and the RAB SNAP E&T services will be discontinued immediately.
RETROACTIVE AMENDMENT:
In 2018, the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill) was amended to allow programs that participated in the 2014 SNAP E&T Pilot priority in requesting reallocated SNAP E&T funds. The Department partnered with local non-profit RAB to operate the SNAP E&T Pilot. In October 2019, RAB requested that the Department request reallocated funds through the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and Food and Nutrition Services (FNS). The Department worked with both State and Federal partners to submit the information ...
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