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August 28, 2018 Financial Impact:  A local match is required.The local match is 15.5%. The local match is available in the Portsmouth Department of Social Services FY 2019 Budget. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Department will make the appropriate budget adjustments. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Smith, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING FUNDING FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500 AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2019 SOCIAL SERVICES FUND FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP MEETING INCENTIVE PROGRAM.” Ayes: Clark, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Smith, Whitaker, Rowe Nays: None 18 - 340 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting an Employment for TANF Participants grant in the amount of $122,269.64 from the Virginia Department of Social Services and appropriating said funds in the FY 2019 Grants Fund for use by the Department of Social Services to assist TANF participants with preparing to enter the workforce and maintaining employment. Background:  Virginia First Cities proactively pushed, and the General Assembly passed, a budget line item for $7.5 million to assist Virginia local governments with efforts to promote community wealth building through non-siloed approaches in order to address issues of systemic poverty. As a result, the Virginia Department of Social Services created a Request for Application (RFA) for the Employment for TANF Participants grant.  The grant is designed to assist participants of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), in preparing to enter the workforce and maintaining employment, with the prospect of a career path and wage growth.  The intent is to provide resources to expand and enhance existing service delivery efforts to address more fully the needs of the target population prior to their entry into work and during employment.  The eligible population includes current or former TANF clients - including those with multiple barriers to becoming employed. Discussion:  In 2018, The Department of Social Services was awarded a grant totaling $163,026.19 from the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) for the Employment for TANF Participants Grant. The grant is renewable for up to two more years at the same amount.  VDSS is responsible for 75% of the grant ($122,269.64), and the department is responsible for 25% ($40,756.55). The department’s portion is provided through in-kind services equaling to $28,467.60 and a cash match of $12,288.95.  The stipulations of this grant prohibit the Local Departments of Social Services (LDSS) from providing any direct services, therefore PDSS will need to contract with an outside service provider.  The proposed grant submitted by the PDSS was designed to address the barriers that would hinder our citizens in obtaining viable employment. The PDSS intends to concentrate efforts in the areas of client skills building, job placement and transportation support.