Section 2665.70  Cost Limitations

Pursuant to the requirements of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the following cost limitations shall apply:

a)         At least 70 percent of the WtW funds allotted to or awarded to a Welfare-to-Work Administrative Agency must be spent to benefit hard-to-employ individuals, as described in Section 2665.60(a)(1) of this Part.

b)         Not more than 30% of the WtW funds allotted to or awarded to a Welfare-to-Work Administrative Agency may be spent to assist individuals with long-term welfare dependency characteristics, as described in Section 2665.60(a)(2) of this Part.

c)         If less than 30% of the funds are spent to assist individuals with long-term welfare dependency characteristics, the remaining funds shall be spent to benefit hard-to-employ individuals pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section.

d)         The limitation of expenditures for administrative purposes will in no case be more than 15% of the grant award.