Checklist
This checklist can serve as a guide for state policymakers seeking to assess their state’s efforts in maximizing revenues, returns on investments and reinvestment.
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Maximize Federal Funds
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Making Progress
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Not Applicable
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1. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamp Program )
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a. Expand outreach to increase participation
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b. Reduce error rates
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| c. Expand eligibility |
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| d. Access employment and training funds |
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| e. Streamline eligibility determination and application processes |
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| 2. Employment and training Programs |
| a. Access employment and training funds (FSET) |
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| 3. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) |
| a. Access the TANF contingency fund |
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| b. Maximize work participation opportunities |
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| c. Ensure MOE requirements are met |
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| d. Streamline eligibility determination and application processes |
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| e. Access the TANF contingency fund |
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| 4. SCHIP and Medicaid |
| a. Maximize SCHIP enrollment |
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| b. Maximize enrollment of individuals currently receiving state or local treatment |
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| c. Maximize retroactive claiming |
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| d. Provide presumptive eligibility |
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| e. Maximize administrative claiming |
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| f. Consider state plan amendments to expand coverage |
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| g. Maximize use of the Medicaid Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and treatment (EPSDT) Program |
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| h. Review Medicaid utilization |
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| 5. Federal Tax Credits |
| a. Expand outreach for the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit |
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| b. Expand support for free tax preparation services |
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| 6. New Federal Funding for State Child Welfare Agencies |
| a. Use federal Title IV-E funds for kinship guardianship assistance |
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| b. Eliminate barriers to safe and timely placement with relatives |
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| c. Maximize federal reimbursement for adoption assistance and reinvest savings |
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| d. Take advantage of Family Connection Grants |
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| e. Maximize federal claims for administration, training, and services |
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| f. Leverage Family Unification Program funds |
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| g. Use federal Title IV-E funds for kinship guardianship assistance |
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| h. Use federal Title IV-E funds for kinship guardianship assistance |
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| i. Eliminate barriers to safe andtimely placement with relatives |
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| Maximize Returns on Investments |
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Making Progress |
Not Applicable |
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| 1. Invest in Assuring Children Are Healthy and Prepared to Succeed in School |
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| a. Invest in Early Care and Education |
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| b. Ensure immunizations |
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| c. Expand Child Care Subsidies |
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| d. Ensure access to dental care |
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| e. Expand home visiting programs |
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| 2. Invest in Promoting Family Economic Success |
| a. Increase Food Stamps (SNAP) participation |
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| b. Create or expand Earned Income Tax Credit |
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| c. Enhance Workforce Development |
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| 3. Invest in Building Strong and Stable Families |
| a. Provide Family Preservation programs |
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| b. Expand Family Reunification services |
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| c. Provide or increase Adoption Assistance |
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| d. Establish or expand Subsidized Guardianship |
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| 4. Invest in Preparing Youth to Succeed in Life |
| a. Expand community-based programs |
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| Generate Savings to Reinvest in What Works |
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Making Progress |
Not Applicable |
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| 1. Reinvest in Family Reunification for Children in Foster Care |
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| 2. Reinvest in Permanent Guardianship for Children in Foster Care |
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| 3. Reinvest in Juvenile Detention Alternatives |
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