DETERMINATION

A. The county department shall enter all client, resource, and income information into the statewide automated system. B. The client shall have the right to decide how to spend his or her OAP grant payment. C. The grant standard for OAP, as listed in Section 3.530.A, shall be adjusted to remain within available appropriations. Appeals shall not be allowed for grant standard adjustments necessary to stay within available appropriations. D. In addition to the regular monthly OAP grant payments, supplemental payments necessary to comply with the Federal pass-along requirements may be provided. These payments are supplements to regular grant payments and may be provided to eligible Adult Financial recipients in two (2) forms: 1. Maintenance Of Effort (MOE) Lump Sum Payments – these irregular lump sum payments cannot be anticipated, are not an entitlement, and do not affect grant standards. Appeals shall not be allowed for MOE payment adjustments. The Federal pass-along requirements are located in the Federal Regulations found at 20 C.F.R. § 416.2095-2099 (October 2025), which are hereby incorporated by reference. No later amendments or editions are incorporated. These regulations are available at no cost at https://www.ecfr.gov. These regulations are also available for public inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Economic and Workforce Support, 1575 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, during regular business hours. 2. State Supplementary Payment – These monthly payments are included as supplements to regular grant payments when an OAP, AND-CS, or HCA client’s Adult Financial grant is less than the payment floor standard. The supplemental payment is in addition to the grant payment and brings the client’s monthly benefit amount equal to the payment floor standard defined for the program(s) in which the client is enrolled.