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18.1 Basic Assistance and Relative Foster Care/Adoption (#6) a. DWSS MOE funds for TANF basic assistance includes cash payments, vouchers, and other forms of benefits to meet a family’s ongoing basic needs. TANF basic assistance for households with at least one work-eligible individual may also include case management and support services to address barriers to employment. b. MOE funds for basic assistance provided on behalf of a child or children for whom a child welfare agency has legal placement and is living with a caretaker relative or fictive kin. Foster care placement with foster parents standing in loco parentis known as Fictive Kin is included in this category. Expenditures are for cases that are not yet eligible for IV-E foster care assistance or subsidies. Washoe County and Clark County Social Services may provide monthly payments to support foster care placement families prior to the ability to provide IV-E Foster Care payments. DWSS may provide monthly payments to support fictive kin foster care placement families until the fictive kin caregiver becomes foster care licensed. TANF Purpose: 1) Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives. Type: TANF and State MOE. 18.2 Emergency Assistance Authorized Under Prior Law (#7) As provided in Section 404(A)(2) of the Social Security Act and Title 45 Subtitle B Chapter II section 263.11, Nevada uses federal TANF funds for expenditures for which Nevada was authorized under prior law, as in effect on September 30, 1995. The DWSS may contract with the Division of Child and Family Services, Clark County Department of Family Services, and Washoe County Social Services to provide emergency assistance – primarily case management services and substitute care – to needy families and children. Emergency assistance is generally limited to the 180 days from child welfare agency involvement and prior to a final determination that a child will remain in or return to the family home or requires permanent out-of-home placement. An array of family-based services are provided to improve family functioning to prevent out-of- home placement of children. Financial eligibility is under 500% of the FPL. TANF Purpose: This category does not require that the expenditures meet a TANF purpose. Type: TANF and State MOE. 18.3 Education/Training and Additional Work Activities (#9) TANF and MOE funds for TANF adult, or minor head-of-household, recipients and other low-income families may be provided for education and training activities to assist work-eligible individuals attain the education and job skills necessary to obtain gainful sustainable employment. a. Subsidized employment to employers to help cover the costs of employee wages, benefits, supervision or training. The Division may provide subsidized employment opportunities to NEON eligible participants when that option is available, and memorandums have been initiated. An example of another program