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Nevada TANF State Plan P ag e | 47 Effective: December 31, 2023

18.7 Non-Recurrent Short-Term Benefits (#15) Non-recurrent short-term MOE benefit expenditures for unemployed or underemployed families for emergency assistance and diversion payments, emergency housing and short-term homelessness assistance, emergency food aid, short-term utilities payments, burial assistance, clothing allowances, and back-to-school payments in the form of cash, vouchers, subsidies, emergency food aid, or similar forms of benefits for a crisis situation or episode of need and excluded from assistance on that basis. The DWSS has three non-recurrent short-term programs. The Self Sufficiency Grant (SSG) provides a one-time lump-sum payment designed to meet immediate employment needs until regular income is received from employment, child support or other ongoing sources; TANF Loan is a temporary program for individuals and families that have a documented future source of income expected to be able to repay the loan; and the Temporary Assistance Program is a payment designed to meet an immediate episode of need for no more than four months per episode. These benefit programs are designed to meet an immediate episode of need and to divert low income TANF eligible families from ongoing TANF welfare assistance. Other examples follow. Nevada Fund for Energy Assistance and Conservation provides heating, cooling, and weatherization assistance to needy families under the Nevada Energy Assistance and Weatherization programs to ensure family homes are safe and secure and that children are protected from extreme conditions. Unemployed and underemployed families are provided temporary assistance that is limited to a one-time per year benefit. The financial eligibility criteria for UEC is 150% of the federal poverty level. The UEC state funds were authorized by the state legislature in 2001 with program benefits beginning in 2002. Non-profit agencies throughout Nevada provide various short-term assistance for low- income, needy families under 200% of the federal poverty level facing crisis or an emergency episode of need. Programs include short-term housing and temporary rental assistance, utility assistance, emergency food assistance, transportation vouchers, and counseling. Individuals and families facing domestic violence situations are also provided with short-term assistance and services which may include relocation.

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; and 2) End the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage. Type: TANF and State MOE.