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1. (k) Name of Benefit or Service Program: Job Access Loans

2. Description of the Major Program Benefits, Services, and Activities: Job Access Loans are short-term interest-free loans that are intended to meet immediate and discrete expenses that are related to obtaining employment (e.g., car repairs, driver’s license fees, clothing/uniforms)

3. Purpose(s) of Benefit or Service Program: TANF Purpose (b): End the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage.

4. Program Type (Check one)

__x___ This Program is operated under the TANF program ______ This Program is a Separate State program

5. Description of Work Activities (Complete only if this program is a Separate State program):

6. Total State Expenditures for the Program for the Fiscal Year: $2,448,015

7. Total State MOE Expenditures under the Program for the Fiscal Year: $1,525,706

8. Total Number of Families Served under the Program with MOE funds: 1,468 This last figure represents (check one):

______ The average monthly total for the fiscal year

__x___ The total served over the fiscal year

9. Financial Eligibility Criteria for Receiving MOE-funded Program Benefits or Services: 115% of the federal poverty level

10. Prior Program Authorization: Was this program authorized and allowable under prior law? (check one)

Yes ______ No __x___

11. Total Program Expenditures in FY 1995: $0 (NOTE: provide only if response on question 10 is No)