The office is looking for projects that demonstrate improved services to low-income non-custodial parents, resulting in fewer default cases, more orders that are better related to the ability to pay, and fewer or lower arrearages. Projects may address better management of order at the "front end" and/or debt leveraging arrears management.
Priority projects will also demonstrate enhanced and innovative interactions between the child support program and the TANF program, such as increased collections and increased TANF case closures. Demonstrations in which states provide innovative means of establishing health coverage for children for whom child support orders exist or are being sought.
Partnerships between the child support enforcement office and workforce investment and other work programs administered by the Department of Labor or TANF and involvement of faith and community-based service providers are also welcome, according to OCSE officials.
The application deadline for the grant program is June 30, 2003. For more information on helping states apply, see the grant notice.
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