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LINKAGES FUNDING YOUR PROGRAM DESIGN

CalWORKs/Child Welfare Partnership Project. LINKAGES FUNDING YOUR PROGRAM DESIGN. Funding your Plan. WHAT IS REQUIRED? Program and Fiscal Coordination and communication Define the Program Identify Funding Opportunities available Establish the Program Budget to Meet Service Requirements.

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LINKAGES FUNDING YOUR PROGRAM DESIGN

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  1. CalWORKs/Child Welfare Partnership Project LINKAGES FUNDING YOUR PROGRAM DESIGN

  2. Funding your Plan • WHAT IS REQUIRED? • Program and Fiscal Coordination and communication • Define the Program • Identify Funding Opportunities available • Establish the Program Budget to Meet Service Requirements. • Document Your Success, Fiscal as well as Program

  3. Program and Fiscal Coordination • Communication is key • Get to know your fiscal staff • Include fiscal representatives in your planning process

  4. Program and Fiscal Coordination • Understand the “fiscal” cycle • When are budget requests due? • When do we know our allocation amounts?

  5. Program and Fiscal Coordination • Attend available Fiscal Training • Important to understand the fiscal side of your programs. • You are a better advocate when you understand all aspects of your program.

  6. Define the Program • WHAT ARE MY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES? • Identify the desired outcomes • Clarify your client/customer population • Define and prioritize the service needs of your client/customer • All partners should agree on program parameters and design

  7. Identify the Funding Opportunities • What are my internal funding sources? • Current State and Federal allocations • County general fund • Realignment • What are my external funding sources? • Other county departments • Community based organizations • Charitable foundations

  8. Identify the Funding Opportunities • Prioritize funding sources to meet the program design: • Largest amount of funding available • Least county cost impact • Linkages to other program or support services • Easiest to access • Least external reporting requirements

  9. Identify the Funding Opportunities • Internal Funding • CalWorks Allocation • Staff • Services – AB 429 and ACL 02-36 • Child Welfare Services Allocation • Staff • Services • Other Smaller Allocations • Kinship & Foster Care Emergency Fund • STOP (Supportive & Theraputic Options Program)

  10. Identify the Funding Opportunities • External Funding • Other County Departments • Children’s Mental Health • Department of Education • Probation Department • Health Department

  11. Identify the Funding Opportunities • External Funding • Community Based Organizations • Who are your current partners? • Family Resource Centers

  12. Identify the Funding Opportunities • External Funding • Charitable Foundations….. PLUS • First 5 Commissions • Mental Health Services Act, Prop 63

  13. Identify the Funding Opportunities • Review and select all potential funding sources. • Look for connections in services provided and customers served • Prioritize funding sources to meet your program design

  14. Program Budget • Establish the program budget (planned expenditures) to meet your essential service requirements. • Review all the identified funding sources in order to choose the specific sources that fit the program budget requirements • Prioritize those funding sources until your budget needs are met (availability, least county impact, easy access)

  15. Program Budget • Make sure to identify all one-time funds first • Document the financial requirements • Track funding streams to budgeted line items • COORDINATED WITH YOUR FISCAL OFFICER

  16. Program Budget • Develop procedures • Source documents • Requests for contracts/services • Time study instructions and time reporting records • Purchase orders, RFPs

  17. Program Budget • Share and TRAIN those procedures with staff • Program and Fiscal staff are jointly responsible for ensuring that funds or identified for all services

  18. Documentation • Gather data from internal and external sources: • CEC • Partner’s reports • Design management reports: • Outcomes • Cost avoidance • Allocation utilization • Determine timing of reports and action plans for continuous improvement

  19. Evaluating Success • Have we achieved our goals? • Improved outcomes for children and families • Accessible services • Maximum leveraging of available funds

  20. Resource Information http://www.dmh.ca.gov/mhsa/ComPlanProc.asp http://www.ccrwf.org http://www.cfpic.org/linkages

  21. FUNDING Q & A

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