understanding fiscal barriers at the local level
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Understanding Fiscal Barriers at the Local Level. Based on the Colorado Guide to Blending & Braiding. Jewlya Lynn & Natalie Portman Marsh. Overview. Blending and Braiding Your TANF Initiative Funded by the Statewide Strategic Use Fund - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Understanding Fiscal Barriers at the Local Level
Based on the Colorado Guide to Blending & Braiding
Jewlya Lynn &
Natalie Portman Marsh
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Overview
• Blending and Braiding Your TANF Initiative
• Funded by the Statewide Strategic Use Fund
• Led by José Esquibel, family leaders, Family Resource Center Association, and Center for Systems Integration.
• Regional trainings on Blending and Braiding
• Guides to Blending and Braiding
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Defining Blending
• Blending funding involves co-mingling the funds into one “pot” where case managers can draw down service dollars, personnel expenses can be paid, or other program needs can be met.
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Defining Braiding
• Braided funding involves multiple funding streams utilized to pay for all of the services needed by a given population, with careful accounting of how every dollar from each funding stream is spent.
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Eligibility
Eligibility Financial
The youth receives an array of allowable services from a variety of program staff.
Youth arrives at Front Door
Front Door staff confirm eligibility & document allowable services.
Front Door staff determine youth is eligible for Funding Streams A and C. This means youth can receive services 1, 2, and 3.
As services are delivered, Back Door staff bill Funding Stream A for Service 1 and Funding Stream C for Services 2 and 3.
Service 1
Service 2
Service 3
Service 1
Service 2 Service 3
Funding Stream A
Funding Stream C
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Client Experience
Braided Funding Process
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Programmatic vs. Fiscal
• Programmatic braiding:– Program staff braid their time and effort
• Fiscal braiding:– Program staff deliver services and complete activities– Fiscal staff braid the services and activities
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The Barriers to Blending and Braiding
–“Fair Share”–Time reporting–Budget vs. actual–Sustainability–Complexity and shifting mandates–Multiple contracts with unique
requirements–Federal to State to Local accountability
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Local Funding Wheel
–Focus on long-term, locally controlled funding–Transition from using local funding to
fund entire programs, to funding services or populations within programs
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• Pooled funding agreements with federal funding streams
• Coordinated contracts from state to local level• Flexible contract design (case rate, fee-for-
service)• Ongoing, two-way relationships between
auditors and local partners• Technical assistance and training to local
communities
What can the state do?
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For more information:http://www.csi-policy.com/blendandbraidThe Colorado Guide to Blending and Braiding
Or contact us at:[email protected]@csi-policy.com
303-455-1740