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Overview

 Award Purposes:
• Most are supplemental funds to existing programs
• Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage – Increased unemployment rate
• CCDF -  Child Care Development Funding for childcare subsidies and quality improvement
• Child Protective Service Payments – Funding for payment programs in CWS to ensure safety and permanency of children in in-home and out of home placements
• SNAP - Additional funding for Food Nutrition
• VR Services – Support for statewide VR State Plan for FY 2009-2010 and funding for independent living services to our disabled population

Clients Served:
• MQD FMAP    234,699 individuals
• Child Care Subsidies   7,700 families 
• IV-E Adoption Assistance  3,833 children
• IV-E Foster Care Payments  4,267 children
• SNAP Outreach  300 applications
• VR (3)     636 individuals (58 students)

Sub-recipients
• Largest group to benefit from  DHS ARRA funding  are direct client payments
• Private sector and non-profit social service delivery agencies also receive some ARRA funds
• DHS absorbs some administrative overhead for ARRA grants management maximizing available funding for the community
 

Awards 

 Federal Award ID  Description  Award Amount Link to Recovery Plan  Individual Responsible for Award  Link to Federal Website
 0901HICCDF Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

$ 6,448,715

Updated 4/28/10 

Luanne Murakami
Ph:808-586-5230
lmurakami@dhs.hawaii.gov

 US Dept of Health & Human Services
05-0905HIARRA Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) $329,569,779 Updated 4/8/10

Dr. Kenneth Fink
Ph:808-692-7956
KFink@medicaid.dhs.state.hi

US Dept of Health & Human Services
H398A090016 Independent Living Services State Grant $ 242,913 Updated 4/28/10

Joe Cordova
Ph:808-586-9741
jcordova@dhs.hawaii.gov

US Dept of Education, Rehabilitation Svcs Administration
H399A090011 Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind

 $ 87,883

 

Joe Cordova
Ph:808-586-9741
jcordova@dhs.hawaii.gov

US Dept of Education, Rehabilitation Svcs Administration
7HI440HI4 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) $ 1,102,949 Updated 4/28/10

Linda Tsark
Ph:808-586-5772
ltsark@dhs.hawaii.gov

US Dept of Agriculture
0901HITAN2 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) $27,258,212 Updated 4/01/11

Luanne Murakami
Ph:808-586-5230
lmurakami@dhs.hawaii.gov

US Dept of Health & Human Services
ACYF-CB-PI-09-03 Title IV-E Foster Care $ 525,025 Updated 4/7/10

John Walters
Ph:808-586-5675
jwalters@dhs.hawaii.gov

US Dept of Health & Human Services
ACYF-CB-PI-09-03 Title IV-E Adoption Assistance $ 2,926,300 Updated 4/7/10

John Walters
Ph:808-586-5675
jwalters@dhs.hawaii.gov

US Dept of Health & Human Services
H390A090015 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $ 2,249,150 Updated 4/28/10

Joe Cordova
Ph:808-586-9741
jcordova@dhs.hawaii.gov

US Dept of Education, Rehabilitation Svcs Administration
S09-DY-15-0001 Homless Prevention and Rapid ReHousing  $2,166,888 Updated 7/14/10

Luanne Murakami
Ph: 808-586-5230
lmurakami@dhs.hawaii.gov

HUD
HUD
 90SC0028 Head Start  $664,277  Updated 10/28/10 Luanne Murakami
Ph:808-586-5230
lmurakami@dhs.hawaii.gov 
 

 

 ARRA Recovery Team 

Position/Function Contact Information  
ARRA Coordinator (Primary)

Name:
Phone No.:
Email:

Pat McManaman, Director
808-586-4997
PMcmanaman@dhs.hawaii.gov

ARRA Coordinator (Back-Up) Name:
Phone No.:
Email:
Pankaj Bhanot, Deputy Director
808-586-4998
PBhanot@dhs.hawaii.gov
 

Name:
Phone No.:
Email:

Scott Nakasone
808-586-7062
SNakasone2@dhs.hawaii.gov

Fiscal Management Officer Name:
Phone No.:
Email:

Ed Igarashi
808-586-4856
EIgarashi@dhs.hawaii.gov

  

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