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OCR Page 1 of 8FATHERHOOD SIDE-BY-SIDE
ISSUE
H.R. 3073
S. 1364
FATHERS WORK
"THE FATHERS COUNT ACT OF
"THE RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD
1999"
ACT OF 1999"
Fatherhood
$125M in competitive grants to State and local
$140M in competitive grants -- 75% of grantees
Formula grants totaling $50M per year to states to
Grant Program
WIBs partnering with coalitions of other public
must be NGOs, including faith-based
support the efforts of local governments and
agencies, community-based and faith-based
organizations, or governmental organizations that
nonprofit organizations, including faith-based
organizations and the private sector. (An
pass at least 50% of their funds to NGOs. Two
organizations.
additional $130M will provide grants for 40,000
organizations will receive $5M grants to fund
low-income working families.)
multi-city projects. Grantees may expend their
funds over a four-year period.
Allowable
To assist approximately 40,000 low-wage NCPs
To provide funds to organizations that promote
Half of the grants must be spent to encourage
Purposes
obtain/retain employment, upgrade their skills,
marriage and successful parenting and help parents
married, two-parent families, and half must be spent
pay child support and reconnect with their
avoid/leave cash welfare.
on fragile families.
children.
Eligible
Unemployed and low-income noncustodial
Parents, particularly fathers, of a child who is (or
No provision.
Participants
parents.
has been within the past 24 months) a recipient of
TANF assistance or services; parents, including
expectant or married parents, whose income is
below 150% of the poverty line.
Selection Panel
Panels (including practitioners as members) would
10 member panel with members appointed by the
No provision - formula grants to states.
and Process
select the grantees. Process would include site
following:
visits to finalists.
2 - Secretary of HHS;
2 - Secretary of DOL;
2 - Chair, Ways and Means Comm.;
1 - Ranking Minority Member, Ways and Means
Committee;
2 - Chair, Senate Finance Comm.;
1 - Ranking Minority Member, Senate Finance
Committee
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Welfare-to-Work
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