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Children) SSI (Snpplemental Security Income) and Food Stamp households in order to determine eligibility and benefit levels; taking fnll applications for non-catetorical households; a certain amount of screening that cannot be done at the State level to prevent ineligible cases and duplicate payments; hearing local level appeals (as is currently done in AFDC cases); complying with certain regulations regarding outreacb and referral services (geared primarily to the elderly and handicapped); and perhaps, if a waiver is not granted, obtaining some verification of information supplied by building operators in order to substantiate tenant eligibility (the regulations require payments to building operators in behalf of eligible tenants). In addition to Federal decisions regarding waiver requests the otber great unknown at the present time is the size of our total Federal allotment for the program. Tile Administration has recomnended a national of appropriation __~2.2 .bi~li~o which under the legislated allocation formula would ~rovide North Carolina with approximately $40 million. The Congress, however, presently seems to be more inclined toward $1.8 billion, or just over $33 million for the State. Following Federal agency instrl]ctiona, we bare developed a $40 million program plan. However, if current Congressional sentiment prevails, we will need to remake tile program into a $33 million one. In addition, a smaller allotment will mean less Federal monies for program administration ($2 million with a $40 million allotment versus $1.6 million with a $33 million allotment). We do not expect the appropriation to be made until November, at the earliest. If the State receives a $40 milliQ~_.allotment and if our request to wa~e non-Federal matchxng requirements is granted, there would be_~ m~~de~r~l_)~f~p~g~ant.adm~.~.a_t~9~. State costs for staff Cime, printing, mailing, computer system design, keypunching and other activities would be about ~,000,_~e_aviqg__$_l.~p~_~q~_fo.r._c~u~n~ adm~a_~i~n-~i~nc~M~ing l~cal a~pe~al~. Because fnnds will be limited, each county will receiv~-~n administrative funding allocation. A very rough approximation of this amount can be figured by referring to county workload estimates included as Attachment A and by taking the county figure in the far right hand column as a percentage of the State total for that column (455,672) and by applying that percentage to $1.6 million. Sehind the table you will find an explanation of the workload estimates and the basis used for determining costs. There is also an explanation of how to determine any specific county's eligibility costs. The allocation obtained is a "rough approximation" because we don't know how much time will be needed fo~ nou-categorical households (because we don't know if the waiver of verification will be granted). I must caution you that availability of these levels of funding is contingent upon our getting the waiver on matching requirements and getting a $40 million allotment. ~lile both the Department and the State Budget Division have searched diligently for funds in tile event that the waiver is not granted~ none are available. Ali of the estimated revenue bas been appropriated and at the moment, actual revenue collections are below tbe estimates. There is no known source of funds for State participation in county administrative costs.