Fees and Supplies (FAM)

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NHEP participants engaged in approved activities may get help with related costs including:

• Mandatory texts or books required by the educational institution to complete a course;

• Supplies necessary to accomplish the required course objectives including paper, notebooks, and writing instruments;

• Mandatory fees required for attending school or training programs, including child care registration fees and school enrollment fees. Allowable fees also include any mandatory fees which are charged by the state or which are required to begin employment or to complete a training or educational program leading to a license or certificate;

• Tools of the trade necessary to perform the tasks of the job or to participate in an vocational training program, such as a watch with a second hand for an LPN trainee; and

Specialized clothing or uniforms required for participation in training, education, or employment. Specialized clothing includes such items as nursing uniforms, steel-toed shoes, and hard-hats.

Fees and supplies are authorized for NHEP participants when the individual::

• has agreed with the NHEP ECS upon a vocational goal;

• participated in an assessment interview and developed an employability plan that has been approved by the NHEP representative; and

• been enrolled in an approved activity:

- complying for the hours identified on the employability plan or making a good faith effort to participate, if just beginning an approved activity; and

- demonstrating continued compliance with program and hourly requirements.*

Exceptions: Fees and supplies may be authorized only when there is no other source of funding available to the individual.

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• OJT: NHEP participants engaged in an OJT continue to receive fees and supplies assistance.

Fees and Supplies Support Service Limit

The limit for fees and supplies is $500 per recipient per State Fiscal year beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30.

Exception: Child care registration fees are limited to one registration fee payment per family, per provider, per state fiscal year.

Verification Requirement

The individual must provide signed and dated statements from the school or training site coordinator stating:

• individual is enrolled;

• class schedule; and

• length of program.