915 NH CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CRITERIA SR 09-14, 06/09 (FAM-A)

To be eligible for NH Child Care Scholarship:

. each child for whom NH Child Care Scholarship is requested must:

- be a resident of New Hampshire;

- reside in the same household as the parent who is requesting NH Child Care Scholarship; and

- be a U.S. citizen, or a noncitizen who meets FANF criteria for noncitizen eligibility. See PART 305, CITIZENSHIP.

. *The gross monthly income of the household must not exceed 250% of the federal poverty guidelines. See Part 935, GROSS MONTHLY INCOME LIMITS.

. Each parent or caretaker relative requesting NH Child Care Scholarship must be engaged in one or more of the following activities:

- employment;

 Exception: An individual who is employed solely as a license-exempt child care provider is not eligible for child care assistance.

- actively seeking employment;

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- participating in training or education which is preparatory to employment;

- participating in barrier resolution activities approved on the Employment Plan (EP), including services provided by community agencies except when the individual is institutionalized; or

- participating in NHEP activities approved on the EP or meeting NHEP program compliance requirements, such as attending classes, appointments, interviews or workshops.

Exception: NH Child Care Scholarship is not available for the first meeting with the NHEP team.

FANF cash recipients may be eligible to receive NH Child Care Scholarship only when participating in the following activities:

. employment; or

. an associate's or bachelor's degree program, or course of study, for up to 2 years, if the course of study is necessary to meet the individual's goals that are directly related to obtaining employment in a recognized occupation.

Exception: A two-parent family is eligible when one parent meets the criteria above and the other parent is disabled to the extent they are not able to care for and supervise their children.

If a parent is disabled and unable to care for and supervise their children, require a signed and dated statement from a physician or licensed mental health professional which describes the parent's condition. The statement must specify that the parent is unable to care for a child because of the disability.