§1445.9. Funding and eligible expenses

            A. The department shall apply funds received from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant to fund the Adoption Awareness Program services and the requirements of this Chapter to the extent feasible.

            (1) A vendor of the Adoption Awareness Program may use appropriated funds in one or more of the following ways:

            (a) Expenses necessary to provide services identified in R.S. 46:1445.5.

            (b) Funding a marketing campaign within the state to promote adoption.

            (c) Administrative expenses related to administrative overhead and other indirect costs that are approved by the department, if the aggregate amount of administrative expenses does not exceed fifteen percent.

            B. The department shall fund anticipated program expenses in advance on a quarterly basis, with advanced funding to be reconciled with actual expenses following each quarter and offset against future payments.

            Acts 2024, No. 515, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.