---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 270.8"
title: "45"
number: "270.8"
heading: "How will we allocate the bonus award funds?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/270.8"
---

# §270.8. How will we allocate the bonus award funds?

- (a) In FY 2002 and beyond, we will allocate and award $140 million to the ten States with the highest scores for each work measure as follows, subject to reallocation as specified in [§ 270.9](/cfr/45/270.9.md):
  - (1) **Job Entry Rate—** $56 million
  - (2) **Success in the Work Force—** $35 million
  - (3) **Increase in Job Entry Rate—** $28 million
  - (4) **Increase in Success in the Work Force—** $21 million;
- (b) In FY 2002 and beyond, we will allocate and award $20 million to the ten States with the highest scores on the Food Stamp measures and $20 million to the ten States with the highest scores on the Medicaid/SCHIP measures, subject to reallocation as specified in [§ 270.9](/cfr/45/270.9.md). For these measures, we will:
  - (1) Award $6 million to the three States with the highest scores on the Food Stamp absolute measure;
  - (2) Award $6 million to the three States with the highest scores on the Medicaid/SCHIP absolute measure;
  - (3) Award $14 million to the seven States with the highest scores on the Food Stamp improvement measure; and
  - (4) Award $14 million to the seven States with the highest scores on the Medicaid/SCHIP improvement measure.
- (c) In FY 2002 and beyond, we will allocate and award $10 million to the ten States with the highest scores on the child care subsidy measure and $10 million to the ten States with the highest scores on the family formation and stability improvement measure.
- (d) We will distribute the bonus dollars for each measure based on each State's percentage of the total amount of the State family assistance grants of the States that will receive a bonus.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 603(a)(4).

### Source

Source: 65 FR 52851, Aug. 30, 2000, unless otherwise noted.