Support Services

Support Services are designed to assist participants in overcoming barriers that prevent them from engaging in employment and training components.  These services can include, but are not limited to: 

• Transportation Expenses, 
• Safety Clothing, 
• Temporary Housing and Utility Assistance, 
• Dependent Care Cost,
• Books or Training Manuals, 
• School Supplies, and
• Tools or Equipment. 

 

Support services that are reasonable and necessary for the participant to begin to participate and/or continue to participate in a CFET component are eligible for 50/50 reimbursement. 

Reasonable Costs

A cost is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which a prudent person would pay under the circumstances prevailing at the time the decision was made to incur this cost.

• Provide a program benefit generally commensurate with the cost incurred,
• Are in proportion to other program costs for the function that the costs serve, and
• Are within the scope of CFET.

Necessary Costs

Necessary costs are incurred to carry out essential functions, cannot be avoided without adversely affecting program operation, and do not duplicate existing efforts.

• Are incurred to carry out essential functions of CFET,
• Cannot be avoided without adversely affecting program operations,
• Are a priority expenditure relative to other demands on availability of administrative resources, and
• Do not duplicate existing efforts.

Related Topics

Participant Reimbursements

Participant Reimbursement Tracking

Allowable and Unallowable CFET Participant Reimbursements