County Director Letters

This page contains Dear County Director Letters that have been issued by the Division of Social Services. We have provided links below to view letters issued by other divisions. Our current year Dear county Director Letters are categorized by the section that issued the letter. A detailed description of what programs are covered by which section is provided below. Letters for previous years are listed by the year in the archive.

Section Name	Programs Covered
Budget Operations	Fiscal Management
Child Support Enforcement	Child Support Enforcement
DSS Director Office	Covers all programs. Letters posted here are letters that have been issued by the Directors Office.
Family Support Child Welfare	Child Welfare, Work First Family Assistance (Until Oct. 1, 2008)
Economic Services	Food and Nutrition Services, Energy Assistance, Crisis Intervention, Refugee Assistance, Work First Family Assistance (After Oct. 1, 2008)
Performance Management/Reporting and Evaluation Management	Performance Management/Reporting and Evaluation Management, Information Systems Support, Information Support, Quality Assurance

Budget Operations

Date	Letter Number	Subject
2/5/2020	BG-01-2020	Local Business Liaison/Fiscal Monitoring County Assignments Attachment - LBL County Assignments
3/25/2020	BG-02-2020	County Budget Estimates, SFY 2020-21
3/31/2020	BG-03-2020	Work First Block Grant/TANF Maintenance of Effort
4/8/2020	BG-04-2020	County DSS MOE/CPS IV-E/Automation Request Certification Fiscal Year 2019-20
5/4/2020	BG-05-2020	Local Business Liaison County Assignments Attachment - Local Business Liaison County Assignments
5/6/2020	BG-07-2020	Sub-Recipient Self-Assessment of Internal Control Controls and Risk
5/13/2020	BG-06-2020	SFY 2018-2019 Child Welfare Funding Survey
6/15/2020	BG-08-2020	Federal CARES Act Funding - Immediate Action Required Attachment 1 - COVID Foster Care Stipend Form Attachment 2 - COVID LINKS Reimbursement Form
7/14/2020	BG-09-2020	FEDERAL CARES ACT FUNDING – APS/CPS Essential Worker Additional Costs – Guidance and Clarification - Immediate Action Required Attachment - APS/CPS County Funding Detail
7/16/2020	BG-09-2020	FEDERAL CARES ACT FUNDING – UPDATED APS/CPS Essential Worker Additional Costs – Guidance and Clarification - Immediate Action Required Attachment - APS/CPS County Funding Detail
8/28/2020	BG-10-2020	FEDERAL CARES ACT FUNDING - UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL APPROVED EXPENDITURES - APS/CPS Essential Worker Additional Costs Addendum – Guidance and Clarification - Immediate Action Required
9/16/2020	BG-11-2020	FEDERAL CARES ACT FUNDING UPDATED GUIDANCE: This DCDL updates the previously issued July 14, July 16, August 28, 2020 DCDL’s. - Immediate Action Required
11/1/2020	EFS-WF-13-2020	Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, and Veteran’s Benefits Cost-of-Living Adjustment - Action Needed

Child Support Services

Date	Letter Number	Subject
01/06/2021	CSS-21-01	Quarterly ACTS User Certification Report - Time Sensitive Action Needed
01/14/2021	CSS-21-03	INFORMATION: County Quarterly Report and Narrative Attachment 1 - Quarterly Narrative Attachment 2 - Quarterly Report
1/13/2021	CSS-21-02	INFORMATION: Incentive Goal Report Attachment - Incentive Goal
1/19/2021	CSS-21-04	INFORMATION: Monthly Incentive Payments SFY 2021 Attachment - Child Support Enforcement IV-D Incentives Awarded Thru January 2021

Child Welfare Services

Date	Letter Number	Subject
01/04/2021	CWS-30-2020 Update 3	Intake Maltreatment and SAI Data Survey - Immediate Action Required

DSS Director's Office

Date	Letter Number	Subject
5/8/2020	DIR-01-2020	County MOU Agreements - Information Only
5/13/2020	DIR-02-2020	P-EBT Follow-up to 100 County Call
5/22/2020	DIR-03-2020	P-EBT Update Attachment - Timeline of P-EBT Implementation
6/10/2020	DIR-04-2020	P-EBT Updates and Reminders
9/3/2020	DIR-05-2020	County Administration Claims System
10/26/2020	DIR-06-2020	Ryan’ Law Dashboard Pilot Attachment - Performance Measures Currently Included on Rylan’s Law Dashboard

Economic Services

Date	Letter Number	Subject
01/05/2021	EFS-FNSEP-01-2021	2021 FNS Application Time Standards Chart - Information Only Attachment - 2021 FNS Application Time Standards Chart
01/05/2021	EFS-FNSEP-02-2021	January 2021 Automated Supplements for active FNS households - For Information
01/05/2021	EFS-FNSEP-03-2021	Suspended H and I Controlled Substance Felons Assessments during COVID-19 Pandemic (effective through February 28, 2021) and Extend Sanction Dates - Information and Action Required
01/13/2021	EFS-FNSEP-04-2021	Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) Processing Timeframe - Information & Action
1/13/2021	EFS-FNSEP-05-2021	Temporary Census Employment Income - Information Only
1/15/2021	EFS-WF-01-2021	Work First Cash Assistance Sactions (Amended) - Action Needed
1/19/2021	EFS-FNSEP-06-2021	Reference Chart of Unemployment Insurance Benefit (UIB) Types - Information Only Attachment - Unemployment Insurance Benefit (UIB) Types and Codes
1/21/2021	EFS-FNSEP-07-2021	Reallocation of Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) and Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) funds - Time Sensitive & Reponse Required Attachment - CIP & LIEAP Reallocation Survey
1/25/2021	EFS-FNSEP-08-2021	Suspended H and I Controlled Substance Felons Assessments during COVID-19 Pandemic (effective through March 31, 2021) and Extend Sanction Dates - Information & Action Required

Performance Management

Date	Letter Number	Subject
2/7/2020	PM-REM-01-2020	Upcoming Webinar - Performance Measures Review of Available HB630 Reports in CSDW: Adult Services, Child Support, Energy, FNS & Work First
11/12/2020	PM-REM-02-2020	County Holiday Schedule Attachment - County Holiday Schedule Form

Program Compliance

Date	Letter Number	Subject
4/24/2020	PC-01-2020	Planning for weather-related disasters - Congregate Sheltering during Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) Attachment 1 - COVID-19 Operational Decision-Making /Shelter Facility Opening Checklist Attachment 2 - Sheltering in COVID-19 Affected Areas Attachment 3 - Preparing to Register and Stay in a Red Cross Shelter Attachment 4 - Feeding in COVID-19 Congregate Shelters Attachment 5 - Red Cross County Contacts and Supervisor - Both Regions

Operational Support Team

Date	Letter Number	Subject

Economic Benefits Policy Governance Board

Date	Letter Number	Subject

NCFAST

Date	Letter Number	Subject
September 21, 2020	NCFAST-20-0107	Clarification of NC FAST Access Control Report

COVID-19