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DIVISION 192
OREGON HUNGER RESPONSE FUND
461-192-0000
Purpose and Objectives
(1) OAR chapter 813, division 250 establishes
and implements the Oregon Hunger Response Fund, which is funded by General Fund
moneys and carries out the Department’s responsibility as the lead public
body in administering the state policy on hunger under ORS 458.525 to 458.545. The
Oregon Hunger Response Fund is the means by which the Department allocates funds
for the statewide network of food banks and emergency food programs to acquire food
and new food sources, build network capacities and link emergency food clients to
other services.
(2) The Oregon Food Bank,
a nonprofit corporation organized under ORS Chapter 65, is the agency designated
by the Department to coordinate distribution of food and funds in Oregon under the
Oregon Hunger Response Fund. Under the program, the food is distributed through
the recipient agencies to low income households, which are those households with
an income that does not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty guideline. A portion
of the funds are distributed to recipient agencies.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 456.555
Stats. Implemented: ORS 456.625
& 458.525 - 458.545
Hist.: HSG 1-1994, f. &
cert. ef. 3-2-94; OHCS 4-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-12-03; OHCS 4-2008, f. &
cert. ef. 4-11-08; OHCS 6-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-6-12 thru 6-4-13; OHCS
4-2013, f. & cert. ef. 6-4-13; OHCS 8-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-27-14
thru 7-25-14; Temporary Suspended by OHCS 22-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-10-14
thru 7-25-14; Administrative correction, 5-2-14; Renumbered from 813-250-0000, SSP
30-2015, f. & cert. ef. 10-9-15
461-192-0020
Administration
(1) The Oregon Food Bank may select
and subcontract with recipient agencies to carry out activities of the Oregon Hunger
Response Fund at the local level. A recipient agency is a regional food bank or
other local public agency or private nonprofit agency that under the subcontracting
agreement undertakes to relieve situations of emergency and distress by enabling
the provision of food to other local nonprofit agencies for distribution to low
income households.
(2) A recipient agency may
provide Oregon Hunger Response Fund program services only if the agency has first
entered into a subcontracting agreement with the Oregon Food Bank to serve as a
recipient agency. The agreement must at least include provisions regarding the grant
amount, conditions, effective date, terms of the contract, eligible services, fiscal
and program report requirements, and audit requirements.
(3) A recipient agency may
recommend guidelines to the Oregon Food Bank for the uses and disbursement of program
funds.
(4) The Oregon Food Bank
may use program funds to supplement but not supplant existing funds used in supporting
the work of the recipient.
(5) Neither the Oregon Food
Bank nor a recipient agency may require a program recipient to make any payments
in money, materials or services for, or in connection with, the receipt of emergency
food.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 456.555
Stats. Implemented: ORS 456.625
& 458.525 - 458.545
Hist.: HSG 1-1994, f. &
cert. ef. 3-2-94; OHCS 4-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-12-03; OHCS 4-2008, f. &
cert. ef. 4-11-08; OHCS 6-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-6-12 thru 6-4-13; OHCS
4-2013, f. & cert. ef. 6-4-13; OHCS 8-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-27-14
thru 7-25-14; Temporary Suspended by OHCS 22-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-10-14
thru 7-25-14; Administrative correction, 5-2-14; Renumbered from 813-250-0020, SSP
30-2015, f. & cert. ef. 10-9-15
461-192-0030
Eligible Activities
(1) The Oregon Food Bank and recipient
agencies may use funds furnished through the Oregon Hunger Response Fund for:
(a) Capacity building activities
and equipment purchases to strengthen or expand the infrastructure of recipient
agencies to facilitate expansion of the food supply, including the transportation
of commodities;
(b) Acquisition of food in
bulk form and the repackaging and distribution of this food for household and congregate
meal site use; and
(c) Linkage grants to recipient
agencies for outreach to low income populations and under-served areas so that emergency
food recipients can obtain nutrition education and other support services.
(2) The Oregon Food Bank
and recipient agencies may use program funds to pay for reasonable administrative
costs of the program.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 456.555
Stats. Implemented: ORS 456.625
& 458.525 - 458.545
Hist.: HSG 1-1994, f. &
cert. ef. 3-2-94; OHCS 4-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-12-03; OHCS 4-2008, f. &
cert. ef. 4-11-08; OHCS 6-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-6-12 thru 6-4-13; OHCS
4-2013, f. & cert. ef. 6-4-13; OHCS 8-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-27-14
thru 7-25-14; Temporary Suspended by OHCS 22-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-10-14
thru 7-25-14; Administrative correction, 5-2-14; Renumbered from 813-250-0030, SSP
30-2015, f. & cert. ef. 10-9-15
461-192-0040
Fiscal Control and Reporting Requirements
(1) The Oregon Food Bank and each recipient
agency under the Oregon Hunger Response Fund:
(a) Shall maintain records
that document the use of program funds for linkage and capacity building activities
and the receipt and distribution of commodities purchased; and
(b) Shall maintain records
of program activities and fiscal transactions for a period of three years and shall
make the records available to the Department upon request.
(2) The Oregon Food Bank
shall provide the Department:
(a) An annual audit of program
activities and fiscal transactions within nine months following the end of the fiscal
audit period; and
(b) A year-end report of
linkage and capacity projects carried out by each recipient agency compiled from
recipient agency annual reports; and
(c) An annual report regarding
the type and amount of food acquired, purchased and repackaged by the Oregon Food
Bank using the Oregon Hunger Response Fund.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 456.555
Stats. Implemented: OL 1993
Ch. 725, ORS 456.625 & 458.525 - 458.545
Hist.: HSG 1-1994, f. &
cert. ef. 3-2-94; OHCS 4-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-12-03; OHCS 4-2008, f. &
cert. ef. 4-11-08; OHCS 6-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-6-12 thru 6-4-13; OHCS
4-2013, f. & cert. ef. 6-4-13; OHCS 8-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-27-14
thru 7-25-14; Temporary Suspended by OHCS 22-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-10-14
thru 7-25-14; Administrative correction, 5-2-14; Renumbered from 813-250-0040, SSP
30-2015, f. & cert. ef. 10-9-15



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