Program Description
The purpose of the Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) program is to test and evaluate ways of creating employment and business opportunities for individuals receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance. The program also aids other low-income individuals through self-employment, micro-enterprise, new business ventures, expansion of existing businesses through technical and financial assistance and non-traditional employment initiatives that lead to their economic self-sufficiency.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you, your spouse, parents or children must receive or be eligible to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or your household's annual income before taxes must be less than $10,400 if one person lives in the household; less than $14,000 if two people live in the household; less than $17,600 if three people live in the household; less than $21,200 if four people live in the household; less than $24,800 if five people live in the household; less than $28,400 if six people live in the household; less than $32,000 if seven people live in the household; less than $35,600 if eight people live in the household; less than $39,200 if nine people live in the household; less than $42,800 if 10 people live in the household; less than $46,400 if 11 people live in the household; less than $50,000 if 12 people live in the household; or less than $53,600 if 13 people live in the household.
Please note that these numbers are for contiguous U.S. states only; visit http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/08poverty.shtml for information on Alaska and Hawaii.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information please visit:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/joli/index.html
Or contact us at:
Division of
Community
Discretionary Programs, OCS, ACF,
DHHS
370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW
Washington, DC 20447
Managing Agency
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/
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