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General Information
Application Name Family Assistance Management Information System 
Application Acronym FAMIS 
State NEW JERSEY 
ACF Region Region II 
Federal Program Food Stamp Program 
Profile Last Updated 1/3/2002 13:16:0 

State Information
Administration State Supervised, County Administered 
Additional State Programs TANF/Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) 
Responsible Program Agency Division of Family Development (DFD) under the NJ Department of Human Services (DHS) 
Responsible System Agency Office of Information Systems (OIS) under DFD - system definition & implementation functions; Office of Information Technology (OIT) under the NJ Department of Treasury - system design & development functions 
Other Contributing Agencies   

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Custom 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational May 1986 
Functional Description The Application includes eligibility determination, benefit calculation, monthly processes, including benefit checkwrite and generation of related management and fiscal reports.  
Interfaces Within Division: work activity case management, child care issuances, and other work supports(OMEGA), child support enforcement (ACSES); LIHEAP; IEVS; QUALITY CONTROL; within Department: medical assistance eligibility file (DMAHS); outside contracts: electronic benefit processing (E-funds). 
No. of System Users 0 
No. of Clients Served 125,000 
Certifications/Assessments Implementation APD approved May 1984. Certification received 1986. 
Application Future Plans   
Other Relevant Information Both TANF client benefits and Food Stamps are generated via EBT. 

Contractor Usage
Planning Honeywell (BULL HN) 
Implementation Honeywell (BULL) 
Operations   
Monitoring   
Other   

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Multiple Database 
Type of Platform Single Platform 
Hardware Platform BULL DPS9000 - Jupiter II;BULL Sagister 
Operating System GCOS 8; AIX 
Languages COBOL: Visual Basic 
DBMS DMIV;Oracle 

Programs and Services Information
Other Programs and Services Supported (Note: Check boxes below are images that are for information purposes and not real controls)
unchecked boxAdoption unchecked boxAdult Protective Services unchecked boxChild Care
unchecked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral checked boxChild Care Subsidy
unchecked boxChild Family Services checked boxChild Protective Services unchecked boxChild Support Enforcement
unchecked boxChild Welfare unchecked boxEmployment Services unchecked boxFamily Preservation Support
unchecked boxFood Stamp unchecked boxFoster Care unchecked boxIndependent Living
unchecked boxInterstate Compact unchecked boxJuvenile Justice unchecked boxLIHEAP
checked boxMedicaid unchecked boxProvider Services checked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information    

Contact Information
IT Contact
Name Richard Ambrass 
Address Division of Family Development
PO Box 716
Trenton    NJ    08625-0716 
Telephone 609-588-2223  
Fax 609-588-2299  
Email rich.ambrass@dhs.state.nj.us
Website http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/foodstamp.html 
Program Contact
Name Mary Beth Schaedel 
Address Division of Family Development
PO Box 716
Trenton    NJ    08625-716  
Telephone 609-588-4680  
Fax 609-588-2169  
Email mary.schaedel@dhs.state.nj.us
Website http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/foodstamp.html 

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