§ 270.1 What does this part cover?
§ 270.2 What definitions apply to this part?
§ 270.3 What is the annual maximum amount we will award and the maximum amount that a State can receive each year?
§ 270.4 On what measures will we base the bonus awards?
§ 270.5 What factors will we use to determine a State’s score on the work measures?
§ 270.6 What data and other information must a State report to us?
§ 270.7 What data will we use to measure performance on the work support and other measures?
§ 270.8 How will we allocate the bonus award funds?
§ 270.9 How will we redistribute funds if that becomes necessary?
§ 270.10 How will we annually review the award process?
§ 270.11 When must the States report the data and other information in order to compete for bonus awards?
§ 270.12 Must States file the data electronically?
§ 270.13 What do States need to know about the use of bonus funds?

Terms Used In 45 CFR Part 270 - High Performance Bonus Awards

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.