Upp Technology Wins $8 Million Award for Commonwealth of Virginia

Downers Grove, IL – Upp Technology, charged with Federal Reporting for the Department of Social Services for the Commonwealth of Virginia, came across an interesting discovery: Virginia, along with only three other states, had not applied for the Federal High Performance Bonus.

The High Performance Bonus is part of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program created by the 1996 Federal welfare reform legislation. The bonuses reward the ten highest performing states for annual results in each of four categories: job entry, success in the workforce, improvement in job entry, and improvement in success in the workforce.

Upp Technology discovered that if Virginia could turn in the necessary information by the deadline, they could apply for the bonus. Upp Technology’s team had just six weeks to get the job done.

Mission accomplished. Once all the numbers were in, Virginia was able to show a 63.27 % placement rate. The Commonwealth learned that they would receive the maximum allowable award of $7.9 million for exceptional performance in placing TANF recipients in jobs.

The TANF delivers a monthly cash payment to eligible families to ensure that their basic needs are met. More specifically, Virginia's TANF program promotes personal responsibility. The goal is to provide participants with such services as job skills training, job readiness training, child care assistance, transportation and other work experience.

High Performance Bonus grants can be applied for and received on an annual basis. Accordingly, Virginia now provides the necessary reports quarterly, as required, with the help of Upp Technology’s consultants.

About Upp Technology

Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, Upp Technology, Inc. is a global provider of specialized software, innovative technology solutions and IT staffing services to Fortune 500 companies, federal, state and local governments and businesses in nearly every major industry. With a dedicated talent pool of 50,000+ IT professionals and a suite of integrated inventory and resource management software products, Upp Technology has been providing real business value to clients for more than 25 years. More at www.upp.com.