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Best Practices: A term used to denote the "best" ways of delivering services, supports or information to achieve desired outcomes as determined by research or experience.
Blended Funding: A Financing Strategy that combines funding sources to pay for an integrated set of program services to a group of children. With blended funding, costs do not have to be allocated and tracked by the individual funding source. Compare with: Braided Funding; Layered Funding.
Braided Funding: A Financing Strategy used to coordinate funds from two or more sources to support the total cost of integrated services for individual children. With braided funding, costs must be attributed and tracked by the particular funding system. Cost allocation methods are required to assure that there are no duplicate funding of service costs and that each funding source is charged its fare share of program and administrative costs. Compare with: Blended Funding; Layered Funding.
Blended Funding: A Financing Strategy that combines funding sources to pay for an integrated set of program services to a group of children. With blended funding, costs do not have to be allocated and tracked by the individual funding source. Compare with: Braided Funding; Layered Funding.
Braided Funding: A Financing Strategy used to coordinate funds from two or more sources to support the total cost of integrated services for individual children. With braided funding, costs must be attributed and tracked by the particular funding system. Cost allocation methods are required to assure that there are no duplicate funding of service costs and that each funding source is charged its fare share of program and administrative costs. Compare with: Blended Funding; Layered Funding.