PARIS MEMBER STATES:
The PARIS Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) between the Veterans Administration and the Department of Defense, State Public Assistance Agencies, and the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, have been distributed to all states for signature.
Please Note:
In order for SPAAs to voluntarily participate in the matches for the VA and DoD data under the Federal Match CMA, those SPAAs must have:
1. An authorized representative of the SPAA fill, sign, and return the SPAA portion of the Federal and VA extension agreement prior to the match occurrence -- attached fillable PDF is also available on the PARIS Memorandum webpage. Next PARIS match May 12, 2023.
2. States should also provide any updated contact information for the PARIS website. These are for the current State Administrative Representative Information at : https://www.acf.hhs.gov/paris/map/state-administrative-representatives AND State Interstate Contact Information at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/paris/map/state-interstate-match-contact. (If contact information requires no changes, please indicate that in this submission as well).
We ask that states send the signed agreement and updated contact information, as well as any questions related to the agreement’s, to PARIS at PARIS@acf.hhs.gov.
Note: SPAAs must complete the above process by the May Match date (Friday, May 12, 2023) to receive the May VA and Federal Match.
Agreement Summary
The purpose of this matching program is to identify individuals receiving both federal compensation or pension benefits and public assistance benefits under federal programs administered by the states and to verify public assistance clients’ declarations of income circumstances. For this match, the DMDC will match SPAA files against DoD military and civilian pay files, military retired pay files, and survivor pay files. This 18-month extension includes some non-significant changes, most notably clarification on records usage restrictions.
States seeking to learn how to better leverage the Federal Match may reach out to the PARIS Board of Directors PARIS Board of Directors by Region.