17.4.1 Amounts and Issuance

A JAL can be approved for an amount between $25 and $1,600.

In any 12-month period, the maximum outstanding loan balance for any individual is $1,600. Individuals may have more than one open JAL, there is no limit to the number of open JALs for an individual.

Once a JAL application is approved by the W-2 agency’s authorized approver, a check will be generated in CARES that evening and printed the following day.

 All JAL checks will be mailed to the W-2 agency for distribution.

 

History: Release 24-10.