CARS/GEARS: Manual
GEARS is short for Grant Enrollment, Application and Reporting System. It is replacing CARS (Community Aids Reporting System).
This page has instructions for working with Human Service (HS), Income Maintenance (IM), and other programs. You will also find flowcharts as well as a link to all profiles for easy searching.
Topics
All the codes associated with GEARS and what they stand for.
A schedule of due dates for receipt of keying documents in the CARS Unit, anticipated CARS run dates, and ACH deposit dates for non-municipal and municipal vendors.
This is a server that displays reports and messages available about the CARS system.
New vendor and/or bank changes.
How to work with reports
This page explains profile types A, D, E, F, and G.
Access the Find A Profile spreadsheet to locate a profile.
DHS provides flow charts to help guide you through funding details on share percentages. These are on a "profile by profile" basis.
What is the same, and what is different now?
It starts with signed contracts. This is a short overview on how it works.
Details the major differences between CARS and GEARS -603 reports.
Details the major differences between CARS and GEARS -620 reports.
How to access and use the CARS payment list and GEARS payment reports
Details how to navigate both CARS and GEARS payment listing/reports.
How to do it for both CARS and GEARS.
Recording and recovering accounts receivable
In both GEARS and CARS, the receivables are collected by offsetting the receivables against future payments.