John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood

 

To assist states and eligible Indian tribes in establishing and carrying out programs designed to assist youth who experienced foster care at age 14 or older, youth who leave foster care for adoption or kinship guardianship after attaining age 16, youth likely to remain in foster care until age 18, and former foster care recipients between 18 and 21 years, to make a successful transition to adulthood and self-sufficiency. States or tribes that operate an extended foster care program for youth up to age 21 have the option to extend services under the Chafee program to youth up to their 23rd birthday.

Active 93.674 Administration For Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services A - Formula Grants Fiscal Year 2016 It is anticipated that 56 grants will be awarded to states (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and 4 Indian tribes. 56 grants were awarded to states (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and 4 Indian tribes
Fiscal Year 2017 56 grants were awarded to states (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and 4 Indian tribes.
Fiscal Year 2018 57 grants were awarded to states (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and 4 Indian tribes.
Fiscal Year 2019 60 grants were awarded to states (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and 11 to tribes.
Fiscal Year 2020 Sixty grants were awarded to states (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and 7 to eligible tribes.
Fiscal Year 2021 60 grants were awarded to states (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and to 7 eligible tribes.
Fiscal Year 2022 60 grants were awarded to states (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and to 7 eligible tribes.
Fiscal Year 2023 It is anticipated that 60 grants will be awarded to states (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and to 7 eligible tribes. Social Security Act, Title IV, Part E, Section 477 State governments, including the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (hereafter "states"), and eligible Indian tribes, Indian tribal organizations, or Indian tribal consortia (hereafter "tribes") with an approved plan. Youth who experienced foster care at 14 or older, youth who left foster care for adoption or kinship guardianship after attaining age 16, and former foster care recipients between 18 and 21 years may receive services under the Chafee program. States or tribes that operate an extended foster care program for youth up to age 21 have the option to extend services under the Chafee program to youth up to their 23rd birthday. Application is made through submission of the five-year Child and Family Services Plan; updates are made annually through the Annual Progress and Services Review. Refer to the program instructions under Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. A five-year state or tribal plan must be submitted with annual updates. The plan must coordinate the provision of services under the state's or tribe's Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood with services under other Federal or Federally-assisted programs serving the same population. Plans are submitted to the appropriate Regional Child Welfare Program Manager in the appropriate ACF Regional Office. Quarterly awards are made up to the amount of one-fourth of the state's annual allotment. Post award, the Division of Payment Management will establish an account from which a recipient may draw down award funds. The plan or its annual update is due on June 30th of each year. The plan or its annual update is due June 30 of each year. Approval or disapproval by the Children's Bureau is completed by September 30th of each year. Appeals may take place in accordance with 45 CFR Part 16, subject to the limitations of the Appendix A. Not applicable. Not applicable. Grants may be used to assist youth/young adults to make the transition to self-sufficiency; to receive education, training and related services; to prepare for and obtain employment; to prepare for and enter post-secondary training and educational institutions; to provide personal and emotional support to youth through mentors and the promotion of interactions with dedicated adults; and to provide financial, housing, counseling, employment, education, other appropriate support and services to current and former foster care recipients up to the age of 21 or age 23 if the state or tribe operates an extended foster care program and opts to extend services; and to ensure that children who are likely to remain in foster care until 18 years of age have regular, on-going opportunities to engage in age or developmentally appropriate activities. Not applicable. 45 CFR Part 75 Subpart F applies to this program. All records are to be maintained in accordance with 45 CFR 75.361-365. Recipients must develop and maintain records which permit review of expenditures in accordance with the retention requirements. Statutory Formula: Title N/A Chapter Section 474(a)(4) Part E Subpart N/A Public Law Social Security Act, P.L. 74-271 42 USC 674

Matching is mandatory. 20%. The Federal government will pay 80 percent of the total amount of funds expended by the recipient up to the amount of Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood funds allocated. The recipient must provide matching contributions to cover the additional 20 percent of the costs.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. To receive funds, a recipient must submit a five-year plan and annual plan updates. Recipients must annually request to receive their allotments and must spend the funding in a two-year period, either the fiscal year it is received or in the succeeding fiscal year. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Quarterly. Contact Children's Bureau Regional Program Managers Catherine Heath
330 C Street SW, Room 3509A
Washington, DC 20201 US
catherine.heath@acf.hhs.gov
Phone: (202) 941-4700 http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/cb. 75-1545-0-1-609 (Formula Grants) FY 22$144,968,791.00; FY 23 est $140,855,000.00; FY 24 est $239,355,000.00; FY 21$546,745,558.00; FY 20$140,855,000.00; FY 19$140,282,719.00; FY 18$137,900,000.00; FY 17$137,900,000.00; FY 16$137,900,000.00; - FY 2022 grants for states range from $500,000 to $18,133,250 with an average of $2,654,864.25. FY 2022 grants for tribes range from $10,536 to $43,941 with an average of $23,390.71. The following Program Instructions (PI) apply to this program: ACYF-CB-PI-23-01 and ACYF-CB-PI-23-02. Not applicable.