Child Support Services

 

The purpose of this program is to enforce the support obligations owed by absent parents to their children, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal and medical support.

Active 93.563 Administration For Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services A - Formula Grants Fiscal Year 2016 54 grants are expected to be awarded to States and Territories 54 grants were awarded to States and Territories.
Fiscal Year 2018 54 grants were awarded to States and Territories.
Fiscal Year 2019 54 grants were awarded to States and Territories.
Fiscal Year 2020 54 grants are expected to be awarded to States and Territories.
Fiscal Year 2021 54 grants awarded to States and Territories.
Fiscal Year 2022 54 grants are expected to be awarded to States and Territories
Fiscal Year 2023 54 grants are expected to be awarded to States and Territories
Fiscal Year 2024 54 grants are expected to be awarded to States and Territories Social Security, Title IV, Part D, 42 U.S.C. §651 All States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Guam. Each of these jurisdictions is required to establish or designate a single and separate State Child Support Enforcement Agency. Tribes are eligible and we currently have sixty tribal child support programs. The State must provide support enforcement services to: (1) All applicants for, or recipients of TANF, Foster Care Maintenance Payments, and Medicaid, for whom an assignment to the State of support rights has been made and who are in need of such services; (2) all individuals who cease to receive TANF; (3) individuals who provide authorization to the IV-D agency to continue support enforcement services; and (4) any other individual who is in need of such services and who has applied for them. The State IV-D agencies must be operating in accordance with an approved Title IV-D State plan. Costs eligible for Federal funding will be determined in accordance with 45 CFR 304. Tribes must submit a Tribal IV-D application and plan and upon approval receive funding to operate a IV-D program. Except for ?75.202 and ??75.351 through 75.353 of Subpart D the requirements in Subpart C, Subpart D, and Subpart E of do not apply to this program. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. State officials prepare and review state plans and amendments. Regional Office staff are available for consultation or assistance in preparation of State plans and amendments. The standard application form SF-424M and State Plan as required by 45 CFR Chapter II Part 200, must be used for this program. State officials review State Plans and amendments before they are submitted. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applications are made in the form of an SF-424M and a State Plan, prepared in the format provided by the Office of Child Support Services. Costs eligible for Federal funding will be determined in accordance with 45 CFR 304. Except for ?75.202 and ??75.351 through 75.353 of Subpart D the requirements in Subpart C, Subpart D, and Subpart E of do not apply to this program. States are awarded funds quarterly based on their estimates of funds needed to provide support enforcement services to individuals eligible under an approved Title IV-D State plan. These awards are made up of matching funds (Federal Financial Participation - FFP), and incentive funds that states earn based on good or improved performance. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 60 to 90 days. State Plans and amendments submitted as new State Plans, and Plan amendments may require up to 90 days for approval. From 30 to 60 days. The State may request reconsideration of plan disapproval or plan amendment disapproval within 60 days after that disapproval. Once approved, State IV-D plans remain in effect until amended or revised. Not applicable. States and some Tribes provide support enforcement services directly to individuals who are receiving federally-funded Foster Care Maintenance Payments, Medicaid, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) (or those who cease to receive TANF), and to individuals not otherwise eligible for such services. TANF, Medicaid, and certain federally funded Foster Care applicants or recipients must have assigned support rights to the State. Non-TANF individuals other than those who cease to receive TANF and/or who provide authorization to the IV-D agency to continue support enforcement services, must have signed a written application for support enforcement services. The State must provide services to locate absent parents, establish paternity and enforce support obligations. Not applicable. 45 CFR Part 75 Subpart F applies to this program. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspection and audits by DHHS Inspector general and State Audit (private groups) and other Federal government officials. OCSS conducts data reliability of variables used to compute performance measures. These audits were mandated by The Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998 (CSPIA). The IV-D agency must maintain records necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the State IV-D plan. All records are to be maintained in accordance with 45 CFR 75.361-365. Statutory Formula: Title IV Part D Subpart 455 Public Law Social Security Act

Matching is mandatory. States receive a 66 percent Federal Financial Participation (FFP). Federally recognized Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations are eligible to apply for direct funding for child support programs. Those with approved applications receive 90 percent FFP of their program needs during the first three years and 80 percent FFP thereafter. Tribes also may apply for two-year start-up grants. There are currently sixty tribal child support program recipients.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Post award, the Division of Payment Management will establish an account from which a recipient may draw down award funds. Performance is assessed on an annual basis. This program operates on a cash accounting basis and each year’s funding and accounting is discrete. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Quarterly. None/Not specified. Joseph Arthur
330 C. St. SW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20201 US
Joey.Arthur@acf.hhs.gov
Phone: 202-823-1019 https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css 75-1501-0-1-609 (Formula Grants) FY 22$3,394,597,048.00; FY 23 est $3,949,261,388.00; FY 24 est $3,973,147,978.00; FY 21$2,937,147,411.00; FY 20$3,577,676,810.00; FY 19$3,770,530,324.00; FY 18$3,602,848,401.00; FY 17$3,569,501,998.00; FY 16$3,399,123,428.00; - FY 2022, from $2,649,716 to $543,885,181; Average Award Amount $62,885,181 FY 2023, from $3,082,670 to $632,753,965; Average Award Amount $73,161,315 FY 2024, from $3,101,315 to $636,581,095; Average Award Amount $73,603,822. 45 CFR, Chapter III Part 300, Child Support Enforcement Program 45 CFR Part 16, Procedures of the Departmental Appeals Board 45 CFR Part 75, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Awards 45 CFR Part 95, Grant Programs (Public Assistance, Medical Assistance and State Children's Health Insurance Programs) 45 CFR Part 213, Practice and Procedure for Hearings to States on Conformity of Public Assistance Plans to Federal Requirements. Not applicable.