Foster Care Title IV-E

 

The Title IV-E Foster Care program helps states, Indian tribes, tribal organizations and tribal consortia (tribes) to provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children under the jurisdiction of the state or tribal child welfare agency until the children are returned home safely, placed with adoptive families, or placed in other planned arrangements for permanency. The program provides funds to assist with the costs of foster care maintenance for eligible children; administrative costs to manage the program; and training for public agency staff, foster parents and eligible professional partner agency staff. In addition, $3 million is reserved for technical assistance and plan development/implementation awards to eligible tribes.

Active 93.658 Administration For Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services A - Formula Grants; B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 It is anticipated that a total of 52 states (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and six tribes will receive grant awards to provide assistance to an average of 166,500 in-placement children per month. Training and technical assistance grants are also expected to be provided to seven tribes for program developmental activities 52 states (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and six tribes will receive grant awards to provide assistance to an average of 166,500 in-placement children per month. Training and technical assistance grants were provided to five tribes for program developmental activities.
Fiscal Year 2017 It is anticipated that a total of 52 states (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and six tribes will receive grant awards. Training and technical assistance grants are also expected to be provided to seven tribes for program developmental activities.
Fiscal Year 2018 52 states (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and 9 tribes received grant awards in FY 218. Training and technical assistance grants were awarded to three tribes for program developmental activities.
Fiscal Year 2019 52 states (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and 10 tribes received grant awards in FY 2019. Training and technical assistance grants were awarded to four tribes for program development activities.
Fiscal Year 2020 53 states (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and 12 tribes received grant awards. Training and technical assistance grants were provided to 4 tribes for program development activities.
Fiscal Year 2021 53 states (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and ten tribes received grant awards. 5 tribes received training and technical assistance grants for program development activities.
Fiscal Year 2022 53 states (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and 8 tribes received grant awards. Training and technical assistance grants were provided to 2 tribes for program development activities.
Fiscal Year 2023 It is anticipated that 53 states (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and eleven tribes will receive grant awards. It is anticipated that training and technical assistance grants will be provided to up to five tribes for program development activities. Social Security Act, Title IV-E, Section 470, et seq.
as amended. Funds are available to states (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa) and to tribes with approved Title IV-E plans. For Plan Development/Implementation Grants: Eligibility is limited to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia. The terms "Indian tribe" and "tribal organization" have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Pub. L. 93-638, 25 U.S.C. ? 450b. Also see sections 479B(a) and 476(c)(2)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act. Children meeting eligibility criteria for the former Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (except up to a 12-month period for those children placed with a parent residing in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse treatment) whose removal and placement in foster care are in accordance with a voluntary placement agreement or judicial determinations to the effect that continuation in the home would be contrary to the child's welfare and that reasonable efforts were made to prevent the removal (or that such efforts were not necessary), and whose placement and care are the responsibility of the state or tribal agency administering the Title IV-E program. Any youth who left or leaves foster care due to reaching the state/tribe's maximum age. Plan Development/Implementation Grants: Non-profit agencies must submit proof of non-profit status. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Formula Grants: Applications are made in the form of an SF-424M and Title IV-E Plan, submitted through the Online Data Collection System (OLDC) within GrantSolutions. Title IV-E plans and amendments must be reviewed by the ACF Regional Child Welfare Program Manager for approval. Plan Development/Implementation Awards: applicants may find Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) and apply on https://www.grants.gov. Eligible applicants must submit applications by specified deadlines. Formula Grants: Quarterly awards are made on the basis of estimated expenditures that are later revised accordingly to include only actual allowable claimed expenditures. Next quarter estimates are due on July 30, October 30, January 30, and April 30 each year. Final decisions and awards are made by the headquarters office. Plan Development/Implementation Grants: Each application will be screened to determine whether it meets any of the disqualifying factors: missing the application deadline, required electronic submission or waiver requested and approved, or exceeding the Award Ceiling. Disqualified applications are considered to be "non-responsive" and are excluded from the competitive review process. Applications competing for financial assistance will be reviewed and evaluated by merit review panels using only the criteria described in the NOFO. Each panel is composed of experts with knowledge and experience in the area under review. Generally, review panels include three reviewers and one chairperson. Results of the competitive merit review are taken into consideration by ACF in the selection of projects for funding; however, merit review scores and rankings are not binding. Scores and rankings are only one element used in the award decision-making process. ACF reserves the right to evaluate applications in the larger context of the overall portfolio by considering geographic distribution of federal funds (e.g. ensuring coverage of states, counties, or service areas) in its pre-award decisions. ACF will complete a review of risk posed by applicants as described in 45 CFR 75.205. ACF may elect not to fund applicants with management or financial problems that would indicate an inability to successfully complete the proposed project. Applications may be funded in whole or in part. Successful applicants may be funded at an amount lower than requested. Formula Awards: Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines. Plan Development/Implementation Awards: The deadline for applications is listed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Formula Grants: ACF approves or disapproves Title IV-E plans within 45 days of receipt. Plan Development/Implementation Awards: ACF approves or disapproves within 90 to 180 days. There is no appeal process for unsuccessful Development/Implementation Grant applicants. For existing recipients and formula grants, appeals may take place in accordance with 45 CFR Part 16, subject to the limitations of the Appendix A. Not applicable. Development/Implementation Awards: the criteria for selecting proposals will be published in the NOFO. Formula grant funds may be used by the state or local (under state supervision) child welfare agency or by the tribal child welfare agency for Federal Financial Participation (FFP) in foster care maintenance payments on behalf of eligible children; for administrative and training costs; and for costs related to design, implement, and operate a statewide data collection system. Funds may not be used for costs of social services such as those that provide counseling or treatment to ameliorate or remedy personal problems, behaviors, or home conditions for a child, the child's family, or the child's foster family. Public Law 115-123 amended the program beginning in FY 2020, unless a state or tribe has elected a delayed effective date of up to two years (through no later than September 30, 2021) to place limitations on title IV-E foster care maintenance payments for placements that are not foster family homes. Title IV-E agencies must also develop policies and procedures to identify, document, and determine appropriate services for any child or youth in the placement, care or supervision of the title IV-E agency who is at-risk of becoming a sex trafficking victim or who is a sex trafficking victim. Plan development/implementation grants to tribes are one-time grants for projects lasting up to 24 months that are to be used to develop a plan to operate a title IV-E program for foster care, adoption assistance and kinship guardianship as specified under section 479B of Title IV-E. Performance Reports: Performance monitoring of state agencies is conducted through the Child and Family Services Review process in accordance with 45 CFR 1355.31 - 1355.37. 45 CFR Part 75 Subpart F applies to this program. All records are to be maintained in accordance with 45 CFR 75.361-365. Formula Grants: States and tribes must maintain all financial and programmatic records necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the program, including records of applications, determinations of eligibility, utilization of awarded grants and other funds for the provision of financial assistance and allocated indirect and direct administrative and training costs in accordance with written guidance from the Administration for Children and Families. Statutory Formula: Title IV Chapter NA Part E Subpart NA Public Law Social Security Act, Pub. L. 74-271.

Matching is mandatory. The non-Federal share of program costs (difference between total cost and FFP) in each funding category constitutes the required match to be met by the Title IV-E agency. Matching funds from state agencies must be appropriated monies raised from non-Federal revenue sources. Matching funds from tribal agencies must also be appropriated monies, but may, at the option of the tribe, include Federal funds specifically authorized by Federal statutes to be used as match for other Federal programs. Additionally, in accordance with 45 CFR 1356.68 for administration and training costs only, tribal matching funds may include in-kind expenditures (or contributions) from allowable third party sources. Plan Development/Implementation Grants: There is no matching requirement.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Plan Development/Implementation Grants: Provided on a one-time basis generally for a 24 month project period. Method of releasing assistance: lump sum. Formula Grants: Federal financial participation is available to a state or tribe operating under an approved Title IV-E plan. Quarterly. Post award, the Division of Payment Management will establish an account from which a recipient may draw down award funds. Consult the Children's Bureau Regional Child Welfare Program Manager William Meltzer
330 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20201 USA
william.meltzer@acf.hhs.gov
Phone: (646)905-8131 https://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb 75-1545-0-1-609 (Formula Grants) FY 22$5,198,241,550.00; FY 23 est $6,307,692,727.00; FY 24 est $6,896,321,534.00; FY 21$5,787,227,430.00; FY 20$5,317,376,324.00; FY 19$5,201,676,904.00; FY 18$5,022,757,197.00; FY 17$5,363,945,064.00; FY 16$4,797,115,524.00; - (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $0.00; FY 24 FY 21$2,070,700.00; FY 20$2,915,895.00; FY 19$3,416,399.00; FY 18$2,631,700.00; FY 17$2,424,630.00; FY 16$2,438,381.00; - FY 2022 Formula Grants to states ranged from $4,468,089 to $1,318,064,801 with an average of $21,196,561.62. Formula grants to tribes ranged from $62,155 to $2,829,898 with an average of $755,634.50. FY 2022 Tribal Plan Development/Implementation Awards: Two tribes each received a $300,000 award covering a 24-month period ending in either FY 2022 or FY 2023. The regulations at 45 CFR 1355-1356 apply to this program. Not applicable.