Title IV-E Prevention Program

 

The Title IV-E Prevention Program, enacted as part of Public Law (P.L.) 115123, authorized optional title IV-E funding for time-limited prevention services for mental health, substance abuse, and in-home parent skill-based programs for children or youth who are candidates for foster care, pregnant or parenting youth in foster care, and the parents or kin caregivers of those children and youth. These services or programs are available when the needs of the child, a parent, or a caregiver are directly related to the safety, permanence, or well-being of the child or to preventing the child from entering foster care. Services are to be provided to children and families without regard to childrens eligibility for title IV-E foster care maintenance payments.

Active 93.472 Administration For Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services A - Formula Grants Fiscal Year 2020 3 grants were awarded in FY 2020.
Fiscal Year 2021 5 grants were awarded in FY 2021.
Fiscal Year 2022 14 awards were made to states.
Fiscal Year 2023 It is anticipated that 39 awards will be made to states and 3 to tribes in FY 2023. Statute ,
Social Security Act, Title IV-E Federal Payments for Foster Care Prevention, and Permanency, Section 471(e) State and Tribal agencies directly administering approved Title IV-E Plans may participate in the prevention services program. State and tribal title IV-E agencies electing to provide the Title IV-E prevention program must submit a five-year Title IV-E prevention program plan (five-year plan) that meets the statutory requirements. Children designated as candidates for foster care and those who are pregnant/parenting in foster care along with the parents or kin caregivers of these children. No credentials or documentation required. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 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 a five-year plan incorporated into the Title IV-E plan, prepared in the format provided by the ACF Children's Bureau (CB). Title IV-E plans and amendments are submitted to the ACF Regional Office Child Welfare Program Manager for approval. See ACF Program Instruction ACYF-CB-PI-19-06 for more information. Funding is awarded in accordance with approved quarterly estimates and claims submitted on a federal financial report (Form CB-496) from each recipient agency. Post award, the Division of Payment Management will establish an account from which a recipient may draw down award funds. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines The Administration for Children and Families will approve or disapprove applications within 45 days of receipt. Appeals may take place in accordance with 45 CFR Part 16, subject to the limitations of the Appendix A. A Title IV-E agency must be approved to administer a Title IV-E Prevention Services program through submission of a five-year Title IV-E prevention plan with respect to each five-year period for which the plan component is in operation. These are formula awards for eligible agencies with approved title IV-E plans. The state or tribal Title IV-E agency may claim for Federal Financial Participation (FFP) at a reimbursement rate of 50% of the costs of operating a prevention services program. For state Title IV-E agencies, funds may be used only for prevention services or programs that ACF determines are operated in accordance with promising, supported, or well-supported practices that meet the applicable criteria specified for the practices in section 471(e)(4)(C) of the Social Security Act (Act). At least 50 percent must be spent each federal fiscal year (FFY) for the provision of services or programs that are provided in accordance with well-supported practices. Program services provided on behalf of an eligible child are limited to a one-year period. Tribal Title IV-E agencies may determine the practice criteria for family services and programs that are adapted to the culture and context of the tribal communities served. Tribal Title IV-E agencies are not subject to the requirement for states that at least 50 percent of the amounts expended for the Title IV-E prevention program must be for programs and services that meet the well-supported practice criteria. Not applicable. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adopted the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance in 2 CFR part 200, and has codified the text, with HHS-specific amendments in 45 CFR Part 75. ACF recipients must follow the requirements in 45 CFR Part 75. ACF recipients must follow the audit requirements outlined in 45 CFR Part 75. 45 CFR Subpart F applies to this program. States and tribes must maintain all financial and programmatic records necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the program, including records of determinations of eligibility, utilization of awards and other funds for the provision of financial assistance and allocated indirect and direct administrative and training costs in accordance with requirements in Health and Human Services regulations at 45 CFR 75, and written guidance from the Administration for Children and Families. All records are to be maintained in accordance with 45 CFR 75.361-365. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 50%. The non-Federal share of program costs (difference between total cost and the 50% Federal financial participation rate) 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. Tribal title IV-E agencies must also use 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.

This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. Additional Information: State expenditures (excluding amounts used to match federal funds) for federal assistance program purposes for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) must at least be maintained at the established base level (FFY 2014 or alternate applicable year) amount. Federal financial participation is available to a state or tribe operating under an approved title IV-E plan. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Quarterly. None/Not specified. Elaine Stedt
Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, 330 C Street SW, Room 3403
Washington, DC 20447 US
elaine.stedt@acf.hhs.gov
Phone: (202)205-7941 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb 75-1545-0-1-609 (Formula Grants) FY 22$64,170,286.00; FY 23 est $239,442,693.00; FY 24 est $300,000,000.00; FY 21$50,132,750.00; FY 20$2,533,560.00; FY 19$0.00; FY 18$0.00; FY 17$0.00; - FY 2022: Assistance to states ranged from $30,752 to $26,262,880 with an average of $3,774,403. There was one FY 2022 award to a tribe of $5,441. 45 CFR 1355 - 1356. Not applicable.