Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program

 

The Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Care program helps states, Indian tribes, tribal organizations and tribal consortia (tribes) that also operate the title IV-E foster care and adoption assistance programs to operate kinship navigator programs. Kinship navigator programs assist kinship caregivers in learning about, finding, and using programs and services to meet the needs of the children they are raising and their own needs. They also promote effective partnerships among public and private agencies to ensure kinship caregiver families are served. Title IV-E kinship navigator programs must meet grant requirements in section 427(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (the Act) and must also be operated in accordance with promising, supported, or well-supported practice standards specified in section 471(e)(4)(C) of the Act. Services are to be provided to children and families without regard to children?s eligibility for title IV-E foster care maintenance payments.

Active 93.471 Administration For Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services A - Formula Grants Fiscal Year 2020 It is anticipated that 2 grants will be awarded in FY 2020. Social Security Act, Part Title IV-E Federal Payments for Foster Care Prevention, and Permanency, Section 474(a)(7)
Provides funding at a 50 percent match rate for all allowable expenditures for kinship navigator programs. State and Tribal agencies directly administering approved title IV-E Plans may participate in the Kinship Navigator program. Kinship caregivers and the children they are raising are eligible beneficiaries. 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. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. 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. Applications are made in the form of an attachment to 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 Child Welfare Program Manager for approval. See ACF Program Instruction ACYF-CB-PI-18-11, dated November 30, 2018 for additional information. Funding is awarded in accordance with approved quarterly estimates and claims submitted on a federal financial report (Form CB-496) from each grantee agency. 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. Subject to the limitations of the Appendix A to 45 CFR Part 16, appeals may take place in accordance with 45 CFR Part 16. Once a title IV-E agency is approved to administer a Title IV-E Kinship Navigator program, no further renewals are required. Not applicable. These are formula grant funds and 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) at a reimbursement rate of 50% in the costs of operating a Kinship Navigator program. Not applicable. ACF recipients must follow the audit requirements outlined in 45 CFR Part 75, Subpart F. States and tribes must maintain all financial and programmatic records necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the program, including records of 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 requirements in Health and Human Services regulations at 45 CFR Part 75, and written guidance from the Administration for Children and Families. 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 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.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Federal Financial Participation is available to a state or tribe operating under an approved title IV-E plan. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Quarterly. None/Not specified. Gail Collins
, 330 C Street SW, Room 3512
Washington, DC 20201 US
gail.collins@acf.hhs.gov
Phone: 2022058552 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb 75-1545-0-1-609 (Formula Grants) FY 18$0.00; FY 19 est $0.00; FY 20 est $708,000.00; FY 17$0.00; - Not applicable/available. Not applicable. Not applicable.