Title IV-E Prevention and Family Services and Programs

 

The Title IV-E Prevention Services 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 prevention services programs. The program is optional and provides for time-limited (up to one year) prevention services for mental health/substance abuse and in-home parent skill-based programs for: 1) candidates for foster care (children determined to be at imminent risk of removal), 2) pregnant/parenting foster youth, and 3) the parents/kin caregivers of those children and youth. These services or programs are available when the needs of the child, such a parent, or such 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 children?s 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 It is anticipated that 6 grants will be awarded in FY 2020. Statute ,
Social Security Act, Title IV-E Federal Payments for Foster Care Prevention, and Permanency State and Tribal agencies directly administering approved title IV-E Plans may participate in the prevention services program. 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. 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 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-18-09 and ACYF-CB-PI-18-10, both 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. 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 grants for eligible agencies with approved title IV-E plans. 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 prevention services program. Not applicable. ACF recipients must follow the audit requirements outlined in 45 CFR Part 75. 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 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 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.

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 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: 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: 2022057941 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 $52,277,300.00; FY 17$0.00; - Funds may be available in FY 2020. 45 CFR SSSS1355 - 1356. Fiscal Year 2019 This is a new program beginning in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020.