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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Descriptions

93.658:  Foster Care: Title IV-E

Objectives:  The object of the Foster Care program is to help States provide safe, appropriate, 24-hour, substitute care for children who are under the jurisdiction of the administering State agency and need temporary placement and care outside their homes; and to provide FFP in the cost of proper and efficient administrative and training costs.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

93.658 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  States and DC.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  States and DC will benefit.

Credentials/Documentation:  Costs will be determined in accordance with 45 CFR 74.

93.658 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  Consultation is available from both Headquarters and Regional Administration for Children and Families (ACF) offices. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  Applications (State plans) must be submitted to the Regional Administrator, ACF for approval. The standard application forms as furnished by DHHS must be used for this program.

Award Procedure:  Quarterly awards are made on the basis of estimated expenditures that are later revised accordingly to include only actual allowable expenditures. Final decisions and awards are made by the Headquarters Office. Letter-of-credit is issued by the HHS Payment Management System (PMS).

Deadlines:  State estimates must be received quarterly (July 30, October 30, January 30, and April 30) by the Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Up to 90 days for State plans/amendments.

Appeals:  Appeals are processed in accordance with HHS regulations in 45 CFR, Part 16.

Renewals:  Awards remain effective without renewal but program applications may be amended as necessary.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Not applicable.

93.658 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 93.556 Promoting Safe and Stable Families;
• 93.560 Family Support Payments to States: Assistance Payments (AFDC);
• 93.645 Child Welfare Services: State Grants;
• 93.659 Adoption Assistance.

93.658 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

93.658 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Type of Assistance:  Formula Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $3,981,889,061; FY 00 est $4,537,200,000; and FY 01 est $5,063,500,000.

Budget Account Number:  75-1545-0-1-506.

Authorization:  Social Security Act, as amended, Title IV-E, Section 470 et seq.; Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, Sections 101 and 102, Public Law 96-272; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Public Law 100-203; Family Support Act of 1988, Public Law 100-485; Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988, Title VIII, Subtitle B, Section 8104, Public Law 100-647; 42 U.S.C. 670 et seq; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Public Law 103-66; Social Security Act Amendments of 1994, Public Law 103-432; Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, Public Law 105-89; Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998, Public Law 105-200; Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  45 CFR 1355 - 1356.

93.658 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Consult Regional Administrator. (See Appendix IV of the Catalog for a list of addresses of the Regional Offices.)

Headquarters Office:  Deputy Associate Commissioner, Children's Bureau, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447. Phone: (202) 205-8618. FTS is not available.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

93.658 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  The percentage equal to the medical assistance percentage, i.e., the Federal share of payments is from 50 percent to 83 percent, depending on the State (Sec. 474(a)(1) and 1905(b) of the Social Security Act). Training and other administrative expenditures are matched at 75 and 50 percent Federal share, respectively (Sec. 474(a) of the Social Security Act).

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Funds are paid quarterly through a letter of credit.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  May be used for FFP in State or local payments on behalf of eligible children; proper, efficient, and reasonable administrative and training costs; and costs related to design, implementation and operation of a State-wide data collection system. May not be used for costs of social services provided to a child, the child's family, or the child's foster family which provide counseling or treatment to ameliorate or remedy personal problems, behaviors, or home conditions.

93.658 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Expenditure reports must be submitted 30 days after the end of each quarter (January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30) to Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, Washington, DC.

Audits:  Audits are conducted in accordance with the requirements in 45 CFR 74.

Records:  States must maintain records which substantiate eligibility determinations, allocated and direct costs, and grants made.