Topic

Published Date

Effective Date

Federal Guidance Type

Description

Deadline

Tribal

9/17/09

10/1/09

ACF-CB-PI-09-11

Provides guidance on the Federal Advance Planning Document (APD) regulations that Tribes have to comply with to claim title IV-B and/or title IV-E Federal Financial Participation for child welfare information technology projects, equipment, and services.

Adoption

9/1/09

10/7/08

ACF-CB-IM-09-03

Extends the Adoption Incentive Program through FY 2013, updates the "base year" used to measure increases to FY 2007, doubles incentive payment amounts for special needs and older child adoptions and creates a "highest ever" foster child adoption rate.

12/29/09

Adoption

9/1/09

Adoption Incentives Program Grantees

States that received 2009 Incentive Awards

Education

9/1/09

CWPM 8.3B Q#1

Adds travel to school in the foster care maintenance payment definition.

Kinship/

Guardianship

9/1/09

Family Connection Grantees

Approximately $15 million in discretionary grants to State, local or Tribal child welfare agencies and private non-profit organizations that have experience in working with fostering children or children in kinship care arrangements in four programs.

Adoption

8/26/09

10/1/09

ACYF-CB-PI-09-10

Establishes new criteria associated with the delinking of Adoption Assistance eligibility AFDC eligibility requirements, phased in over time beginning in FY 2010.

Training

8/20/09

10/7/08

CWPM 8.1H, Q#1

Permits title IV-E agencies to claim the costs of short-term training for relative guardians, attorneys and others.

Kinship/

Guardianship

8/12/09

10/9/08

Child Welfare Policy Manual

Section 8.5 of the Child Welfare Policy Manual (CWPM) provides questions and answers (Q/As) regarding the Guardianship Assistance Program.

Tribal

7/10/09

10/1/09

ACF-CB-IM-09-02

Provides automation requirements and options for Tribes operating a title IV-E program pursuant to section 479B of the Social Security Act.

Health

6/3/09

10/7/08

ACF-CB-PI-09-07

Provides guidance to Tribes on actions they are required to take for the June 30, 2009 submission of the Title IV-B Plan among other provisions.

6/30/09

Health

6/3/09

10/7/08

ACF-CB-PI-09-06

Provides guidance to States, Territories, and Insular Areas on actions they are required to take for June 30, 2009 submission of Title IV-B plan among other provisions.

6/30/09

Tribal

6/3/09

10/1/09

ACF-CB-PI-09-07

Provides guidance to Tribes on the June 30, 2009 submission of a CFCIP and ETV plan, among other provisions

6/30/09

Tribal

6/3/09

10/7/08

ACF-CB-PI-09-07

Provides guidance to Tribes on actions they are required to take for the June 30, 2009 submission of the Title IV-B, CFCIP and ETV plans.

6/30/09

Tribal

6/3/09

10/7/08

ACF-CB-PI-09-06

Provides guidance to states and territories on actions they are required to take for the June 30, 2009 submission of the Title IV-B, CFCIP and ETV plans.

6/30/09

Education

5/29/09

CWPM 8.4 Q#2

Adds a case plan requirement to assure educational stability for children in foster care.

Education

5/1/09

CWPM 8.4 Q#3

Requires that the title IV-E agency assure that each child receiving a payment under the title IV-E plan is attending school full time or has completed secondary school.

Tribal

4/1/09

10/1/09

Tribal Title IV-E Program Considerations

Provides technical assistance for Tribes to use in considering how to plan for the resources, policies, and procedures they will or may need to implement a direct title IV-E program.

Kinship/

Guardianship

3/24/09

10/8/08

ACF-CB-PI-09-04

Provides the title IV-E Form ACF-IV-E-1 Interim Financial Reporting Instructions Foster Care, Adoption Assistance and Guardianship Assistance Programs.

Tribal

3/13/09

10/1/09

Title IV-E Tribal Consultation Meetings

A request for public comment concerning the Tribal title IV-E requirements and notice of Tribal consultation meetings. Note: The public comment period is closed, and Tribal consultation meetings have concluded.

12-May-09

Tribal

12/5/08

10/1/09

ACF-CB-PI-08-06

Requested that Tribes submit a letter of intent if the Tribe intended to directly operate a title IV-E Program or apply for a Fostering Connections grant. Note: The request for letters of intent has expired.

1/20/09

Kinship/ Guardianship

12/24/08

10/7/08

ACF-CB-PI-08-07

Provides title IV-E agencies instructions for how to implement and operate the Guardianship Assistance Program option.

Tribal

10/24/08

10/1/09

ACF-CB-IM-08-03

Notifies Indian Tribes of the opportunity to operate the title IV-E programs.

All

10/14/09

ACF-CB-PI-09-08

Provides a revised Title IV-E plan pre-print that incorporates the statutory provisions made by Public Law 110-351 which are effective through fiscal year 2010.

12/30/09

Kinship/

Guardianship

10/7/08

Relative notification

Plan requirement at section 471(a)(29) to require that Title IV-E agencies exercise due diligence to identify and notify all adult relatives within 30 days of child's entry into foster care.

Kinship/

Guardianship

10/7/08

Place siblings together

New plan requirement at section 471(a)(31) to require Title IV-E agencies to make reasonable efforts to place siblings removed from their homes together.

Kinship/

Guardianship

10/7/08

ACF-CB-PI-09-06

Guidance to States, Territories and Insular Areas on how to report data on foster family homes to ACF among other provisions.

Kinship/

Guardianship

10/7/08

Access to Federal Parent Locator Service

Law amends 454(j)(3) of Title IV-D to grant access to Parental Locator Service to notify parents of children's placement into foster care.

Older Youth

10/7/08

Transition Plan for Emancipating Youth required

Requires that 90 days before a child is emancipated from foster care, the caseworker develops a personalized transition plan directed by the child.

Training

10/7/08

CWPM 8.1H, Q#8

Permits title IV-E agencies to claim the costs of short-term training for relative guardians, attorneys and others.

Training

10/7/08

CWPM 8.1H, Q#17

Permits title IV-E agencies to claim the costs of short-term training for relative guardians, attorneys and others.

Training

10/7/08

CWPM 8.1H, Q#18

Permits title IV-E agencies to claim the costs of short-term training for relative guardians, attorneys and others.

Training

10/7/08

CWPM 8.1H, Q#19

Permits title IV-E agencies to claim the costs of short-term training for relative guardians, attorneys and others.

Training

10/7/08

CWPM 8.1H, Q#20

Permits title IV-E agencies to claim the costs of short-term training for relative guardians, attorneys and others.

Tribal

FY 2009 Tribal IV-E Development Plan Grantees

The grantees at bottom of this page are authorized to develop a Tribal Title IV-E plan and implement a program.