Award of a Single-Source Expansion Supplement to the University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, 62840 [2010-25719]
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The Child Welfare League of America
is a recipient of a cooperative agreement
to administer the National Resource
Center for Child Welfare Data and
Technology (NRC–CWDT) in order to
ensure continued support to States in
the development of the National Youth
in Transition Database. The National
Youth in Transition Database will assist
States, Tribes, and courts to develop,
implement and/or improve effective
case management information systems,
or data collection systems, and to use
data to manage child welfare programs
in order to improve outcomes for
children, youth, and families.
Section 477 of the Social Security Act
authorizes the John H. Chafee Foster
Care Independence Program (CFCIP)
and the Chafee Education and Training
Vouchers (ETV) program. It also
requires the creation of a data collection
and performance measurement system.
The Federal regulation at 45 CFR
1356.80 establishes the National Youth
in Transition Database (NYTD)
implementing this provision. The NYTD
regulation requires States to engage in
two data collection activities: the collect
of information on youth and the
independent living services they receive
that are paid for or provided by State
agencies that administer the CFCIP and
ETV programs and the collection of
outcome information on certain youth
in foster care. States must begin
collecting NYTD data on October 1,
2010 and submit the first report period
data to ACF by May 15, 2011.
The supplemental funding will allow
the NRC–CWDT to meet the increased
demand for NYTD onsite technical
assistance and sponsor regional
meetings without reducing requested
technical assistance from courts and
Tribes in the areas of data collection and
exchange.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gail
Collins, Children’s Bureau, 1250
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20024. Telephone: 202–205–8552;
E-mail: gail.collins@acf.hhs.gov.
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Dated: October 4, 2010.
Bryan Samuels,
Commissioner, Administration on Children,
Youth and Families.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Award of a Single-Source Expansion
Supplement to the University of
Southern Maine, Muskie School of
Public Service
AGENCY:
Children’s Bureau, ACYF, ACF,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
CFDA Number: 93.658.
Legislative Authority: Section
476(c)(2)(iii) of the Social Security Act,
as amended by the Fostering
Connections to Success and Increasing
Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–
351).
Amount of Award: $200,000.
Project Period: September 30, 2010 to
September 29, 2011.
SUMMARY: In order to provide more
intensive technical assistance to Tribes,
the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Children’s Bureau (CB)
is awarding a single-source expansion
supplement to the University of
Southern Maine, Muskie School of
Public Service, Portland, ME, to assist
Tribes in building their capacity to
operate their own foster care and
adoption assistance agencies (title IV–E)
program. The University of Southern
Maine is a recipient of a cooperative
agreement to administer the National
Resource Center for Organizational
Improvement, which is charged with
building the organizational capacity of
State, local, Tribal and other publicly
supported child welfare agencies in
order to improve the outcomes of child
welfare activities and to achieve the
Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997
goals of safety, permanency and wellbeing of children and youth.
The supplemental funding will
support Regional Roundtables and build
Tribal capacity in the following areas:
1. An overview of the Social Security
Act and title IV–E provisions that
provide foster care and adoption service
funds. This presentation will be
developed to be responsive to the
cultural issues and needs of the
audience.
2. Training for Tribal caseworkers on
title IV–E requirements in order to
continue the eligibility and funding of
IV–E eligible children. Workers must be
aware of the provisions of Fostering
Connections to assure that all
appropriate services are provided to
children in care.
3. Proper foster care recruitment,
training and retention is needed because
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placement of title IV–E eligible children
must be made with licensed foster/kin
families. It is important for Tribal
leaders, child welfare and court staff to
understand the link between licensing
and maintaining title IV–E eligibility
when children are placed.
The Fostering Connections to Success
and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008
(Pub. L. 110–351) added § 479B to the
Act, which allows Indian Tribes the
option to receive Federal funding to
support the administration of their own
foster care, adoption assistance, and
guardianship assistance programs under
title IV–E of the Social Security Act (the
Act). The law also amended the Act at
§ 476(c)(2)(iii) to allow Indian Tribes to
receive one-time development grants to
be used to offset the cost of developing
a title IV–E plan to carry out the
requirements of new § 479B of the Act.
As the designated National Resource
Center for Organizational Improvement,
the University of Southern Maine is
qualified to provide training and
technical assistance to Tribes because of
their demonstrated commitment to
meaningful stakeholder involvement by
involving Tribes and other relevant
stakeholders in program planning,
implementation and evaluation and
other systems change initiatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane
Morgan, Children’s Bureau, 1250
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20024. Telephone: 202–205–8807; Email: jane.morgan@acf.hhs.gov.
Dated: October 4, 2010.
Bryan Samuels,
Commissioner, Administration on Children,
Youth and Families.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Award of a Single-Source Expansion
Supplement to the University of
Oklahoma, National Resource Center
for Youth Services
AGENCY:
Children’s Bureau, ACYF, ACF,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
CFDA Number: 93.674.
Legislative Authority: Promoting Safe
and Stable Families Program, § 435(d),
Title IV–B, subpart 2, of the Social
Security Act [42 U.S.C. 629e].
Amount of Award: $103,685.
Project Period: September 30, 2010 to
September 29, 2011.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Award of a Single-Source Expansion Supplement to the University
of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service
AGENCY: Children's Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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CFDA Number: 93.658.
Legislative Authority: Section 476(c)(2)(iii) of the Social
Security Act, as amended by the Fostering Connections to Success and
Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-351).
Amount of Award: $200,000.
Project Period: September 30, 2010 to September 29, 2011.
SUMMARY: In order to provide more intensive technical assistance to
Tribes, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children's
Bureau (CB) is awarding a single-source expansion supplement to the
University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service,
Portland, ME, to assist Tribes in building their capacity to operate
their own foster care and adoption assistance agencies (title IV-E)
program. The University of Southern Maine is a recipient of a
cooperative agreement to administer the National Resource Center for
Organizational Improvement, which is charged with building the
organizational capacity of State, local, Tribal and other publicly
supported child welfare agencies in order to improve the outcomes of
child welfare activities and to achieve the Adoption and Safe Families
Act of 1997 goals of safety, permanency and well-being of children and
youth.
The supplemental funding will support Regional Roundtables and
build Tribal capacity in the following areas:
1. An overview of the Social Security Act and title IV-E provisions
that provide foster care and adoption service funds. This presentation
will be developed to be responsive to the cultural issues and needs of
the audience.
2. Training for Tribal caseworkers on title IV-E requirements in
order to continue the eligibility and funding of IV-E eligible
children. Workers must be aware of the provisions of Fostering
Connections to assure that all appropriate services are provided to
children in care.
3. Proper foster care recruitment, training and retention is needed
because placement of title IV-E eligible children must be made with
licensed foster/kin families. It is important for Tribal leaders, child
welfare and court staff to understand the link between licensing and
maintaining title IV-E eligibility when children are placed.
The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act
of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-351) added Sec. 479B to the Act, which allows
Indian Tribes the option to receive Federal funding to support the
administration of their own foster care, adoption assistance, and
guardianship assistance programs under title IV-E of the Social
Security Act (the Act). The law also amended the Act at Sec.
476(c)(2)(iii) to allow Indian Tribes to receive one-time development
grants to be used to offset the cost of developing a title IV-E plan to
carry out the requirements of new Sec. 479B of the Act.
As the designated National Resource Center for Organizational
Improvement, the University of Southern Maine is qualified to provide
training and technical assistance to Tribes because of their
demonstrated commitment to meaningful stakeholder involvement by
involving Tribes and other relevant stakeholders in program planning,
implementation and evaluation and other systems change initiatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Morgan, Children's Bureau, 1250
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 202-205-8807; E-
mail: jane.morgan@acf.hhs.gov.
Dated: October 4, 2010.
Bryan Samuels,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
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