| ACF Administration for Children and Families |
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES |
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| 1. Log No.: ACYF-PI-CB-96-07 | 2. Issuance Date: May 14, 1996 | ||
| 3. Originating Office: Children's Bureau | |||
| 4. Key Word: Allotment of FY 1996 Funds Under Title IV-B, Subpart 1 | |||
PROGRAM INSTRUCTION
TO: State Administrators of State Public Welfare Agencies, Child Welfare Servicers State Grant Program (Title IV-B, Subpart 1 of the Social Security Act)
SUBJECT: Allotment of Funds to States and Territories -- Fiscal Year 1996
LEGAL AND RELATED REFERENCES: Sections 422(a), (b)(2)-(8), 425, 427 and 428 of the Social Security Act; 45 CFR 1355.30, 1357.10(c), 1357.15(b), (c) and (d), 1357.25(d), 1357.40.
CONTENT: Congress has approved for FY 1996 a total of $277,389,000 for the Child Welfare Services State Grant Program (title IV-B, Subpart 1 of the Social Security Act -- the Act). The amount of each State's allotment for the fiscal year has been determined and is listed in the attached table. There are no extra requirements for States to meet in order to be eligible for their share of $l4l,000,000. States meeting the requirements of section 427(a) or 427(b) of the Act are entitled to their share of $277,389,000. The allotment table should be used by States and Territories in preparing their FY l996 Annual Budget Request (Form CWS-101). States shall use the current forms and shall designate on the form the funds for which the State is applying: Allotment (funds allotted directly to the State) or Reallotment. Allotment of Funds States meeting the requirements of section 427(a) or (b) of the Act may request their full share of $277,389,000. Requests for reallotment may be submitted at any time before the deadline set in the annual transmittal on that subject. States not meeting the requirements for section 427 funds may request their full share of $l4l,000,000. States that currently have requested less than the amount for which they are eligible must send in revised requests in order to receive their full share of funds. States that have developed and submitted consolidated Child and Family Services Plans which request less than the amount for which they are eligible must send in revised requests in order to receive their full share of funds.
Within 90 days following the end of each fiscal year, States must file a final financial status report (Standard Form 269). Under section 428 of the Act and 45 CFR 1357.40, direct grants will be made to eligible Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs). The amount of their allotments will be determined by the amount appropriated and allotted to the States. A separate announcement is being sent to eligible ITO's.
ACTION REQUIRED: States and Territories should send their original CWS-101s (signed and dated), and the Annual Summary of Child Welfare Services, to the following address:
Division of Formula, Entitlement and Block Grants
Office of Program Support
Administration for Children and Families
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20447
Apportionment of Funds - A copy of the CWS-101 should be sent to the appropriate Regional Office, where staff will review the request for completeness and accuracy and will ensure that the State Plan and Annual Summary have been approved at the same funding levels before forwarding them to the Central Office. States should be certain that they have properly signed and dated the documents. If any of the requirements regarding these documents have not been met, Regional Office staff will contact the States to request necessary action.
| INQUIRIES TO: | Regional Administrators, Administration for Children and Families |
| Olivia Golden | |
| Commissioner | |
| Administration on Children, Youth and Families |
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A- US Department Of Health And
Human Services, Administration For Children And Families, Regional
Offices
Attachment B- FY 1996 State Title IV-B,
subpart 1 Allotments
