| ACF Administration for Children and Families |
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES |
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| 1. Log No: ACYF-PI-80-02 | 2. Issuance Date: October 27, 1980 | ||
| 3. Originating Office: Children's Bureau | |||
PROGRAM INSTRUCTION
TO: State Administrators Of State Public Welfare Agencies
SUBJECT: Amendments to Cost Allocation Plans
CONTENTS: Section 101 of Pub. L. 96-272, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, adds a new Title IV-E to the Social Security Act. This title establishes a new Adoption Assistance Program and makes a number of changes in the AFDC Foster Care Programs. In the past, administrative and training costs of the AFDC Foster Care Program have generally been included as part of the overall administrative and training costs of the AFDC program (Title IV-A).As a result of the new legislation, both foster care maintenance payments and the supporting administrative and training costs should each be budgeted and claimed separately, regardless of whether the State operates the Program under Title IV-A or IV-E.
The total costs of the Program (foster care maintenance payments, as well as administrative and training costs) can continue to be claimed under Title IV-A until September 30, 1982 or the date a State has implemented an approved Title IV-E Foster Care Maintenance Assistance Program, whichever comes first. FFP is available at 75% for the training activities and at 50% for other administrative costs associated with the operation of an approved Foster Care Maintenance Program under either Title IV-A or IV-E. The costs, both for program payments and for supporting administrative and training costs, for the operation of the new Adoption Assistance Program also should be budgeted and claimed separately. Again, FFP is available at 75% for the training activities and at50% for other administrative costs associated with the operation of an approved Adoption Assistance Program under Title IV-E.
