USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Grants may be used to assist youth: to make the transition to
self-sufficiency; to receive education, training and services; to obtain
employment; to prepare for and enter post secondary training and educational
institutions; to provide personal and emotional support to youth through
mentors and the promotion of interactions with dedicated adults; and to
provide financial, housing, counseling, employment, education, and other
appropriate support and services to current and former foster care recipients
up to the age of 21.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility: State governments, including
the 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Children and youth
"who are likely to remain in foster care" and former foster care
recipients up to age 21.
Credentials/Documentation: Costs will be
determined in accordance with 45 CFR, Part 74.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:
Pre-application Coordination: Applications must
include the information and assurances required from the States. This program
is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: Applications must be
submitted by a State to the appropriate Regional Administrator for the
Administration for Children ( ACF).
Award Procedure: Quarterly awards are made up to
the amount of one-fourth of the State's annual allotment.
Deadlines: June 30, of each year.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not
applicable.
Appeals: Appeals are processed in accordance with
HHS regulations in 45 CFR, Part 16.
Renewals: Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements: Each state is
allotted an amount of funds which bears the same ratio as the number of
children in foster care in that State bears to the total number of children in
foster care in all States in the most recent fiscal year for which such
information is available. Data submitted by States into the Adoption and
Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System's (AFCARS) national database will be
used to calculate State allotments. The Federal government will pay 80% of the
total amount of funds expended by the States (less any penalties) up to the
amount of CFCIP funds allotted to the State. The State must provide matching
contributions to cover the additional 20% of the costs.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Grant
awards are made quarterly on a fiscal year basis.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: States are required to submit quarterly
expenditure reports and annual program reports.
Audits: Audits are conducted in accordance with
the requirements in 45 CFR 74 and 92.
Records: States are required to maintain
supporting documentation of activities and adequate fiscal records.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification: 75-1545-0-1-506.
Obligations: (Formula Grants) FY 01 $140,000,000;
FY 02 est $140,000,000; and FY 03 est $140,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance:
$500,000 to $26,757,011; Average: $2,651,923.
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
In fiscal year 2001, 52 grants were made. It is estimated that the same number
of grants will be awarded in fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Program Instruction (PI) ACYF-CB-PI-01-02, dates February 13, 2001.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: Contact Regional
Administration for Children and Families. (See Appendix IV of the Catalog for
addresses.)
Headquarters Office: Associate Commissioner,
Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, P.O. Box 1182,
Washington, DC 20013. Telephone: (202) 205-8618.
Web Site Address: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb.
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Not applicable.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
States meeting requirements for entitlement funds will receive grants.
