American Indian Title IV-E Application Planning Process: Tribal Progress, Challenges, and Recommendations

This report provides a current picture of the American Indian Title IV-E grantee planning process authorized under the federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008. This legislation gave tribes the authority to directly administer and...

Tribes with Approved Title IV-E Plans

This resource lists tribes with approved Title IV-E plans to operate foster care, adoption assistance, and, at tribal options, guardianship assistance programs.

Preparing for Direct Title IV-E – A Self Assessment

Provides a matrix with key elements and considerations of Title IV-E programs so tribes can assess if they have core elements in place or if they need to develop them.

ACYF-CB-PI-10-14: Quarterly Financial Report Form CB-496

The purpose of this Program Instruction (PI) is to provide State, Territorial and Tribal title IV-E agencies (hereafter, “title IV-E agencies”) with the revised form and instructions approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for reporting...

Key Considerations and Best practices for Tribal Title IV-E Data Collection and Reporting

The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoption Act of 2008 [P.L. 110- 351] authorizes tribes, tribal organizations and tribal consortia to apply for direct funding for Title IV-E foster care and adoption assistance funds. This paper describes the...

H.R. 6893:Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (H.R. 6893) (the FCA or Fostering Connections Act) was signed into law on October 7, 2008, as Public Law 110-351. FCA amended parts B...

Child Welfare Policy Manual

This Child Welfare Policy Manual contains policy questions and answers applicable to child welfare programs operated by the Children’s Bureau. The manual is broken down into nine main policy areas (with detailed subsections): AFCARS, CAPTA, Independent...

ACYF-CB-PI-13-05: Title IV-E Plan Pre-Print

This Program Instruction (PI) provides a comprehensive title IV-E plan pre-print to replace previous title IV-E plan preprints and amendments and provide instructions to title IV-E agencies on optional and required changes to title IV-E plan requirements.

ACYF-CB-PI-10-13 Cost Allocation Methodology Guidance

This PI provides information on the applicable cost allocation requirements to Tribes that are operating or planning to operate a title IV-E program pursuant to section 479B of the Act. The PI addresses the cost allocation requirements that must be met and the...