Plan for Foster Care, Prevention and Permanency—Title IV–E
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
05/18/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2022
44
92
347
467
0
0
Section 471 under title IV-E of the Social Security Act (the Act) authorizes collection of information through the title IV-E plan (OMB control number 0970-0433). A title IV–E plan is required from each state, territorial and tribal child welfare agency requesting Federal funding for the title IV-E foster care, adoption assistance and optional guardianship assistance programs. The plan also includes information required for participation in the optional programs authorized by Public Law 115–123, the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA).
The FFPSA authorized optional title IV–E funding for time-limited (one year) prevention services for mental health/substance abuse and in-home parent skill-based programs for: (1) A child who is a candidate for foster care (as defined in section 475(13) of the Act), (2) pregnant/parenting foster youth, and (3) the parents/kin caregivers of those children and youth (sections 471(e), 474(a)(6), and 475(13) of the Act). A state or tribal title IV–E agency electing to participate in the program must submit a five-year title IV–E prevention program plan that meets the statutory requirements. See Program Instructions ACYF–CB–PI–18–09 and ACYF–CB–PI–18–10 for more information.)
The FFPSA also amended Section 474(a)(7) of the Act to reimburse state and tribal IV–E agencies for a portion of the costs of operating kinship navigator programs that meet certain criteria. To qualify for funding under the title IV– E Kinship Navigator program, the program must meet the requirements of a kinship navigator program described in section 427(a)(1) of the Act. The kinship navigator program must also meet practice criteria of promising, supported, or well-supported in accordance with HHS criteria and be approved by HHS (section 471(e)(4)(C) of the Act). To begin participation in the title IV–E Kinship Navigator Program, a title IV–E agency must submit an attachment to its title IV–E plan that specifies the Kinship Navigator model it has chosen to implement, the date on which the provision of program services began or will begin, and that provides an assurance that the model meets the requirements of section 427(a)(1) of the Act as well as a brief narrative describing how the program will be operated. (Please see Program Instruction ACYF–CB–PI–18–11 for additional information.)
CB is requesting an extension with no changes to the requirements. The estimated time per response has not changed, but the number of respondents has been updated to reflect the current number of title IV-E agencies expected to submit information over the next three years.
$15,778
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Supporting statement IVEplan_Extension_0970-0433_fnl.docx
Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program