Plan for Foster Care and
Adoption Assistance—Title IV–E
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/10/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2025
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44
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347
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Section 471 under title IV-E of the
Social Security Act (the Act) authorizes collection of information
through the title IV-E plan (Plan for Foster Care and Adoption
Assistance). 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 as
well as for the optional guardianship assistance, kinship navigator
and prevention services programs. Section 479B of the Act provides
for an Indian tribe, tribal organization or tribal consortium
(tribe) to operate a title IV–E program in the same manner as a
state with minimal exceptions. The tribe must have an approved
title IV–E Plan. 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.) This
request is necessary to extend approval of the title IV-E plan and
incorporate necessary changes to reflect recent changes in
statutory, regulatory and policy requirements or options and to
remove outdated information. Additional information is provided in
section A15 of Supporting Statement A.
CB is requesting an extension
with minor revisions to reflect recent changes in statutory,
regulatory and policy requirements or options and to remove
outdated information. All revisions in policy and requirements have
been communicated to title IV–E agencies through prior policy
issuances. 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.
$16,525
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Molly Buck 202 205-4724
mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov
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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 A IVEplan_Extension_0970-0433_7125finalRev.docx
Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program Attachment