Title IV-E of the Social Security Act
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Title IV-E of the Social Security Act is a federal funding program that supports foster care, adoption assistance, and guardianship assistance for eligible children in the United States.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child welfare program
ⓘ
federal funding program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Administration for Children and Families
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Children’s Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 NERFINISHED ⓘ Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 NERFINISHED ⓘ Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
federal child welfare policy
ⓘ
federal oversight of state child welfare systems ⓘ permanency planning requirements ⓘ |
| costSharing | federal-state matching funds ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibilityCriteria |
income and deprivation criteria tied historically to former AFDC standards
ⓘ
judicial determinations regarding contrary to the welfare and reasonable efforts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
out-of-home care for children
ⓘ
permanency for children in foster care ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| fundingType | open-ended entitlement ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
state child welfare agencies
ⓘ
tribal child welfare agencies ⓘ |
| includes |
Adoption Assistance Program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foster Care Program NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, as amended NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| partOf | Social Security Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
encourage adoption and guardianship for children who cannot return home
ⓘ
promote safety, permanency, and well-being for children in foster care ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
provide adoption assistance for eligible children
ⓘ
provide guardianship assistance for eligible children ⓘ support foster care for eligible children ⓘ support safe and stable permanent homes for children ⓘ |
| requires |
case plans for each child receiving foster care maintenance payments
ⓘ
periodic case reviews for children in foster care ⓘ standards for foster family homes and child care institutions ⓘ state plan approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services ⓘ |
| sector | child welfare and social services ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
federal regulations in 45 CFR Part 1355
ⓘ
federal regulations in 45 CFR Part 1356 ⓘ federal regulations in 45 CFR Part 1357 ⓘ |
| supports |
administrative costs related to foster care and adoption
ⓘ
adoption assistance payments ⓘ guardianship assistance payments ⓘ maintenance payments for eligible foster care placements ⓘ training for child welfare staff and foster or adoptive parents ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
children eligible for kinship guardianship assistance
ⓘ
children in foster care ⓘ children with special needs eligible for adoption assistance ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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