[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 62839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25709]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Award of a Single-Source Expansion Supplement to the Tribal Law 
and Policy Institute

AGENCY: Children's Bureau, ACYF, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    CFDA Number: 93.658.
    Legislative Authority: Section 476(c)(2)(iii) of the Social 
Security Act, as amended by the Fostering Connections to Success and 
Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-351).
    Amount of Award: $400,000.
    Project Period: September 30, 2010 to September 29, 2011.
SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children's 
Bureau (CB) announces the award of a single-source expansion supplement 
to the Tribal Law and Policy Institute, West Hollywood, CA, to provide 
more intensive technical assistance to Tribes. The Tribal Law and 
Policy Institute administers the National Resource Center for Tribes 
under a cooperative agreement where technical assistance is provided to 
Tribes to assist in building organizational capacity so that Tribes may 
operate their own foster care programs under title IV-E of the Social 
Security Act. Under the agreement, Tribal Law and Policy Institute 
identifies promising practices in Tribal child welfare systems, 
identifies and effectively implements community and culturally based 
strategies and resources that strengthen Tribal child and family 
services.
    The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act 
of 2008 (the Act) was amended in 2008 by the addition of Sec.  479B, 
which allows Indian Tribes the option to apply for Federal funding to 
support the administration of their own foster care, adoption 
assistance, and guardianship assistance programs under title IV-E of 
the Social Security Act (SSA). The Act was also amended at Sec.  
476(c)(2)(iii) to allow Indian Tribes to receive one-time development 
grants to be used to offset the cost of developing a title IV-E plan to 
carry out the requirements of Sec.  479B.
    Supplemental funding will support Regional Roundtables and build 
Tribal capacity in the following areas:
    1. Development of a presentation on the Social Security Act and 
title IV-E provisions that provide foster care and adoption service 
funds. The presentation will be developed to be responsive to the 
cultural issues and needs of the Tribal audience.
    2. Training for Tribal caseworkers on title IV-E requirements in 
order to continue the eligibility and funding of IV-E eligible 
children. Caseworkers will be made aware of the provisions of Public 
Law 110-351 to insure that all appropriate services are provided to 
children in care.
    3. Assistance in the development of training for appropriate foster 
care recruitment, and retention so that placement of title IV-E 
eligible children will be made with licensed foster/kin families. 
Training will emphasize the linkages between for Tribal leaders, child 
welfare and court staff in the licensing and maintaining of title I-VE 
eligibility when children are placed in foster care.

CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Jane Morgan, Children's Bureau, 1250 
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 202-205-8807; E-
mail: [email protected].

    Dated: October 4, 2010.
Bryan Samuels,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 2010-25709 Filed 10-12-10; 8:45 am]
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