[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 86334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28770]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[CFDA Number: 93.645]


Notice of Allotment Percentages to States for Child Welfare 
Services State Grants

AGENCY: Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families, Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Biennial publication of allotment percentages for states under 
the title IV-B subpart 1, Child Welfare Services State Grants Program.

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SUMMARY: As required by section 423(c) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 623(c)), the Department of Health and Human Services is 
publishing the allotment percentage for each state under the title IV-B 
subpart 1, Child Welfare Services State Grants Program. Under section 
423(a), the allotment percentages are one of the factors used in the 
computation of the federal grants awarded under the program.

DATES: The allotment percentages will be effective for federal fiscal 
years 2018 and 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Bell, Grants Fiscal Management 
Specialist, Office of Grants Management, Office of Administration, 
Administration for Children and Families, telephone (202) 401-4611.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The allotment percentage for each state is 
determined on the basis of paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 423 of the 
Act. These figures are available on the ACF Internet homepage at: 
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/. The allotment percentage for each 
State is as follows:

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                                                            Allotment
                         State                            percentage **
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Alabama...............................................             59.23
Alaska *..............................................             41.66
Arizona...............................................             58.86
Arkansas..............................................             58.95
California............................................             45.44
Colorado..............................................             47.15
Connecticut...........................................         \1\ 30.00
Delaware..............................................             49.75
District of Columbia..................................         \1\ 30.00
Florida...............................................             53.62
Georgia...............................................             57.61
Hawaii *..............................................             50.02
Idaho.................................................             60.23
Illinois..............................................             48.03
Indiana...............................................             56.98
Iowa..................................................             51.63
Kansas................................................             51.11
Kentucky..............................................             59.34
Louisiana.............................................             54.36
Maine.................................................             55.71
Maryland..............................................             41.06
Massachusetts.........................................             36.19
Michigan..............................................             55.72
Minnesota.............................................             46.82
Mississippi...........................................             62.54
Missouri..............................................             54.87
Montana...............................................             56.55
Nebraska..............................................             48.68
Nevada................................................             55.79
New Hampshire.........................................             42.77
New Jersey............................................             37.54
New Mexico............................................             59.90
New York..............................................             39.59
North Carolina........................................             57.44
North Dakota..........................................             40.45
Ohio..................................................             54.23
Oklahoma..............................................             53.00
Oregon................................................             55.26
Pennsylvania..........................................             48.29
Rhode Island..........................................             47.67
South Carolina........................................             60.12
South Dakota..........................................             51.12
Tennessee.............................................             55.91
Texas.................................................             50.70
Utah..................................................             59.01
Vermont...............................................             49.65
Virginia..............................................             45.19
Washington............................................             46.36
West Virginia.........................................             60.79
Wisconsin.............................................             52.03
Wyoming...............................................             41.49
American Samoa........................................             70.00
Guam..................................................             70.00
Puerto Rico...........................................             70.00
N. Mariana Islands....................................             70.00
Virgin Islands........................................             70.00
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* State Percentage = 50 percent of year average divided by the National
  United States 3-year average.
** State Percentage minus 100 percent yields the IV-B1 allotment
  percentage.
\1\ Allotment Percentage has been adjusted in accordance with Section
  423(b)(1).


    Statutory Authority: Section 423(c) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 623(c)).

Mary M. Wayland,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants Policy, Office of 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-28770 Filed 11-29-16; 8:45 am]
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