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.
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