Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
The purpose of the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services program is to promote state and tribal flexibility in the development and expansion of a coordinated child and family services program that utilizes community-based agencies and ensures all children are raised in safe, loving families.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- U.S. Territory Government
- Federally Recognized Tribal Government
- State
Territories and possessions include only Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
Beneficiaries
- Infant and Toddler (0–3)
- Young Child (4–9)
- Pre-Teen (10–12)
- Teen (13–19)
Families and children in need of child welfare services.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
Funds will be awarded after the plan, or annual update, is submitted and approved. Post award, the Division of Payment Management will establish an account from which a recipient may draw down award funds.
Approval/disapproval of the plan or annual update will occur by September 30 of each year, within 60 days of receiving the plan.
Program details & compliance
Description
The CWS program provides funds to states and tribes to support a broad range of child welfare services. Funds can be spent to address any of the following areas:
• protecting and promoting the welfare of all children;
• preventing the neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children
• supporting at-risk families through services which allow children, where appropriate, to remain safely with their families or return to their families in a timely manner;
• promoting the safety, permanence, and well-being of children in foster care and adoptive families; and
• providing training, professional development and support to ensure a well-qualified child welfare workforce.
Mission Categories
Primary: Families and Child Welfare Services
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Funds may be used for the following purposes: (a) protecting and promoting the welfare of all children; (b) preventing the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children; (c) supporting at-risk families through services that allow children to remain with their families or return to their families in a timely manner; (d) promoting the safety, permanence, and well-being of children in foster care and adoptive families; and (e) providing training, professional development, and support to ensure a well-qualified workforce. State and Tribal recipients may spend no more than 10 percent of the Federal allocation under title IV-B, Subpart 1 for administrative costs. Also, states may also not spend more title IV-B, Subpart 1, funds for childcare, foster care maintenance and adoption assistance payments than the state expended for those purposes in FY 2005. In addition, the amount of state expenditures of non-Federal funds for foster care maintenance payments that may be used as match for the title IV-B, Subpart 1 award may not exceed the amount of such non-Federal expenditures applied as state match for title IV-B, Subpart 1 for the FY 2005 award.
Required Documentation
For states, the department which administers the services program under title XX must be the designated single state agency to administer child welfare services.
Matching Requirements
Matching Requirements: Federal Financial Participation (FFP) is available up to the full allotment at the rate of 75 percent for allowable program expenditures made by the recipient. Recipients must provide a 25 percent match for these expenditures.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements
Formula
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