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Nicol Nicole Y Young ung EXPLORING TITLE IV-E AS EXPLORING TITLE IV E AS Optimal Optimal Solutions A FUNDING SOURCE FOR Consulting TRIPLE P TRAININGS Ma Maya Stuar Stuart First 5 Mendocino M d i County Car Carol Caldw Caldwell- Ew Ewar art First 5 Sonoma County

HO HOW MANY HO HOW MANY W MANY OF Y W MANY OF Y OF YOU OF YOU…. ….  A  Are from California? f C lif i ?  Are from another state?  Are from outside the United States?

HO HO HOW MANY HOW MANY W MANY OF Y W MANY OF Y OF YOU…. OF YOU ….  W  Work for a nonprofit or non- k f fit governmental agency?  First 5?  Work for a government agency? g g y  County child welfare?  Work for another type of organization?  Work for another type of organization?

HO HO HOW MANY HOW MANY W MANY OF Y W MANY OF Y OF YOU…. OF YOU ….  Pro  P P rovid ide Triple P services? i id T i l P i ?  Plan and/or coordinat Plan and/or coordinate Triple P trainings and services?  Fu Fund Triple P trainings and services? p g

HO HO HOW MANY HOW MANY W MANY OF Y W MANY OF Y OF YOU OF YOU…. ….  A  Are familiar with Title IV-E? f ili ith Titl IV E?  Know the Child Welfare director in your county?  Are someone the Child Welfare director would call if s/he needed input or a strategic partner? g p

WORKSHOP A WORKSHOP A RKSHOP AGEND RKSHOP AGEND ENDA ENDA  Context for Title IV E & Triple P Training  Context for Title IV-E & Triple P Training Toolkit  Overview of Title IV E & How It Relates  Overview of Title IV-E & How It Relates to Triple P Trainings  Tips for Pursuing Title IV-E Training  Ti f P i g Titl IV E T i i g Funds  Mendocino & Sonoma Counties M d i & S C ti  Discussion; Q & A

CONTEXT F CONTEXT FOR THE T CONTEXT F CONTEXT FOR THE T R THE TOOLKIT R THE TOOLKIT OOLKIT OOLKIT  Sustainability is key issue  Sustainability is key issue  Toolkit d eveloped at the request of Triple P America request of Triple P America  Based on federal and state (California) regulations ( ) g and experiences of three CA counties  Written primarily for California, but applicable t th r t t to other states

TODAY’S WORKSHOP TODAY S WORKSHOP Will Will Will… Will Will not Will not Will not Will not…  Help you understand  Guarantee success the process for the process for in accessing Title IV- in accessing Title IV accessing Title IV-E E training reimbursements for reimbursements for Triple P trainings Triple P trainings  Help you identify p y y next steps in your community

OVER OVER ERVIEW OF TITLE IV ERVIEW OF TITLE IV VIEW OF TITLE IV-E VIEW OF TITLE IV E  Federal Social Security Act  Federal Social Security Act  Purpose: Purpose: partially offset costs of providing foster costs of providing foster care and adoption assistance to children who meet certain eligibility requirements for federal aid aid  Partial reimbursement = Federal Financial deral Financial Participation (FFP) icipation (FFP)

FEDERAL FEDERAL-ST FEDERAL ST FEDERAL STATE-COUNT STATE COUNT COUNTY R COUNTY R ROLES ROLES LES LES F d Federal government establishes Title IV-E regulations l bli h Ti l IV E l i and reimburses states for eligible expenses State government issues Title IV-E regulations to counties and reimburses county welfare agencies for eligible expenses County welfare agencies administer local Title IV-E programs and request reimbursement for eligible expenses from the state

CATEGORIES OF TITLE IV CATEGORIES OF TITLE IV TEGORIES OF TITLE IV-E FUNDS TEGORIES OF TITLE IV E FUNDS E FUNDS E FUNDS  M i t  Maintenance M i t enance: foster care and adoption f t d d ti assistance (daily care and supervision)  Adm Administratio nistration: activities related to the proper and efficient administration of the state’s Title IV-E program.  Tr Training: short- and long-term training g g g in support of the Title IV-E program.

TITLE IV TITLE IV-E TITLE IV TITLE IV E E TRAINING: E TRAINING: TRAINING: WHO IS ELIGIBLE? TRAINING: WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE?  Current or prospective  Current or prospective staff in county welfare departments  Current or prospective foster or adoptive parents  R l ti  Relative guardians g di  State-licensed or State- approved child welfare approved child welfare agencies providing services

TITLE IV TITLE IV TITLE IV-E TITLE IV E E TRAINING: E TRAINING: TRAINING: WHO IS ELIGIBLE? TRAINING: WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHO IS ELIGIBLE?  St ff f b  Staff of abuse and neglect courts d gl t t  Agency [child welfare] attorneys  Attorneys representing children or parents p  Guardians ad litem ; and  Court appointed special advocates  Court-appointed special advocates (CASAs) representing children in proceedings of such courts. di g f h t

STATE-LICENSED OR STATE-APPROVED CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES  Calif  C lif lif liforn ornia: i a: “…all entities and “ all entities and organizations, including county welfare departments, that directly engage in d t t th t di tl g g i the development and/or i implementation of the case plan for l t ti f th l f current foster and adoptive children who receive Title IV-E assistance.

STATE-LICENSED OR STATE-APPROVED CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES IN CALIFORNIA Parent/Family Support partner Parent/Family Support partner Providers of visitation services Providers of visitation services individuals or organizations Faith-based community Providers of domestic violence organizations and child abuse services Extended family members, Regional Center staff, licensed caregivers, and non-caregivers g , g medical staff, providers of , p mental health services, educational providers and advocates advocates Tribal ICWA workers without a Licensed counselors Title IV-E plan Licensed child care providers CalWORKs Linkages staff

TITLE TITLE IV IV-E AND TRIPLE P TRAININGS -E AND TRIPLE P TRAININGS IN CALIF IN CALIFORNIA RNIA  Triple P trainings in  Triple P trainings levels 2, 3 le ls 2, 3 and 4 and 4 are related to le levels 1 ls 1 and and eligible for Title IV-E g 5 are NOT eligible for 5 NOT ligibl f training funds Title IV-E training  Increase trainees’ funds funds ability to provide y p support and  L5 trainings focus on assistance to foster enhancing parents’ and adopted chil children, and children living with d hild li i ith mental health relative guardians.

TITLE IV TITLE IV TITLE IV E TITLE IV-E E REIMBURSEMENT E REIMBURSEMENT REIMBURSEMENT REIMBURSEMENT County’s County’s County’s County’s Match Match Match Match Match Match Match Match County C C County C C ounty’s ounty’s ’ ’ ’ ’ Non-Federal Non-F Non-F Non-Federal deral deral Federal Fe Federal Fe Discount Discount Discount Discount Financial Financial Financial Financial Rat Rat Rate Rat Rate Rate Rat Rate Participation Participation icipation icipation (FFP) (FFP) (FFP) (FFP)

FEDERAL FINANCIAL FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIP RTICIPATION ION RA RATE TE (FFP) (FFP) Enhanced FFP: 75% of Enhanced FFP: 75% of direct training costs direct training costs  Develop, coordinate, implement Title IV-E eligible trainings  Training fees  Training coordinator g  Training materials & supplies  Training venue, food

FEDERAL FINANCIAL FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIP RTICIPATION ION RA RATE TE (FFP) (FFP) Admin FFP: 50% of Admin FFP: 50% of indirect training costs indirect training costs  Administer or support the Title IV-E training g program  Agency overhead g y  Process invoices, payments

NON NON NON-FEDERAL DISCOUNT NON FEDERAL DISCOUNT FEDERAL DISCOUNT RA FEDERAL DISCOUNT RA RATE RATE TE TE  Accounts for costs of serving children  A t f t f i g hild who are not not eligible for federal aid  Title IV-E Penetration Rate: Average percentage of Title IV-E-eligible children served by the county welfare agency each federal quarter.  Different in each county, changes each quarter  If PR = 70%, NFDR = 30%  If PR = 84%; NFDR = 16%

CALCULATING TITLE IV-E REIMBURSEMENT Direct Direct Direct Direct County County s County County’s s s FFP FFP Title IV itle IV-E E Cost of Cost of X Rate X Pe Penetration = Rat Reimbur imbursement ement Tr Training Rat Rate $25,000 X 75% X 70% = $13,125

MA MATCH REQUIREMENT MA MATCH REQUIREMENT H REQUIREMENT H REQUIREMENT  Public non federal funds  Public, non-federal funds that are cash outlays  First 5s, Accredited First 5s, Accredited educational institutions  In-kind contributions are are no not considered matching funds  Funds used as a match F d d t h cannot be used to match another Federal program another Federal program

CALCULATING MATCH REQUIREMENT CALCULATING MATCH REQUIREMENT Cost of Cost of Title IV-E Title IV -E -- -- = Required equired Match Match Training Tr Reimbur imbursement ement -- $25,000 $ , $13,125 $ , = $11,875 $ ,