Please see below for information regarding Title IV-B Annual Progress and Services Report (Tribal APSR) and FY 2018 funds for title IV-B, CFCIP, and ETV programs.
TO: Indian Tribes, Indian Tribal Organizations, or Indian Tribal Consortia administering Title IV-B, subparts 1 and/or 2, and Title IV-E of the Social Security Act; and Tribal Independent Living and Education and Training Voucher Coordinators.
SUBJECT: June 30, 2017 submission of: (1) the Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR) required under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act (the Act) for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services and Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) Programs; the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP); and the Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) Program; and (2) the CFS-101, Part I, Annual Budget Request; Part II, Annual Summary of Child and Family Services; and Part III, Annual Expenditure Report—Title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2, CFCIP, and ETV, as applicable.
PURPOSE: This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia (tribes) on actions they are required to take in order to receive their allotments for Fiscal Year (FY)1 2018 (subject to the availability of appropriations) authorized under title IV-B, subparts 1 and/or 2, the CFCIP, and the ETV program.
Please note that tribes with either an approved title IV-E plan or a title IV-E tribal/state cooperative agreement or contract have the option to apply to receive FY 2018 CFCIP and/or ETV funds directly from the Secretary. (See Section D of this PI.) The PI is linked below.
Click here to download APSR attachment C, “Certification of Tribal Population Under the Age of 21”.