The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Program Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2022 - FFPSA Optional Title IV ‑E Prevention Services (Part I). Regarding optional Title IV ‑E prevention services which California intends to implement as allowed by Part I of FFPSA, the 2021 ‑22 budget included one ‑time General Fund resources of around $222  million for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4558

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Instead, the use of Title IV ‑E funds has been restricted to support youth and families only after a youth has been placed in foster care. Passed as part of the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act , FFPSA expands allowable uses of federal Title IV ‑E funds to include services to help parents and families from entering (or re ‑entering) the foster care system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4364

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - Title IV ‑E Claiming. As described in the background, Title IV ‑E reimbursement in California generally requires counties to spend $1 from local sources for every $1 of federal monies claimed. Counties currently may seek Title IV ‑E reimbursement for administration and training activities in preparation for implementing EBPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - To claim Title IV-E federal funding for these services (the selection of which is detailed in the state ’s five-year Title IV-E prevention plan), the state must meet federal requirements around tracking per-child prevention spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - State Title IV-E Prevention Plan Background. To opt in to Part I, states must submit a five-year Title IV-E prevention plan (state plan) to be approved by the federal Administration of Children and Families (ACF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/3

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Figure 2 New Permanent Foster Care Rate Structure: Rate Components Vary Across Tiers Overall Profile of Youth Estimated Proportion of Foster Youth a Care and Supervision Funding b,c Strength Building and Maintenance Funding d Immediate Needs Funding e
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of Child Welfare Proposals and Implementation Updates

Feb 22, 2023 - Instead, the use of Title IV ‑E funds has been restricted to support youth and families only after a youth has been placed in foster care. Passed as part of the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act, FFPSA expands allowable uses of federal Title IV ‑E funds to include services to help prevent children and families from entering (or  re ‑entering) the foster care system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4698

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - The purpose of referring these federal Title IV-E (foster care) cases to the state child support program was to recoup child support payments to repay Title IV-E costs. Historically, the federal government required states to determine whether these referrals were appropriate on a case-by-case basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - However, this request for funding to cover credit card processing fees and M &O costs might relate to DCA ’s other business modernization efforts identified as proposed or approved IT projects (such as BMC2). e ABC completed the design, development, and implementation of the BizMod ‑RBS IT project, so there is no open CDT project number.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - We understand that federal Title IV ‑E funds can only be drawn down to cover costs associated with actual service costs. As a result, the state is ineligible to draw down $21  million in federal Title IV ‑E funds for Bridge vouchers in 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893