Tribal Self-Governance Study
Description of Program,
Service, Function or Activity (PSFA)
INVENTORY
1. Agency Name: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Division of Special Staffs
2. Program Name: Tribal Child Support Enforcement Program (Program)
3. CFDA # 93.563
4. Program Objectives:To promote family self-sufficiency by securing regular and timely child support payments for American Indian children. The Program locates absent parents, establishes paternity, establishes and enforces support orders, and obtains medical support for the children. The program works to foster relationships and partnerships between Indian Tribes, the Federal Government, and States to better serve children and families in Indian Country
5. Titles and Descriptions of at Least Three Funded Grantees. Central
Council Tlingit/Haida
Juneau, Alaska
Chickasaw Nation
Box 1548
Ada, Oklahoma 74821-1548
Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Tacoma, Washington
Lumee Tribe
Bellingham, Washington
Description: Planning grants were awarded to the grantees to assist them in developing their own Tribal Child Support Enforcement Programs.
AUTHORITY
6. Authorizing Statute(s):Section 455(f) of the Social Security Act as Added by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193), and amended by section 5546 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33).
7. Regulatory/Administrative Requirements: 557 Federally recognized American Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations receive direct funding.
8. Mandatory Statutory Changes Needed to Operate PSFA as a Demonstration: Be a Federally recognized American Indian Tribe or Tribal organization.
APPLICANTS, BENEFICIARIES AND FORMULAS
9.Type of Funding: Direct Funding
10.Eligible Applicants: All Federally recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations.
11.Allotment Formulas, Etc. Funding will be awarded for 90 percent of the total amount of estimated or approved costs necessary for a Tribe or Tribal organization to operate an approved Tribal Child Support Enforcement Program for the first three years of operation of a full Tribal Child Support Enforcement program. A 10 percent non-Federal match is required in cash and/or in kind from Tribes or Tribal organizations.
12. Applicant Provisions/Allotments in Law for Indians: Applicants are eligible for direct funding. For the first 3 years applicants receive 90 percent of funding and must provide a 10 percent in-kind match. In the fourth year Federal funding drops to 80 percent with applicants providing a 20 percent in-kind match.
13. Eligible Beneficiaries: Children and Families of eligible American Tribes.
14. Beneficiary Provisions/Allotments in Law for Indians Federally recognized American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages with 100 children under the age of majority as defined by the Tribal law or code are explicit beneficiaries.
15. Amount and Percent of Total that is Mandatory for Indians. 100%
FINANCIAL
16. Total FY 2000 Funding: $228,398.00
17. Of this total, what amount and percent was awarded to AI/AN tribes/villages? Amount: $228,398.00, Percent: 100%
18. For Awards to Tribes: Number, Range and Average Amounts. Number: Four (4), Range: $48,614.00 - $69,531.00, Average Amounts: $57,099.00
19. Total FY 2001 Funding and Amount for Indians if known. None
OTHER
20. How long assistance is funded? 3 years at 90/10. After 3 years formula moves to 80/20. Funding will last as long as legislation permits.
Fund use restrictions? Funds use is restricted to the development and operation of the Tribal Child Support Enforcement Program.
Reporting requirements? A Tribe or Tribal organization operating a Tribal CSE program must
submit a Financial Status Report, Standard Form 69, and a program
progress report quarterly. The reports for each of the first
three quarters of the budget period are due 30 days after the end of each quarterly reporting period. The reports for the fourth quarter are due 90 days after the end of the fourth quarter of each budget period.
Audit requirements? The Office of Child Support Enforcement will rely on audits required by OMB Circular A-133, “Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations” and other provisions of 45 CFR 92.26. The Department has determined that this program is to be audited as a major program in accordance with section 215 (c) of the circular. The Department may supplement the required audits through reviews or audits conducted by its own staff.
CONTACTS
21. Who is the DHHS Tribal Self-Governance Study Workgroup member (and
their contact information) to contact regarding this questionnaire? Sharon
McCully, Executive Director
Intra-departmental Council on Indian Affairs
(ANA
Room 348-F, HHH
200 Independence Ave. S.W.
Washington, D.C.
20201
(202) 690-5780, Fax: (202) 690-7441
22. Who is the cognizant HHS Agency/Program Contact (and their contact
information)? Warren Johnson, Program Specialist (Native American)
Tribal
Child Support Enforcement
DOSS, OCSE, ACF
370 L’Enfant Promenade,
S.W., 4th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20447
(202) 690-6905