Kinship/Guardianship Federal Regulatory Guidance
Below you will find all the latest federal regulatory guidance related to the Kinship/Guardianship provisions of the new Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008. This page will be updated as new information is issued by the Children's Bureau, but you can also access the information directly here.
- ACYF-CB-PI-10-01
Provide interested State Title IV-E agencies and Tribes revised instructions on how to implement and operate the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP) Title IV-E plan option as authorized by the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, Public Law (P.L.) 110-351. For more on what this means see www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/new-program-instruction-kingap-assistance.pdf
- ACF-CB-PI-08-07
Provides title IV-E agencies instructions for how to implement and operate the Guardianship Assistance Program option.
- ACF-CB-PI-09-04
Provides the title IV-E Form ACF-IV-E-1 Interim Financial Reporting Instructions Foster Care, Adoption Assistance and Guardianship Assistance Programs.
- ACF-CB-PI-09-06
Guidance to States, Territories and Insular Areas on how to report data on foster family homes to ACF among other provisions.
- Family Connection Grantees
Approximately $15 million in discretionary grants to State, local or Tribal child welfare agencies and private private non-profit organizations that have experience in working with fostering children or children in kinship care arrangements in four progra
- ACF-CB-PI-09-08
Provides a revised Title IV-E plan pre-print that incorporatesthe statutory provisions made by Public Law 110-351 which are effective through fiscal year 2010.
- Child Welfare Policy Manual - Section 8.5 Q&As on GAP
Section 8.5 of the Child Welfare Policy Manual (CWPM) provides questions and answers (Q/As) regarding the Guardianship Assistance Program.
- Child Welfare Policy Manual - Section 8.A5 Q&As on GAP, Agreements
Section 8.5A of the Child Welfare Policy Manual (CWPM) provides questions and answers (Q/As) regarding the Guardianship Assistance Program and Agreements.
- Child Welfare Policy Manual - Section 8.5B Q&As on GAP, Eligibility
Section 8.5B of the Child Welfare Policy Manual (CWPM) provides questions and answers (Q/As) regarding the Guardianship Assistance Program and Eligibility.
- Child Welfare Policy Manual - Section 8.5B.1 Q&As on GAP, Siblings
Section 8.5B.1 of the Child Welfare Policy Manual (CWPM) provides questions and answers (Q/As) regarding the Guardianship Assistance Program and Siblings
- Child Welfare Policy Manual - Section 8.5B.2 Q&As on GAP, Guardian Requirements
Section 8.5B.2 of the Child Welfare Policy Manual (CWPM) provides questions and answers (Q/As) regarding the Guardianship Assistance Program and Guardian Requirements.
- Child Welfare Policy Manual - Section 8.5C Q&As on GAP, Payments
Section 8.5C of the Child Welfare Policy Manual (CWPM) provides questions and answers (Q/As) regarding the Guardianship Assistance Program and Payments.
- Child Welfare Policy Manual - Section 8.5C.1 Q&As on GAP, Termination
Section 8.5C.1 of the Child Welfare Policy Manual (CWPM) provides questions and answers (Q/As) regarding the Guardianship Assistance Program and Termination.
- Child Welfare Policy Manual - Section 8.5D Q&As on GAP, Interstate
Section 8.5D of the Child Welfare Policy Manual (CWPM) provides questions and answers (Q/As) regarding the Guardianship Assistance Program, Interstate.
