Wisconsin Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Program Title IV-E is a subpart of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act. This program provides federal reimbursement to states for the costs of children placed in foster homes or other types of out-of-home care under a court order or voluntary placement agreement. Title IV-E benefits are an individual entitlement for qualified children who have been removed from their homes and represent the most significant source of federal funding allocated to support state and local child welfare programs and the children and families served by these local programs. There are two major concepts, within the Title IV-E program, that determines whether federal reimbursement can be claimed for a child: Eligibility & Reimbursability. Some children in care are: Not eligible Eligible but not reimbursable Both eligible and reimbursable A child must be eligible to be reimbursable. The determination of IV-E eligibility and reimbursability for the child allows the state to claim federal IV-E reimbursement for the child’s maintenance costs. The IV-E eligibility also allows the state to receive federal IV-E reimbursement for administrative and training costs associated with the child. IV-E Policy Policy and Guidance regarding the Wisconsin Title IV-E Program. Title IV-E State Plan - is the Wisconsin plan for the administration of foster care, adoption and guardianship assistance programs. Title IV-E Eligibility and Reimbursability Policy Manual - explains the process for making Title IV-E eligibility and reimbursability determinations and redeterminations in Wisconsin. The DCF Title IV-E Administrative Claiming Guide provides information regarding two key components of the administrative claim (Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) and Children and Family Cost Pool) IV-E Administrative Claiming and Reimbursement Program The Division of Safety and Permanence has contracts with counties and universities to pass through federal Title IV-E reimbursement based on expenses incurred by the contract agencies. Currently, IV-E funds are available as a pass through for the following programs: Foster Parent IV-E Competency Based Foster Parent Training Foster Parent Training Reimbursement Fiscal Worksheet Pre-Placement Training Competency Areas Foundation Training Competency Areas Title IV-E Reimbursement for Legal Services Application Instructions Program Application Worksheet Budget Application Title IV-E Legal Representation of Parents and Children Application Instructions Program Application Worksheet Budget Application eWiSACWIS – Ongoing Charges and Pass Through Application Instructions Budget Request Hardware and Software Procurement Daily Activity Log Tribal IV-E The Department of Children and Families (DCF) will negotiate in good faith with any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that requests to develop an agreement with the State to administer all or part of a Title IV-E program on behalf of Indian children under the authority of a tribe, a tribal organization, or tribal consortium. The scope of specific agreements may include claiming for administrative costs, foster care maintenance, guardianship, or adoption assistance payments on behalf of children who are placed in State or tribally licensed foster family homes. DCF will also coordinate with any Tribe interested in a direct Tribal/Federal IV-E agreement to ensure tribal access to resources for administration, training, and data collection available under title IV-E. Tribal/State Title IV-E Financial Agreement Template Tribal/State IV-E Agreement Frequently Asked Questions Social Services Administrative Tribal Time Study (SSATTS) Codes DCF Title IV-E Tribal Administrative Claiming Guide Title IV-E Judicial Findings Title IV-E Child Welfare Stipends Program Title IV-E Child Welfare Stipends Program The Department of Children and Families (DCF) Title IV-E Child Welfare Stipends Program provides funds claimed through title IV-E to four different public universities within Wisconsin. These universities are: UW-Eau Claire, UW-Green Bay, UW-Madison, and UW-Milwaukee. The purpose of the program is to strengthen Wisconsin’s public and tribal child welfare workforce by producing social workers with both undergraduate and graduate professional degrees in Social Work with specializations in public child welfare. The funds that are provided to each university can be used as reimbursement for student costs such as tuition, books, and other educational expenses. For more information or if you have questions email Wisconsin Title IV-E
