ACYF-CB-IM-05-10

ACF Administration for Children and Families	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children, Youth and Families
	1. Log No.: ACYF-CB-IM-05-10*	2. Issuance Date: August 15, 2005
	3. Originating Office: Children's Bureau
	4. Key Words:State Court Improvement Program FY 2005 Allotments

INFORMATION MEMORANDUM

* This Information Memorandum was originally misnumbered as ACYF-CB-IM-05-06, and is now renumbered as ACYF-CB-IM-05-10.

To:	Highest State Courts of Appeal
Subject:	Fiscal Year 2005 State Court Improvement Program Allotments
Legal and Related References:	The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001 (Public Law 107-133); Section 438 of the Social Security Act; ACYF-CB-PI-03-04
Purpose:	The purpose of this Information Memorandum is to inform States of the funding allotments for the State Court Improvement Program for fiscal year (FY) 2005.
Background:	Public Law 107-133 authorizes up to $505 million in each of FYs 2002 through 2006, including $305 million in mandatory funds and up to $200 million in discretionary funds, for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program. Of this amount, $10 million of the mandatory funds and 3.3 percent of any discretionary funds appropriated are set aside for the Court Improvement Program (CIP) annually. Each State court with an approved application will be allotted $85,000. In addition to this base amount, the remainder of the total amount of funds appropriated for all State courts will be divided on the basis of each State's proportionate share of children under age 21. Program Instruction ACYF-CB-PI-03-04 issued on March 28, 2003 provided instructions for States applying for CIP funds for fiscal years 2003-2006. Attachment B of ACYF-CB-PI-03-04 provided the estimated allotments for FY 2003.
Information:	The discretionary funds amount appropriated for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program for FY 2005 is $98,585,952. The 3.3 percent of this sum set aside for the CIP is $3,253,336. The following are the State CIP allotments for FY 2005, including the set aside amounts from both mandatory and discretionary funding:

Alabama	$217,453
Alaska	$107,844
Arizona	$263,138
Arkansas	$166,618
California	$1,200,384
Colorado	$221,840
Connecticut	$184,058
Delaware	$108,652
Dist. of Col.	$97,917
Florida	$551,161
Georgia	$356,724
Hawaii	$121,019
Idaho	$129,801
Illinois	$468,883
Indiana	$275,238
Iowa	$169,187
Kansas	$168,765
Kentucky	$203,921
Louisiana	$226,991
Maine	$119,927
Maryland	$248,723
Massachusetts	$261,450
Michigan	$387,654
Minnesota	$235,624
Mississippi	$176,301
Missouri	$253,863
Montana	$111,464
Nebraska	$138,275
Nevada	$152,884
New Hampshire	$121,634
New Jersey	$336,117
New Mexico	$145,339
New York	$625,866
North Carolina	$331,644
North Dakota	$103,169
Ohio	$421,308
Oklahoma	$191,091
Oregon	$186,664
Pennsylvania	$424,897
Puerto Rico	$215,978
Rhode Island	$114,239
South Carolina	$207,103
South Dakota	$108,746
Tennessee	$251,461
Texas	$823,655
Utah	$173,473
Vermont	$101,801
Virginia	$300,291
Washington	$265,125
West Virginia	$132,188
Wisconsin	$245,871
Wyoming	$99,917
Total	$13,253,336

Inquiries to: ACF Regional Offices

/s/
Joan E. Ohl
Commissioner
Administration on Children, Youth and Families