Attachment B
STATE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S CERTIFICATIONS for the CHAFEE FOSTER CARE INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM
As Chief Executive Officer of the State of _______________________, I certify that the State has in effect and is operating a Statewide program relating to Foster Care Independent Living and that the following provisions to effectively implement the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program are in place as of September 30, 2000:
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The State provides assistance and services to youth who have left foster care because they have attained 18 years of age and have not attained 21 years of age [Section 477(b)(3)(A)];
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Not more than 30 percent of the amounts paid to the State from its allotment for a fiscal year is expended for room and board for youth who have left foster care because they have attained 18 years of age and have not attained 21 years of age [Section 477(b)(3)(B)];
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None of the amounts paid to the State from its allotment are expended for room or board for any child who has not attained 18 years of age [Section 477(b)(3)(C)];
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The State uses training funds provided under the program of Federal payments for foster care and adoption assistance to provide training to help foster parents, adoptive parents, workers in group homes, and case managers understand and address the issues confronting adolescents preparing for independent living, and will, to the extent possible, coordinate such training with the independent living program conducted for adolescents [Section 477(b)(3)(D)];
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The State has consulted widely with public and private organizations in developing the plan and has given all interested members of the public at least 30 days to submit comments on the plan [Section 477(b)(3)(E)];
Date(s) of consultation: _________
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The State has made every effort to coordinate the State programs receiving funds provided from an allotment made to the State under subsection (c) with other Federal and State programs for youth (especially transitional living youth projects funded under part B of title III of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (see Attachment E for a listing of the Transitional Living Program Grants); abstinence education programs, local housing programs, programs for disabled youth (especially sheltered workshops), and school-to-work programs offered by high schools or local workforce agencies [Section 477(b)(3)(F)];
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Each Indian tribe in the State has been consulted about the programs to be carried out under the plan; there have been efforts to coordinate the programs with such tribes; and benefits and services under the programs are made available to Indian youth in the State on the same basis as to other youth in the State [Section 477(b)(3)(G)];
Date(s) of consultation: _________
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Adolescents participating in the program under Section 477 of the Act participate directly in designing their own program activities that prepare them for independent living and the adolescents are required to accept personal responsibility for living up to their part of the program [Section 477(b)(3)(H)]; and
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The State has established and will enforce standards and procedures to prevent fraud and abuse in the programs carried out under the plan [Section 477(b)(3)(I)].
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Signature of Chief Executive Officer
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Date
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: FY 2001 CFCIP
Checklist
Attachment C: FY 2001 CFCIP State
Allotments
Attachment D: ACF Regional and Hub
Offices Contacts
Attachment E: Transitional Living
Programs for Homeless Youth - FY 2001 Grantees
