ATTACHMENT 2

TO: Offices of the Governors; Community-Based Family Resource Program Grantees; State Children's Trust and Prevention Funds; State Agencies Administering or Supervising the Administration of Titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act; Safe and Stable Families Grantees, Crisis Nurseries and Respite CareGrantees; Parent Mutual Support Grantees.

SUBJECT: Availability of Fiscal Year 2000 Funds under the Community-Based Family Resource and Support Grants program created by Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of 1996 (Pub.L.104-235).

LEGAL AND (CAPTA) RELATED REFERENCES: Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act(CAPTA)(42 U.S.C. 5116 et. seq.), as amended by Pub. L. 104-235, enacted October 3, 1996; Subtitle F of Title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11481 et seq., now repealed); Temporary Child Care for Children with Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986, as amended (now repealed).

PURPOSES: The purposes of this Program Instruction are to (1) set forth the requirements for recipients of Community-Based Family Resource and Support Grant awards for fiscal year 2000, and (2) provide guidance and instructions for the preparation and submission of the application.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I:INTRODUCTION and VISION STATEMENT

PART II: ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

PART III: APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

PART IV: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PART V: ATTACHMENTS

ACF Administration for Children and Families	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children, Youth and Families
	1. Log No. ACYF-PI-00-01	2. Issuance Date: February 10, 2000
	3. Originating Office: Children's Bureau: Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
	4. Key Word: Community-Based Family Resource and Support Grant