• Implemented 7/1/00.
• State delegates authority to administer title IV-E programs and funds to eligible Tribes, including authority to pay for out-of-home care maintenance, adoption assistance, subsidized guardianship, independent living, and related administrative expenses.
• State may enter into title IV-E agreements with as many as 5 Tribes.
• Title IV-E agreement currently in place with Pueblo of Zuni.

Title IV-E eligible Native American children in legal custody of Tribes that do not already have Joint Powers Agreements (JPAs) with the State.

• Interim evaluation report received 2/03.
• Final evaluation report expected 12/05.
• State planned to compare child welfare outcomes for Tribes with Title IV-E Agreements against outcomes for Tribes with Joint Powers Agreements. However, to date only one Tribe (Pueblo of Zuni) has established a Title IV-E Agreement with the State. Therefore, no comparative data on outcomes are available.
• State has provided some descriptive information on changes in child welfare polices and practices in Pueblo of Zuni, including changes in staffing structures, changes in case planning and management, improvements in staff training and education, improvements in data collection and tracking, and increased inter-agency collaboration (e.g., between child welfare, the courts, and law enforcement).