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Giving Hope and Support to America's ChildrenTO ALL STATE IV-D DIRECTORS
Dear Colleague:
The attached report provides a brief description and status of all pending Research and Demonstration Projects as of October 1, 1997, for which OCSE has responsibility.
We have added several PRWORA 1% set aside funding projects along with the new demonstration projects funded in FY 1997 by OCSE to develop collaboration models between CSE and other ACF programs. This list does not include the 54 Access and Visitation projects authorized and funded by PRWORA.
For further information about the report itself, contact either Gaile Maller (401-5368) or Renée Jackson (401-5101). For individual projects, the Project Officer assigned to the project would be the best resource to contact.
Sincerely,
David Gray Ross
Deputy Director
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Attachment
cc: ACF Regional Administrators
CSE Program Managers, Regions I-X
Assistant Regional Administrators
OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
STATUS REPORT
Research and Demonstration Projects
(As of October 1, 1997)
This report covers the Fiscal Year 1996 progress of on-going OCSE research and demonstration projects. Funding for these projects is
authorized under Section 1110 of the Social Security Act, S&E contracts, and Section 1115 demonstration and waiver authority.
PRWORA 1% Contracts
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Study of the Impact of the CSE Program The Lewin Group Project Period:
on Avoiding Costs to Public Programs 06/01/97 to 05/30/98
1% set aside funds using ASPE
This contract includes a number of tasks: Task Order Project Officer:
1) review literature on CSE and cost Tom Killmurray
avoidance and prepare annotated $200,000 (202) 401-4677
bibliography; 2) hold a small conference
on cost avoidance with experts from state (possible subcontracts in first year)
and federal government, academia and the (possible multi-year funding)
private sector; 3) assess national micro-
simulation models that study the impacts
of the CSE program; 4) assess state
administrative data capacity for measuring
cost avoidance; and 5) prepare a final
report pulling together all the knowledge
gained in the project.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Evaluation and Reporting on State Access and American Institutes for Research Project Period:
Visitation Grant Programs 08/97 to 08/98
This contract will assist in defining data 1% set aside funds using ASPE Project Officer:
elements to report on and evaluate state Basic Ordering Agreement David Arnaudo
Access and Visitation Grant Programs. (202) 401-5364
It will also assist states in implementation $117,857
of data elements and reporting as part of
the monitoring requirement. Programs of special
interest may receive full evaluation assistance.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRWORA 1% Contracts
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Partners for Fragile Families National Center for Strategic Non-profit Project Period:
Planning and Community Leadership (NPCL) 10/97 to 04/99
1) To assist low income young fathers to work with $541,025 Project Officer:
the mothers of their children to share the legal, Susan Notar
financial, and emotional responsibilities of (202) 401-4606
parenthood; and 2) to improve the child support
system's interaction with the fathers of fragile
families. NPCL will offfer technical assistance
to service providers in public agencies and
community based organization, facilitate dialogue
and facilitate information exchange among public/
private partnerships; identify models and promote
public/private partnerships.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Electronic Resource Center Intermetrics/Arist Project Period:
10/97 to 04/99
To identify/index electronically federal/state $998,000
resource materials; to facilitate/expedite Project Officer:
customer access to these materials (either Susan Greenblatt
directly, via referral or electronic linkage) (202) 401-4849
and to disseminate materials in a user friendly
manner.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Grants
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
State Child Support Enforcement Agencies Alaska State Department of Revenue Project Period:
Demonstration 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Alaska will perform a statewide project to use Section 1115 Grant Project Officer:
modern technology to periodically collect income 90-FD-0001 Joyce Pitts
information from various sources to be used for (202) 401-5374
reviewing and adjusting child support orders. Year 1 $63,063 (29% of total cost)
The project uses a proactive approach by using
the information to trigger a review, as the
information is matched with case files on a
monthly basis.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Child Support Enforcement, Child Care Alaska State Department of Revenue Project Period:
and Head Start Collaboration Child Support Enforcement Division 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Anchorage, AK
To develop and implement models of Project Officer:
collaboration between Child Suppport Section 1115 Grant John Doyle
Enforcement, Child Care and Head Start 90-FD-0002 (202) 205-4590
programs at State and local levels which
promote and facilitate: 1) access to child Year 1 $30,491 (29% of total cost)
support services through local child care
and head start programs; and 2) a broader
understanding of child support and parenting
issues within the three programs.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Employment, Access and Visitation and California State Department of Social Project Period:
Social Services for Non-Custodial Parents Services 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Office of Child Support
This project will assist non-custodial 744 P. St. MS 17-29 Project Officer:
parents who need social or employment or Sacramento, CA 95314 David Arnaudo
access and visitation assistance. (202) 401-5364
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Grants
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
providing a comprehensive mix of services Section 1115 Grant
and motivation to become responsible parents. 90-FD-0003
Year 1 $72,500 (29% of total cost)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paternity Opportunity Project Services for State of Colorado Project Period:
Non-Custodial Parents Department of Human Services 09/31/97 to 09/29/2000
Division of Child Support
This project will assist non-custodial parents Enforcement Project Officer:
who need social, employment or access and vistation 1575 Sherman St. David Arnaudo
services with a comprehensive mix of services and Denver, CO 80203 (202) 401-5364
motivation to assist them to be responsible parents.
Section 1115 Grant
90-FD-0004
Year 1 $72,500 (29% of total cost)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Child Support Enforcement, Child Care Connecticut State Department of Social Project Period:
and Head Start Collaboration Services 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Hartford, CT
To develop and implement models of Project Officer:
collaboration between Child Support Section 1115 Grant John Doyle
Enforcement, Child Care and Head Start 90-FD-0005 (202) 205-4590
programs at State and local levels which
promote and facilitate: 1) access to child Year 1 $66,862 (29% of total cost)
support services through local child care
and head start programs; and 2) a broader
understanding of child support and parenting
issues within the three programs.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Grants
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Child Support Enforcement, Child Care Illinois Department of Public Aid Project Period:
and Head Start Collaboration Division of Child Support Enforcement 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
To develop and implement models of Section 1115 Grant Project Officer:
collaboration between Child Support 90-FD-0006 John Doyle
Enforcement, Child Care and Head Start (202) 205-4590
programs at State and local levels which Year 1 $63,318 (29% of total cost)
promote and facilitate: 1) access to child
support services through local child care
and head start programs; and 2) a broader
understanding of child support and parenting
issues within the three programs.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
State Policies and Operational Approaches Illinois Department of Public Aid Project Period:
Around Non-Cooperation and Child Support Division of Child Support Enforcement 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
To evaluate whether stricter cooperation rules DPA and University of Illinois Project Officer:
lead to more paternities established and if so, Susan Greenblatt
whether it is due to the more specific definition Section 1115 Grant (202) 401-4849
of required information or the sanction policy. 90-FD-0007
Year 1 $56,145 (29% of total cost)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Arrangements for Reviewing and Adjusting Child Maine Department of Human Services Project Period:
Support Orders 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Maine is demonstrating the effectiveness of Section 1115 Grant Project Officer:
an on-going automated interface with the 90-FD-0009 Joyce Pitts
courts in increasing the number of modifica- (202) 401-5374
tions of child support orders through auto- Year 1 $67,294 (29% of total cost)
mated review and adjustment. The project
has three main phases: 1) identification of
criteria use to select cases for review and
adjustment, 2) expansion of the data
warehouse to relevant data in order to
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Grants
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
expedite verification of wages and assets,
and 3) a second expansion of the data
warehouse to include other data reports.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Responsible Fathers Program Maryland Department of Human Services Project Period:
Child Support Agency 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
This project will assist non-custodial parents 311 West Saratoga St., 2nd Floor
who need social, employment or access and visitation Baltimore, MD 21201 Project Officer:
services with a comprehensive mix of services and David Arnaudo
motivation to assist them to be reponsible parents. Section 1115 Grant (202) 401-5364
90-FD-0010
Year 1 $78,677 (29% of total cost)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Child Support Enforcement, Child Care and Maryland State Department of Human Project Period:
Head Start Collaboration Resources 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Baltimore, MD
To develop and implement models of collaboration Section 1115 Grant Project Officer:
between Child Support Enforcement, Child Care and 90-FD-0011 John Doyle
Head Start programs at State and local levels (202) 205-4590
which promote and facilitate: 1) access to child Year 1 $22,030
support services through local child care and
head start programs; and 2) a broader understanding
of child support and parenting issues within the
three programs.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Grants
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Massachusetts Non-Custodial Parents and Their Commonwealth of Massachusetts Project Period:
Relationship to Child Support Department of Revenue 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
141 Portland St., 10th Floor
This project will assist non-custodial parents Cambridge, MA 02139 Project Officer:
who need social, employment or access and vistitation David Arnaudo
services with a comprehensive mix of services and Section 1115 Grant (202) 401-5364
motivation to assist them to be responsible parents. 90-FD-0012
Year 1 $72,500 (29% of total cost)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Domestic Violence and Welfare Reform: An Massachusetts Department of Revenue Project Period:
Empirical Study 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Section 1115 Grant (possible multi-year)
Test three different approaches to handling 90-FD-0013
TANF/IV-D cases with a history of domestic Project Officer:
violence. Three TANF offices will provide Year 1 $34,078 (29% of total cost) Tom Killmurray
different levels of intensity relating to (202) 401-4677
domestic violence expertise and information
available to clients. Evaluation will look
at referrals to domestic violence resources
in community and good cause referrals.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Child Support Video Interviewing and Client Minnesota Department of Human Services Project Period:
Referral Services Project: An Innovative Child Support Enforcement Division 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Approach to Improving the Incidence of
Cooperation Hennepin County Economic Assistance Project Officer:
Department and the Center for Policy Susan Greenblatt
To demonstrate and evaluate a coordinated IV-A/ Research (202) 401-4849
IV-D process to increase the cooperation of
custodial parents who receive public assistance, Section 1115 Grant
in establishing paternity and obtaining child 90-FD-0014
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Grants
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
support payments. The project will test 1)
the traditional method in which applicants are Year 1 $59,606 (29% of total cost)
interviewed face-to-face by the IV-A worker and
are contacted later by IV-D, 2) a new method in
which the applicant moves directly from IV-A
interview to a IV-D interactive video interview,
and 3) a new method whereby if an applicant is
noncompliant with cooperation or hestitant to
cooperate, following the IV-A interview and IV-D
video interview, she is directed to an assessment
and referral worker in order to identify barriers
to cooperation.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Child Support Assurance Program Minnesota Department of Human Services Project Period:
09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Planning study to design and test a child support Section 1115 Grant (possible multi-year)
assurance program model that is adapted to post- 90-FD-0015
welfare reform world. Outcomes will include a Project Officer:
conceptual model of the program, data on impacts, Year 1 $29,000 (29% of total cost) Tom Killmurray
and a legislative proposal for a Minnesota child (202) 401-4677
support assurance pilot.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Child Support Enforceemnt, Child Care and Minnesota Department of Human Services Project Period:
Head Start Collaboration St. Paul, MN 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
To develop and implement models of collaboration Section 1115 Grant Project Officer:
between Child Support Enforcement, Child Care and 90-FD-0016 John Doyle
Head Start programs at State and local levels which (202) 205-4590
which promote and facilitate: 1) access to child Year 1 $46,110
support services through local child care and
head start programs; and 2) a broader understanding
of child support and parenting issues within the
three programs.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Grants
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Responsible Parenting Program State of Missouri Project Period:
Department of Social Services 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
This project will assist non-custodial parents Office of Child Support Enforcement
who need social, employment or access and visitation P.O. Box 2320 Project Officer:
services with a comprehensive mix of services and Jefferson City, MO 65102 David Arnaudo
motivation to assist them to be responsible parents. (202) 401-5364
Section 1115 Grant
90-FD-0017
Year 1 $38,896 (29% of total cost)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Child Support Enforcement, Child Care and Missouri Department of Social Services Project Period:
Head Start Collaboration Division of Child Support Enforcement 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Jefferson City, MO
To develop and implement models of collaboration Project Officer:
between Child Support Enforcement, Child Care Section 1115 Grant John Doyle
and Head Start programs at State and local levels 90-FD-0018 (202) 205-4590
which promote and facilitate: 1) access to child
support services through local child care and Year 1 $29,015
head start programs; and 2) a broader understanding
of child support and parenting issues within the
three programs.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Domestic Violence Prevention Missouri Department of Social Services Project Period:
09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Four project goals: 1) increase safety of victims Section 1115 Grant (possible multi-year)
of domestic violence; 2) increase collections on 90-FD-0019
behalf of these families; 3) increase knowledge Project Officer:
about domestic violence victims in the caseload; Year 1 $43,738 (29% of total cost) Tom Killmurray
and 4) explore impact of proactive outreach to (202) 401-4677
these cases.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Grants
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Project Phoenix - Second Start Program New Hampshire Office of Child Support Project Period:
Education, Job Training and Supportive Services 6 Hazen Drive 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
to Low Income Non-Custodial Parents Concord, NH 03301-6521
Project Period:
This project will assist non-custodial parents Section 1115 Grant David Arnaudo
who need social, employment or access and visitation 90-FD-0020 (202) 401-5364
services with a comprehensive mix of services and
motivation to be responsible parents. Year 1 $24,928 (29% of total cost)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Project to Improve Custodial Parent Cooperation New York Department of Social Services Project Period:
and Prevent Domestic Violence Office of Child Support Enforcement 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
To assess magnitude of cooperation compliance Section 1115 Grant Project Officer:
issues; develop and implement a model cooperation 90-FD-0021 Susan Greenblatt
compliance process; test variations to cooperation (202) 401-4849
compliance model selected jurisdictions; assess the Year 1 $187,640 (29% of total cost)
prevalence of domestic violence in IV-D caseload;
develop and test procedures for identifying domestic
violence cases and design and test procedures for
handling of domestic violence cases.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Arrangements for Reviewing and Adjusting Child Oklahoma Department of Human Services Project Period:
Support Orders 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Section 1115 Grant
Oklahoma informs parents about new laws regarding 90-FD-0022 Project Officer:
requesting review and adjustment through an intense Joyce Pitts
public information campaign, such as interactive Year 1 $38,382 (29% of total cost) (202) 401-5374
computers at malls, and provides a more convenient,
user-friendly, accessible means for parents to
request review and adjustment.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
JOBS Program for Obligors Oregon Department of Human Resources Project Period:
Adult and Family Services Division 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
This project will assist non-custodial parents 500 Summer St., N.E., 2nd Floor
who need social, employment or access and visitation Salem, OR 97310 Project Officer:
services with a comprehensive mix of services and David Arnaudo
motivation to be responsible parents. Section 1115 Grant (202) 401-5364
90-FD-0023
Year 1 $72,500 (29% of total cost)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Child Support Enforcement Collaboration with South Carolina State Department of Social Project Period:
Child Welfare Programs Services 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Division of Child Support Enforcement
To demonstrate the use of location services Columbia, SC Project Officer:
available to support enforcement agencies John Doyle
to facilitate, in appropriate instances, Section 1115 Grant (202) 204-4590
family preservation through the placement 90-FD-0024
of children currently in foster care with a
biological (but hitherto "absent") parent Year 1 $17,998
or with kinship persons or through freeing
children for adoption by locating the absent
parent for the purpose of terminating parental
rights.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Arrangements for Reviewing and Adjusting Child Vermont Agency of Human Services Project Period:
Support Orders 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
Section 1115 Grant
Vermont is performing a statewide project to 90-FD-0025 Project Officer:
design and test streamlined methods for reviewing Joyce Pitts
and adjusting child support orders by concentrating Year 1 $72,500 (29% of total cost) (202) 401-5374
on the automated approach, comparing it with the
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
other approaches, and evaluating the costs and
benefits of each approach. They will 1) develop a
stimulation model for selecting cases; 2) compare
outcomes from alternative approaches; 3) assess the
effectiveness of using a simulation model to select
cases for manual review and adjustment; and 4) explore
the feasibility of an administrative review and
adjustment process using automated data.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Team Parenting Demonstration Project State of Wisconsin Project Period:
Department of Workplace Development 09/30/97 to 09/29/2000
This project will assist non-custodial parents Division of Economic Support
who need social, employment or access and visitation 201 E. Washington Ave., Room 270 Project Officer:
services with a comprehensive mix of services and Madison, WI 53703 David Arnaudo
motivation to assist them to be responsible parents. (202) 401-5364
Section 1115 Grant
90-FD-0026
Year 1 $72,500 (29% of total cost)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paternity Establishment Outreach Service for Colorado Department of Social Services Project Period:
Colorado Program Improvement Grant 10/93 to 09/98
To develop and implement a statewide hospital- Section 1115 Grant
based paternity establishment training curriculum; 90-FF-0011 Project Officer:
to provide at birth outreach service with varying Gaile Maller
degrees of child support enforcement emphasis in Year 1 $ 70,000 (29% of total cost) (202) 401-5368
selected hospitals to measure effectiveness of Year 2 $100,000
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
pre-natal and post-natal interventions in addition Year 3 $92,544
to the at birth interventions; to evaluate the Year 4 No cost extension
various interventions.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Virginia Staffing Standards Program Improvement Virginia State Department of Social Project Period:
Grant Services 10/93 to 09/96
Extension 10/96 to 09/97
To develop methodology for establishing staffing Final report due 03/98.
standards. Virginia has contracted with both an Section 1115 Grants
evaluation and operation contractor. The 90-FF-0013 Project Officer:
operations contractor will streamline current Sheck Chin
operations thru an operational analysis and Year 1 $ 70,000 (29% of total cost) (202) 260-5830
then a staffing standards methodology will be Year 2 $100,000 "
applied to the streamline operations. Year 3 $100,000 "
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Maine Model Office Project Maine Department of Human Services Project Period:
09/30/94 to 10/98
This project will test various child support Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement
innovations in a controlled management environ- 90-FF-0026 Project Officer:
ment. Once selected locations are raised to a Gaile Maller
baseline performance level, innovations relating Year 1 $150,000 (29% of total cost) (202) 401-5368
to maximizing the uses of automation and reallo- Year 2 $150,000 "
cation of staff resources, effective location Year 3 $150,000 "
processes, better interviewing techniques, Year 4 $ 75,000 "
innovative uses of long-arm jurisdiction, and
ways of establishing linkages and outreach
into the community will be tested. This
project will emphasize the principles of
TQM in their project and research design.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Colorado Model Office Project Colorado Department of Human Project Period:
Services 09/30/94 to 10/98
This project will test various child support
innovations in a controlled management Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement Project Officer:
environment. Once selected locations are 90-FF-0027 Gaile Maller
raised to a baseline performance level, (202) 401-5368
innovations relating to maximizing the uses Year 1 $150,000 (29% of total cost)
of automation and reallocation of staff Year 2 $150,000 "
resources, effective location processes, Year 3 $150,000 "
better interviewing techniques, innovative Year 4 $ 75,000 "
uses of long-arm jurisdiction, and ways of
establishing linkages and outreach into the
community will be tested. This project is
testing various proposed aspects of welfare
reform. A supplemental grant was made to
deepen and enhance two of the interventions
in the Model Office Project. The improved
interview intervention which includes joint
IV-A/IV-D intake will now include a study of
the good cause exemption, non-cooperation,
and domestic violence. The community outreach
intervention, which is conducted under the
Paternity Outreach Project, will be expanded
to study the provision of services such as
mediation and peer support to unmarried parents
as a means of increasing paternity establishment.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GPRA Special Demonstrations State of Delaware Department of Project Period:
Human Services 10/95 to 02/98
Project will attempt to demonstrate ways of
improving and measuring program performance Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement Project Officer:
thru streamlining AFDC Intake/Paternity 90-FG-0001 Gaile Maller
Establishment procedures and practices; enhancing (202) 401-5368
locate activities thru more computer interfaces; $59,995 (29% of total cost)
targeting hard to collect non-wage withholding
cases; and developing a community-based child
support team approach in state service centers.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GPRA Special Demonstrations State of Wyoming Department of Project Period:
Family Services 10/95 to 02/97
Project will define a set of critical performance Extension requested
indicators for program performance; develop Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement until 02/98.
technological capability to measure and 90-FG-0002
report results in terms of these indicators; Project Officer:
test the efficacy of the indicators statewide; $30,160 (29% of total cost) Gaile Maller
and report on the results. Tests will be made (202) 401-5368
in State regions that are operated by a large
national contractor, operated by a state based
contractor and operated by a public agency.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GPRA Special Demonstrations State of Minnesota Department of Project Period:
Human Services 10/95 to 02/97
As a first step in establishing baseline data on Final report submitted.
program performance as part of the state strategic Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement
planning process, state will contract for a study to 90-FG-0004 Project Officer:
develop a profile of non-compliant obligors in order Gaile Maller
to identify areas for improvement in paternity $50,750 (29% of total cost) (202) 401-5368
establishment, order establishment, enforcement
and collections. Study will examine the reasons
given by obligors with established orders for not
complying with those orders.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GPRA Special Demonstrations State of Virginia Department of Project Period:
Social Services 10/95 to 02/98
This project adds on to an existing demonstration
designed to improve IV-D/IV-A interface by Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement Project Officer:
experimenting with co-locations of staff, cross 90-FG-0005 Gaile Maller
training, joint case management and combinations (202) 401-5368
of these interventions. This part involves $30,000 (29% of total cost)
interactive audio/video communications in one
child support district office and its affiliated,
multiple IV-A agencies.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GPRA Performance Measure Demonstration State of Illinois Department of Public Aid Project Period:
10/96 to 02/98
Project will demonstrate performance-based
contracting with individually elected States' Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement Project Officer:
Attorneys in 13 counties. The study intends 90-FF-0037 Tom Killmurray
to determine (1) whether performance-based (202) 401-4677
contracts drives increased performance by IV-D $35,000 (29% of total cost)
legel representatives and (2) whether cost
savings results from performance-based contracts.
Performance indicators will be used to measure
and reward specific tasks (e.g. establishment of
a child support order) completed by States'
Attorneys. State has encountered major obstacles
to gaining consenus from independently elected
county attorneys. Evaluation will be redirected
toward documenting why this has not worked and
what lessons can be learned.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GPRA Performance Measure Demonstration Washington Department of Social & Health Project Period:
Services Division of Child Support 10/96 to 02/98
The Washington project will assess the success
of assigning hard-to-collect cases to a specialized Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement Project Officer:
unit within its child support agency. Washington 90-FF-0038 Joyce Pitts
will measure the specialized unit's performance (202) 401-5374
using some of the agreed-upon federal performance $35,000 (29% of total cost)
indictors to assess cases assigned to the special
unit compared with a control group of cases. They
will take the following actions: (1) test whether
an internal collections unit could effectively
increase collections on the selected cases and thereby
reduce the balance of uncollected debts, (2) determine
whether collection on these debts can be made in a cost
effective manner, (3) document their best practices for
working difficult cases, and (4) determine whether or
not their findings suggest a need for Federal changes
in case closure policy.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Native American Demonstrations Washington State Department of Social Project Period:
and Health Services 09/30/96 to 02/28/98
Project will: (1) develop a model process for Section 1115 Cooperative Agreements Project Officer:
working with Tribal Courts; and (2) develop 90-FF-0039 Tom Killmurray
a Tribal Court Bench Child Support and (202) 401-5367
Tribal Laws. State partner will work with $35,000 (29% of total cost)
the Northwest Tribal Court Judges Association,
whose membership comes from 43 tribal Courts
in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska and part
of Montana.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Native American Demonstrations North Dakota Department of Human Services Project Period:
09/30/96 to 02/28/98
The State partner will contact with the Northern
Plains Tribal Judicial Training Institute at Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement Project Officer:
the University of North Dakota to develop draft 90-FF-0040 Tom Killmurray
tribal codes, designed to meet title IV-D (202) 401-5367
requirements, for each of the four Indian $25,000 (29% of total cost)
reservations in North Dakota. Each of the tribal
councils and tribal judiciaries will participate
in the project.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Native American Demonstrations Wisconsin Department of Workforce Project Period:
Development 09/30/96 to 02/28/98
The State partner will develop a cooperative Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement Project Officer:
agreement with the Menominee Tribe for the 90-FF-0041 Tom Killmurray
operation of a IV-D program on reservation lands. (202) 401-5367
The Menominee Tribe will develop internal laws $35,000 (29% of total cost)
and procedures required to implement a IV-D
child support enforcement program in conjunction
with the development of the cooperative agreement.
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Native American Demonstrations Oklahoma Department of Human Services Project Period:
09/96 to 02/98
The project will establish a training program Section 1115 Cooperative Agreement Project Officer:
in conjuction with the Chicksaw Nation for 90-FF-0042 Tom Killmurray
training State IV-D personnel concerning (202) 401-5367
Native American culture and values. The State $35,000 (29% of total cost)
and the Chicksaw nation will develop a Financial
and Cooperative Agreement for the provisions of
IV-D services on tribal lands, and a working
relationship will be developed between the tribes
CFR court and the State courts for handling tribal cases.
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Section 1115 Waiver Only
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
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21ST Century Communities Demonstration Project Missouri Department of Social Project Period:
Services 01/93 to 01/98
The child support portion of this project is to
send current child support collections which Section 1115 Waiver Only Project Officer:
exceed AFDC grant amounts directly to the David Arnaudo
family. None (202) 401-5364
OPE Project Contact:
Howard Rolston
(202) 401-9220
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Family Independence Project State of Vermont Project Period:
Agency of Human Services 04/93 to 04/98
Child Support Goals: Simplify administration Department of Social Welfare
and create incentives to pay child support thru 103 South Main Street Project Officer:
providing current child support collections Waterbury, VT 05676 David Arnaudo
directly to the family. These amounts would be (202) 401-5364
deducted, except for the $50 pass-through, from Section 1115 Waiver Only OPE Project Contact:
AFDC entitlement. Howard Rolston,
(202) 401-9220
None
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Children's First in Puerto Rico: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Project Period:
Automatic Child Support Enforcement Administration for Child Support 05/97 to 05/2002
Department of Social Services
Application and fee for non-TANF cases waived so P.O. Box 3349 Project Officer:
that cases could receive expedited follow-up David Arnaudo
services as needed without delays inherent in an Section 1115 Waiver Only (202) 401-5364
application.
None
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Section 1115 Waiver Only
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Texas Integrated Child Support System (ICSS) State of Texas Project Period:
Office of the Attorney General 03/96 to 03/2001
Texas would implement in stages a Statewide Child Support Division
Registry. Non-TANF cases would be automatically P.O. Box 12017 Project Officer:
placed on this registry without the necessity of Austin, TX 78711-2017 David Arnaudo
applying to receive child support assistance. (202) 401-5364
This would allow for speedier follow-up for cases Section 1115 Waiver Only
which become delinquent.
None
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Interagency Agreement
TITLE, DESCRIPTION GRANTEE, AWARD, AMT. STATUS, P.O.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Current Population Survey: Child Support and U.S. Bureau of the Census Project Period:
Alimony Supplement Survey will be conducted
04/98. The survey now
This survey presents information regarding the Interagency Agreement collects information on
receipt of support payments following divorce all custodial parents not
and separation, and the receipt of support $500,000 just mothers.
children of never-married women.
Project Officer:
Gaile Maller
(202) 401-5368
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