For Tribal TANF Child Welfare Coordination Grants Grantees

Reporting Requirements:

The project period for all Tribal TANF Child Welfare (TTCW) grants is 60 months, with five, 12-month budget periods. Below are reporting requirements and other key grantee activities. 

Program Progress and Financial Reports are submitted to the assigned Grants Management Specialist (GMS) and Family Assistance Program Specialist (FPS).

• Annual Performance Progress Report due October 30 of each year (PPR form)
• Federal Financial Report (FFR or SF-425)

HHS Resources

• Notice of Funding Opportunity
• Grant Solutions Grantee Manual: For grantees who would like more information on how to utilize www.grantsolutions.gov more effectively, this manual supports TTCW grantees with guidance related to roles, definitions, becoming familiar with your account and processing amendments. If you have additional questions, please contact your FPS.
• Grant Solutions Training Videos : The www.grantsolutions.gov website provides a variety of training videos related to topics such as introduction to Grant Solutions, pre-award activities and post-award activities. If you have additional questions, please contact your FPS.
• Carryover Balance Amendment Instructions: For TTCW grantees who wish to apply for carryover funds, these instructions outline the process to support grantees with grant solutions submission expectations. If you have additional questions, please contact your FPS.
• Budget Modification: A step-by-step guide to obtaining written approval for those budget modifications for which it is required.

Tribal Collaboration Resources

• TTCW Coordination: Collaboration Assessment Tool
• Resource Toolbox for TTCW Coordination Projects
• TTCW Coordination: Theory of Change and Logic Models
• Sustainability Planning Workbook for TTCW Coordination

Other helpful websites

• Title IV-B and Title IV-E: Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia are eligible to administer federal programs directed toward the goal of keeping families together and taking care of children in foster care when that is not possible. These are covered under title IV-B and title IV-E of the Social Security Act. Tribes are also eligible to apply for discretionary grants.
• Indian Child Welfare Act-BIA website : ICWA provides guidance to States regarding the handling of child abuse and neglect and adoption cases involving Native children and sets minimum standards for the handling of these cases.