Overview
The Title IV-E Eligibility report in Binti provides a detailed breakdown of the eligibility criteria for Title IV-E funding for children in foster care. This report is essential for agencies to determine which children meet the necessary requirements for federal funding under Title IV-E, which supports foster care maintenance, adoption assistance, and guardianship assistance programs.
Each column uses symbols to denote the status:
- Green check mark (✔) for affirmative/yes
- Red cross (✖) for negative/no
- Question mark (?) for unknown or not applicable
Columns
- Child Name: The name of the child under consideration for Title IV-E eligibility.
- Should not be reunified: Indicates whether the child should not be reunified with their family.
- Difficult to place for adoption: Reflects if the child is considered difficult to place for adoption.
- Reasonable effort made to place for adoption without assistance: Shows whether reasonable efforts were made to place the child for adoption without assistance.
- AFDC eligibility: Indicates if the child is eligible under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) guidelines.
- Age at Adoption Guidelines: Denotes if the child's age meets the adoption guidelines.
- Length of time in foster care: Duration the child has been in foster care.
- Supplemental Security Income: Indicates if the child receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
- Child of minor dependent in foster care: Shows if the child is a dependent of a minor who is also in foster care.
- Dissolution of a prior adoption: Indicates if there has been a dissolution of a prior adoption.
- Title IV-E Eligible: Final determination if the child is eligible for Title IV-E funding.