{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["009:70"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "ACF Data Team", "hasEmail": "mailto:ohsepr@acf.hhs.gov"}, "description": "The Family First Prevention Services Act enacted as part of Public Law (PL) 115 -123, amended Title IV-E to allow title IV-E agencies the option to receive funding for evidence-based kinship navigator programs that meet certain criteria. \u00a0Kinship navigator programs help relative and kin caregivers learn about and access programs and services to meet their own needs and the needs of the children they are raising.\n\nKinship Navigator Programs must meet the requirements described in section 427(a)(1) of the Social Security Act, as follows:\n\nTitle IV-E agencies approved to operate the program may claim 50 percent Federal Financial Participation (FFP) for allowable kinship navigator programs. \u00a0Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program requires use of program models that have been reviewed and rated by the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse\n  \n  \n\n as meeting promising, supported, or well-supported practice standards.\n\nTo apply to participate in the program, title IV-E agencies must submit an attachment to their title IV-E plan, following guidance provided in Program Instruction ACYF-CB-PI-18-11.\n\nAs of August 2025, there are 12 title IV-E agencies approved to operate an evidence-based kinship navigator program: Colorado, Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, Washington. \u00a0(Delaware\u2019s plan is being reviewed).\n\nTitle IV-E Agency\n\nTitle IV-E Kinship Navigator Program Implemented\n\nMetadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "description": "Access the complete The Kinship Navigator Program on the official website.", "downloadURL": "https://acf.gov/cb/grant-funding/kinship-navigator-program", "mediaType": "text/html", "title": "Official Data Source"}], "identifier": "https://healthdata.gov/api/views/wmz2-7ax8", "issued": "2025-09-04", "keyword": ["care", "fiscal", "kinship", "policy", "prevention"], "landingPage": "https://healthdata.gov/d/wmz2-7ax8", "modified": "2025-09-05", "programCode": ["009:045"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "Administration for Children and Families"}, "theme": ["ACF"], "title": "The Kinship Navigator Program"}