Adoption Subsidy

The federal Title IV-E adoption assistance program is intended to provide permanency for children with special needs in public foster care by requiring/assisting States to provide ongoing financial and medical assistance (adoption subsidy) to the families who adopt them. Adoption subsidy programs vary significantly from state to state; including differences in the definition of special needs, eligibility requirements, and basic monthly subsidy rates.  Below you will find information about subsidy in NYS; and federal/national resources, including information about subsidy programs in all 50 states.

NYS Subsidy Information and Resource

• NYS Adoption Subsidy Rate Information
• Guidelines for Consideration of Foster Care and Subsidy Payments as Income
• New York State Adoption Subsidy Profile (from NACAC)
• NYS Adoption Subsidy Agreement Forms
• NYS OCFS Title IV-E Eligibility Manual (PDF) See Part B, page 37 (pdf)
• NYS Office of Children and Family Services Subsidy Information
• NYC Children’s Services Subsidy Payment Procedures and Contact Information
• Title 18 NYCRR Subsidy Payment Regulations
• What We Know and Don’t Know About NYS Adoption Subsidy
• NYSCCC 2010 Workshop Presentation on Adoption Subsidy (pdf)
• The 7 Categories of “Hard to Place” Adoption Subsidies in NYS
• OCFS September 2010 ADM on Pre-Finalization Subsidy Payments
• OCFS May 2009 ADM on Adoption Subsidy and Certification of Education Requirements
• Subsidy and Referral to Support Collection: A Lawyer’s Opinion

Federal/National Information and Resources

• North American Council on Adoptable Children Adoption Subsidy Resource Center
  • Subsidy and Child Support Enforcement: When Adopted Children Return to Foster Care or Enter Treatment
  • Talking to Your Child about Adoption Subsidy
  • State adoption subsidy profiles
• Changes to the Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Program – ACYF-CB-PI-09-10
• State by State Susidy Information from CW Information Gateway
• Adoption Policy Resource Center
• “Ending the Foster Care Life Sentence: The Critical need for Adoption Subsidies” (pdf)

Last modified: January 13, 2012

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