ASPF Issue Brief: Federal Foster Care Financing
August 2005 ASPF Issue Brief: Federal Foster Care Financing This paper provides an overview of the program's funding structure and documents several key weaknesses. It concludes with a discussion of the administration's legislative proposal to establish a more flexible financing system. The program's documentation requirements are burdensome. There are four categories of expenditures for which states may claim Federal funds, each matched at a different rate. Differing claiming practices result in wide variations in funding among states. The average annual amount of federal foster care funds received by states ranges from $4,155 to $33,091 per . . .
