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Office of Children,
Youth & Families
Division of Child Welfare
Joe Homlar, Director
CD
October 22, 2020
Re: FFY2021 Weld County Chafee Allocation
Dear Director Ulrich:
RECEIVED
OCT 2 8 2020
WELD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
The purpose of this letter from the Division of Child Welfare is to provide Weld County with Chafee
Program Plan approval, award information, and County Financial Management System (CFMS) codes for
October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. This information should be shared with county finance
staff.
Background Information
Chafee (42 U.S. Code S 677) provides states with flexible funding that enable programs to be designed and
conducted to support all youth who have experienced foster care at age 14 or older in their transition to
adulthood.
Chafee programs will serve youth who qualify for Chafee services according to 12 CCR 2509-4 (7.305.42).
Division of Youth Services (DYS) Community Placements
Services to young people in Division of Youth Services (DYS) community placements are addressed in the approved
Chafee plan. Eligible DYS clients are included in the service population projections provided by the program.
Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 Plan Review
The 2021 Chafee Services Plan your agency submitted has been approved for funding. Upon completion of this
review, the state Chafee Program Coordinator will provide your program with written feedback for consideration
in program -level continuous quality improvement (CQI) efforts.
Funding Information
All the necessary information to access the October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 Chafee award has been
received. The Weld County Chafee Program is approved to expend a total of $74,931. No more than 30% of the
funds may be spent for room and board which can only be paid for emancipated young adults, ages 18 to 23.
Counties are also expected to provide match funds as described below.
The County must enter expenditures into the CFMS. To report expenditures to Chafee, which are 100%
reimbursable, use the following codes:
Program Code
Function Code
Account Code
Description
E010
2810
65791
Room/Board Reimbursement for Emancipated Youth""
E010
2850
Not Restricted
Direct Service Delivery (Personnel Costs)
E010
2850
61910
Purchase of Service
E010
2850
65791
Youth Direct
*` Room and Board can only be paid for young adults ages 18 to 23 who were in out -of -home care on or after their
18th birthday.
Chafee awards must be expended prior to September 30, 2021. In order for expenditures to be reflected during
October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021, expenditures must occur prior to September 30, 2021 and must be
entered into CFMS prior to September 30, 2021. Guidance will be available from CDHS settlement accounting if
needed.
In order for Colorado to access Federal IV -E Independent Living Funds, there is a required match. To meet the
match requirement county departments of human/social services with an approved Chafee Plan must code
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adolescent caseworkers currently reported in CFMS as an 80/20 Child Welfare County Administrative Services
(Program Code 3200 and Function Code 1210 to Program Code E050, Function Code 2875).
Chafee funds may be used to supplement, but cannot supplant or replace, other available funds for Independent
Living Services such as mandatory independent living planning, services provided by the county caseworker, and
services that may be contracted for or provided through congregate care, parole aftercare, or other community
placement services.
If you have questions regarding operations and delivery of services for the Chafee program, please contact Derek
Blake at 303-728-4201 or at Derek.Blake@state.co.us
It is a pleasure to see the quality of this year's plan submissions and Weld County's commitment to the delivery of
services to prepare Colorado's children, youth, and families to successfully transition to adulthood.
Sincerely,
Joe Hornlar
Joe Homlar
Director
Division of Child Welfare
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Enclosures: N/A
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