25 U.S.C. § 1931 : US Code - Section 1931: Grants for on or near reservation programs and child welfare codes

Search 25 U.S.C. § 1931 : US Code - Section 1931: Grants for on or near reservation programs and child welfare codes

(a) Statement of purpose; scope of programs
The Secretary is authorized to make grants to Indian tribes and
organizations in the establishment and operation of Indian child
and family service programs on or near reservations and in the
preparation and implementation of child welfare codes. The
objective of every Indian child and family service program shall be
to prevent the breakup of Indian families and, in particular, to
insure that the permanent removal of an Indian child from the
custody of his parent or Indian custodian shall be a last resort.
Such child and family service programs may include, but are not
limited to -
(1) a system for licensing or otherwise regulating Indian
foster and adoptive homes;
(2) the operation and maintenance of facilities for the
counseling and treatment of Indian families and for the temporary
custody of Indian children;
(3) family assistance, including homemaker and home counselors,
day care, afterschool care, and employment, recreational
activities, and respite care;
(4) home improvement programs;
(5) the employment of professional and other trained personnel
to assist the tribal court in the disposition of domestic
relations and child welfare matters;
(6) education and training of Indians, including tribal court
judges and staff, in skills relating to child and family
assistance and service programs;
(7) a subsidy program under which Indian adoptive children may
be provided support comparable to that for which they would be
eligible as foster children, taking into account the appropriate
State standards of support for maintenance and medical needs; and
(8) guidance, legal representation, and advice to Indian
families involved in tribal, State, or Federal child custody
proceedings.
(b) Non-Federal matching funds for related Social Security or other
Federal financial assistance programs; assistance for such
programs unaffected; State licensing or approval for
qualification for assistance under federally assisted program
Funds appropriated for use by the Secretary in accordance with
this section may be utilized as non-Federal matching share in
connection with funds provided under titles IV-B and XX of the
Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 620 et seq., 1397 et seq.] or under
any other Federal financial assistance programs which contribute to
the purpose for which such funds are authorized to be appropriated
for use under this chapter. The provision or possibility of
assistance under this chapter shall not be a basis for the denial
or reduction of any assistance otherwise authorized under titles IV-
B and XX of the Social Security Act or any other federally
assisted program. For purposes of qualifying for assistance under a
federally assisted program, licensing or approval of foster or
adoptive homes or institutions by an Indian tribe shall be deemed
equivalent to licensing or approval by a State.