Title IV-E Prevention Services

GRANTS: North Dakota is inviting agencies and providers to apply for the Title IV-E Prevention Service Agency Development Grant and Title IV-E Prevention Services Provider Training Grant funding, which are intended to facilitate development of organizations and professionals to deliver evidence-based practices as identified in the state's Title IV-E Prevention Services Plan to qualifying North Dakota children and families.
Agency Development Grant Overview Grant Application (Fillable PDF) Agencies can apply between Feb. 23 and May 31, 2021, or until funding is exhausted. Submit applications to TitleIVEprevention@nd.gov Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received. Grant Budget Template (Excel document)	Provider Training Grant Overview Grant Application (Fillable PDF) Providers can apply between March 1 and May 31, 2021, or until funding is exhausted. Submit applications to TitleIVEprevention@nd.gov Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received. Grant Budget Template (Excel document)

Title IV-E Prevention Services

On Aug. 17, 2020, North Dakota became the seventh state in the country to receive approval of its Family First Prevention Services Act: Title IV-E Prevention Services Plan ND from the federal Children's Bureau. This plan gives our state access to federal Title IV-E funding for approved evidence-based prevention services proven to strengthen and stabilize children and families so children can stay in their family home safely. Services include both mental/behavioral health and substance abuse treatment and recovery support services as well as in-home parent skill-based programs.

Approved Services (Eligible for Title IV-E reimbursement in N.D.)

Healthy Families
Parents as Teachers
Nurse-Family Partnership
Homebuilders
Brief Strategic Family Therapy
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Multisystemic Therapy
Functional Family Therapy

Find an Approved Title IV-E Service Provider

Apply to Receive Services

Apply to Become a Provider

Approved Provider:

USpireND: Healthy Families

Available in Billings, Burleigh, Dunn, Grand Forks, Hettinger, McKenzie, Morton, Nelson, Pembina, Stark and Walsh counties.

Eligibility must be determined for a child based on specific criteria that has been established by the federal government and will be verified by the N.D. Department of Human Services (ND-DHS). Once a child’s eligibility is approved the child and parent/caregiver can receive access to approved Title IV-E prevention services.

The child must:

Reside in North Dakota
Be born (postnatal)
Be age 17 or under
Be at risk of out of home placement

The individual eligibility application allows for parents/caregivers, public and private agencies, treatment providers, tribal social services, juvenile court, and others to complete and submit an application on behalf of the child.

Community and private agencies/providers can apply to become an approved Title IV-E prevention services provider.

Providers MUST identify what approved service(s) they will offer, submit documentation verifying required training/certification and a plan outlining their fidelity review process for such service(s) to ND-DHS.
Providers MUST also agree to and sign a Memorandum of Understanding outlining the requirements set forth by ND-DHS and Families First Prevention Services Act.
ND-DHS will review application. If approved, providers will be able to receive reimbursement for Title IV-E approved prevention services delivered to an eligible child and their parents/caregivers.

COMING SOON - LINK to Find Approved Providers

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LINK to Individual Application for Eligibility

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CLICK this LINK to complete the Provider Application

Additional Resources

Video: Homebuilders Program Overview (May 20, 2021) Powerpoint slides
Presentation: Multisystemic Therapy (March 26, 2021) (2.12mb pdf)
VIDEO: Informational Overview Meeting: Title IV-E Prevention Services Provider Applicaton and Requirements (Recorded Jan. 12, 2021 )
Service Reimbursement Rates
Title IV-E Screening Tool (for use by providers who do screenings)
Outcomes Survey
Provider Guidance (Sept. 13, 2021)
Other Resources for Families

Questions?

If you need more information about individual applications, finding approved providers, enrolling as an approved provider or have other questions, please email TitleIVEprevention@nd.gov. Thank you.

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