T0: State, Tribal and Territorial Agencies Administering or Supervising the Administration of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations and Tribal Consortia

Subject: Issuance of Final Federal Register Notice on Calculation of Annual Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Rates for Indian Tribes for Use in the Title IV-E Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Kinship Guardianship Assistance Programs

Purpose: The purpose of this Information Memorandum is to provide notice to title IV-E agencies and to Tribes interested in the title IV-E program that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a final notice with respect to the calculation of Tribal FMAP rates for use in the title IV-E Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Kinship Guardianship Assistance Programs.