TITLE
Title
HHS - DIVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES ADOPTION PROMOTION PROGRAM FUND
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Sharon Barlow, HHS-DSS Director
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BACKGROUND
Background
The Adoption Promotion Program Fund is designed to: enhance and expand adoption programs; secure permanent homes for hard-to-place children; and encourage partnerships between public and private agencies to achieve permanence for children in a timely manner. Participating agencies are compensated for adoption services that culminate in the finalization of an adoption. Some of these services include: recruitment of adoptive families; pre-adoption training; post-placement support; and the facilitation of legal procedures resulting in the finalization of an adoption. Each county may apply for reimbursement of adoption services after exceeding a pre-determined baseline and sending, or encumbering previously received funds. Guilford County's baseline for FY 25 was 34 adoptions; we completed 55 adoptions. The County submitted requests and received a $312,083 ($112,083 above anticipated budget) in funding as result of exceeding adoption estimates.
The received funding must be tracked and used in accordance with NCGS 108A-50. At the end of Fiscal Year 2025, $282,695 will fall to the General Fund’s Fund Balance in addition to the $73,538 already within fund balance from previous year adoption promotion allocations; therefore, staff are requesting the FY26 budget be amended from $200,000 of anticipated revenues to $356,233 in fund balance, to properly track revenues.
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
Budget Ordinance Amendment
General Fund
$200,000 Decrease in Federal/State Revenue
$356,233 Increase in Appropriated Fund Balance
$156,233 Increase in Appropriation to Health & Human Services - Social Services
NO ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS REQUIRED
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Decrease appropriation of Federal/State revenue by $200,000, increase appropriation of Fund Balance by $356,233, and increase the appropriation to Health & Human Services - Social Services Division by $156,233.
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