Federal Payment for Foster Care Improvements in the District of Columbia

Federal Payment for Foster Care Improvements in the District of Columbia For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for foster care improvements, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $3,250,000 shall be for the Child and Family Services Agency, of which $2,000,000 shall be for the early intervention program to provide intensive and immediate services for foster children; of which $750,000 shall be for the emergency support fund to purchase services or technology necessary to allow children to remain in the care of an approved and licensed family member; of which $500,000 shall be for technology upgrades: Provided further, That $1,250,000 shall be for the Department of Mental Health to provide all court-ordered or agency-required mental health screenings, assessments and treatments for children under the supervision of the Child and Family Services Agency: Provided further, That $500,000 shall be for the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments, to continue a program in conjunction with the Foster and Adoptive Parents Advocacy Center, to provide respite care for and recruitment of foster parents: Provided further, That these Federal funds shall supplement and not supplant local funds for the purposes described under this heading.118 STAT. 1327