Common Contracts

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF MONTANA AND THE insert Tribe FOR AND RELATED INDIAN CHILD WELFARE (ICWA) SERVICES CONTRACT NUMBER: insert contract number

Agreement • September 17th, 2020 • Montana

• Contract Type
  Agreement
• Filed
  September 17th, 2020
• Jurisdiction
  Montana

This Agreement demonstrates a commitment by the Parties to implement this government-to-government partnership with respect to the provision of foster care services to eligible Indian children. The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) authorizes States and Indian Tribes to enter into Agreements with each other regarding care and custody of Indian Children (Attachment “A”). Title IV-E of the Social Security Act also authorizes States and Tribes to enter into Title IV-E Agreements for the payment of foster care for children determined to be eligible for Title IV-E funding and for administrative funding associated with staffing and training of staff and foster and adoptive parents. The State-Tribal Cooperative Agreements Act, § 18-11-101 et seq., MCA, promotes cooperation between State agencies and sovereign Tribal governments, and authorizes the State of Montana to enter into this Agreement with the insert Tribe.