County Contributions to the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy for 2023
The purpose of this document is to provide the amount of each county’s annual contribution to the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy, which will be withheld from the county’s Social Services Time Study (SSTS) earnings in November 2023.
Initial publication/posting – April 10th, 2024.
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Background –
The Minnesota Child Welfare Training System, now known as the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy (MNCWTA), was implemented by the Department of Human Services (DHS) in 1996. It is a statewide competency-based child welfare training academy which provides foundational and advanced knowledge and skills to child welfare workers, supervisors, and resource families.
The MNCWTA is funded through a mix of state appropriation, federal funds and county funds. The state appropriation is authorized by Minnesota Statutes, section 260E.36. The federal share is from Title IV-E administration dollars.
The county share was established in Minnesota Statutes, section 260E.36 with input and support from the Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators (MACSSA) in 1997. Minnesota Statutes, section 260E.36, subdivision 6 states:
(c) Each year, the commissioner of human services shall withhold from funds distributed to each county under Minnesota Rules, parts 9550.0300 to 9550.0370, an amount equivalent to 1.5 percent of each county's annual title XX allocation under section 256M.50. The commissioner must use these funds to ensure decentralization of training.
Attachment A of this document shows the amount of each county’s annual contribution for calendar year 2022. This amount will be deducted from each county’s SSTS Title IV-E administrative reimbursement paid in November for earnings in the July through September quarter.
Additional Federal Reimbursement
Certain costs for sending county staff to the Minnesota Child Welfare Training System programs qualify for enhanced federal reimbursement by using the “Direct Charge” option. The direct charge option removes these eligible costs from the SSTS cost pool and direct-charges the expenditures to Title IV-E. These costs are eligible for 75 percent federal reimbursement after applying the county’s Title IV-E ratio to these costs.
Please refer to Instructions for Completing the Social Service Fund Report, Form DHS-2556 (4/1/2021). This manual can be found on CountyLink, under the Fiscal Reporting and Accounting tab and then under the Handbooks, Manuals and Reference Guide section.
Legal References
Minnesota Statutes, section 260E.36, subdivision 6 (c)
Minnesota Statutes, section 260E.37, subdivision 2
Questions
Questions about the 2023 county contribution should be directed as follows:
◊ Minnesota Child Welfare Training System and how the funds are spent:
Tracy Crudo, Child Safety and Permanency Division,
(651) 431-4669 or tracy.crudo@state.mn.us
◊ Calculation of the Title XX allocations:
Chad Hoag, Financial Operations Division,
(651) 431-3740 or chad.hoag@state.mn.us
◊ Calculation of the annual county share and claiming the federal share:
Summer Harrison, Financial Operations Division,
(651) 431-3765 or summer.harrison@state.mn.us
◊ SSTS earnings distribution:
Amber Ganyaw, Financial Operations Division,
(651) 431-3774 or amber.ganyaw@state.mn.us
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Advisory
This information is available in accessible formats for people with disabilities by calling (651) 431-3725 (voice), or toll free at (800) 627-3529 or by using your preferred relay service. For other information on disability rights and protections, contact the agency’s ADA coordinator.
County Name | 2023 Title XX Allocation | County Share 1.5% of Title XX Allocation |
Aitkin | 127,073 | $1,906 |
Anoka | 1,444,203 | $21,663 |
Becker | 304,332 | $4,565 |
Beltrami | 342,103 | $5,132 |
Benton | 217,406 | $3,261 |
Big Stone | 55,676 | $835 |
Blue Earth | 373,220 | $5,598 |
Brown | 161,355 | $2,420 |
Carlton | 284,054 | $4,261 |
Carver | 308,194 | $4,623 |
Cass | 216,463 | $3,247 |
Chippewa | 110,298 | $1,654 |
Chisago | 243,670 | $3,655 |
Clay | 378,292 | $5,674 |
Clearwater | 99,887 | $1,498 |
Cook | 43,237 | $649 |
Crow Wing | 346,724 | $5,201 |
Dakota | 1,670,971 | $25,065 |
Douglas | 230,113 | 3,452 |
Fillmore | 119,133 | 1,787 |
Freeborn | 211,073 | 3,166 |
Goodhue | 215,971 | 3,240 |
Hennepin | 6,842,126 | 102,632 |
Houston | 105,515 | 1,583 |
Hubbard | 134,935 | 2,024 |
Isanti | 173,906 | 2,609 |
Itasca | 312,907 | 4,694 |
DVHHS | 212,853 | 3,193 |
Kanabec | 99,101 | 1,487 |
Kandiyohi | 340,316 | 5,105 |
Kittson | 51,142 | 767 |
Koochiching | 138,351 | 2,075 |
Lac Qui Parle | 66,453 | 997 |
Lake | 84,678 | 1,270 |
Lake of the Woods | 37,265 | 559 |
Le Sueur | 150,899 | 2,263 |
SWHHS | 530,958 | 7,964 |
McLeod | 213,864 | 3,208 |
Mahnomen | 68,652 | 1,030 |
Marshall | 79,203 | 1,188 |
County Name | 2023 Title XX Allocation | County Share 1.5% of Title XX Allocation |
Faribault-Martin | 268,487 | 4,027 |
Meeker | 122,136 | 1,832 |
Mille Lacs | 198,750 | 2,981 |
Morrison | 201,208 | 3,018 |
Mower | 265,640 | 3,985 |
Nicollet | 153,385 | 2,301 |
Nobles | 118,061 | 1,771 |
Norman | 72,020 | 1,080 |
Olmsted | 671,746 | 10,076 |
Otter Tail | 411,864 | 6,178 |
Pennington | 115,315 | 1,730 |
Pine | 197,544 | 2,963 |
Polk | 282,073 | 4,231 |
Western Prairie | 147,110 | 2,207 |
Ramsey | 3,526,463 | 52,897 |
Red Lake | 37,862 | 568 |
Renville | 103,120 | 1,547 |
Rice | 339,029 | 5,085 |
Roseau | 78,218 | 1,173 |
St. Louis | 1,717,367 | 25,761 |
Scott | 426,906 | 6,404 |
Sherburne | 309,830 | 4,647 |
Sibley | 96,749 | 1,451 |
Stearns | 637,554 | 9,563 |
MN Prairie | 433,650 | 6,505 |
Stevens | 89,155 | 1,337 |
Swift | 92,524 | 1,388 |
Todd | 186,669 | 2,800 |
Traverse | 49,715 | 746 |
Wabasha | 121,571 | 1,824 |
Wadena | 123,781 | 1,857 |
Washington | 820,980 | 12,315 |
Watonwan | 101,803 | 1,527 |
Wilkin | 53,382 | 801 |
Winona | 247,843 | 3,718 |
Wright | 482,641 | 7,240 |
Yellow Medicine | 91,083 | 1,366 |
Total | 30,539,807 | 458,097 |
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