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The plan is required when the agency is not in substantial compliance, must be developed with the Children’s Bureau, and submitted within specified calendar deadlines. The document defines required elements such as improvement goals, corrective action steps, and time frames, and recommends a standard template covering root causes, corrective strategies, and progress evaluation and reporting.","Title IV-E Program Improvement Plan \u000bInstructions and Template\nThis document guides Title IV-E agencies on developing a Program Improvement Plan (PIP) in response to findings of their Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review (IV-E Review). These instructions add to the guidance included in Chapter 6 of the “Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review Guide” (IV-E Review guide). The IV-E Review guide and the Children’s Bureau Regional Office must be consulted for additional information on PIP requirements, content, and format.\nPIP Requirements\nFederal regulations at 45 CFR § 1356.71(i) require the development of a PIP when a Title IV-E agency is not in substantial compliance in a primary review of its foster care program administered under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act. The Title IV-E agency must develop its PIP in consultation with the Children’s Bureau. The title IV-E agency’s PIP must address each area the IV-E Review identified as needing improvement as well as additional key concerns affecting agency performance identified through PIP planning and development and program evaluation. The Title IV-E agency must consult with the Children’s Bureau Regional Office for guidance and technical assistance throughout the PIP development and implementation processes.\nThe Title IV-E agency must submit its PIP to the Children’s Bureau Regional Office for approval within 90 calendar days from the date the Title IV-E agency receives written notice from the Children’s Bureau that it is not operating in substantial compliance [45 CFR § 1356.71(i)(2)]. The Children’s Bureau may extend the submission deadline an extra 30 calendar days when the Title IV-E agency requests more time to send the Children’s Bureau Regional Office additional documentation to support eligibility of error or other improperly paid cases resulting from the IV-E Review. The Title IV-E agency must email its PIP documents and reports to the Children’s Bureau Regional Office working with the Title IV-E agency.\nThe time frame for completing PIP implementation may not exceed 12 calendar months from the date approved by the Children’s Bureau [45 CFR § 1356.71(i)(1)(iii)]. Not all PIP elements require this length of time. The 12-month period for implementation is an outside time limit for those elements requiring more extensive planning and action. 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