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The ERR monthly rates are as follows (effective July 1, 2025):
Child aged birth through 5: $815.87 Child aged 6 through 12: $871.73 Child aged 13 and older: $939.24
Subsidized Guardianship:
The Subsidized Guardianship (SG) program provides monthly financial assistance to relative guardians who meet the TANF degree of relationship that have obtained permanent guardianship of a child who was in DFCS custody.
Additional eligibility criteria include: • There is an approved kinship assessment or current approved foster family home evaluation. • A subsidized guardianship application and agreement has been completed, signed by the caregiver, and approved by the county director or designee. • Non-reunification was granted by the court and verified via a court order, and the caregiver was granted permanent guardianship of the child until age 18. • The child has been placed with the caregiver for at least six months, under DFCS supervision, prior to the transfer of permanent guardianship from DFCS to the caregiver. • Permanent guardianship has been transferred to the caregiver. • Only children who achieved permanency via a permanent guardianship from Georgia DFCS custody are eligible for Subsidized Guardianship.
The SG monthly rate is (effective July 1, 2025):
Child aged birth through 5: $741.69 Child aged 6 through 12: $792.50 Child aged 13 and older: $853.85
TANF Purpose #1: Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their homes or in the homes of caretaker relatives. Funding Source: Federal and State MOE Funds
2. Authorized Solely Under Prior Law
a. Foster Care Payments*
For children who enter foster care, they are initially eligible for Foster Care Payments from the time they enter care up to six months under emergency assistance provisions, described as short- term emergency care. Initial services may continue for up to six months; however, if the child is determined eligible for Title IV-E Foster Care Payments, he or she will be moved to the appropriate Title IV-E program. Otherwise, the child will be moved to the appropriate non-TANF-funded program at the end of the six months. The following service types are authorized under prior law,