(a) Title IV-E agencies may receive Federal reimbursement at the 50 percent level for expenditures related to the planning, design, development and installation of a statewide or Tribal automated child welfare information system, to the extent such system:
(1) Provides for the title IV-E agency to collect and electronically report certain data required by section 479(b) of the Act and Sec. 1355.40 of this part;
(2) To the extent practicable, provides for an interface with the data collection system for child abuse and neglect;
(3) To the extent practicable, provides for an interface with and retrieval of information from the State or Tribal automated information system that collects information relating to the eligibility of individuals under title IV-A of the Act; and
(4) Provides for more efficient, economical and effective administration of the programs carried out under a plan approved under title IV-B and title IV-E.
(b) Title IV-E agencies may also be reimbursed for the full amount of expenditures for the hardware components for such systems at the rate provided under paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) Expenditures for the operation of the automated information system described in paragraph (a) of this section are eligible for FFP at the 50 percent matching rate. [58 FR 67945, Dec. 22, 1993, as amended at 77 FR 933, Jan. 6, 2012]