**OCSE Child Access & Visitation Program Name of State: North Dakota**

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**Part I: Contact Information**

-   Name of State Program Contact Gladys Cairns

-   Name of Designated State Agency Department of Human Services

> Children and Family Services

-   Street Address 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 325

-   City, State, & Zipcode Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0250

-   Telephone no. (701) 328-2316

-   E-mail Address <socaig@state.nd.us>

-   Fax no. (701) 328-3538

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## Part II: Statistical Profile 

-   No. of minor children under 18 years

> of age living with one biological parent. 32,165
>
> (1990 U. S. Census data)

## Part III: Previous and Current Year Funding Levels

**[Federal \$ Grant]{.underline} [State \$ Match]{.underline} and
[Percentage]{.underline}**

-   FFY 1997 \$ 50,000 \$ 5,556 10%

-   FFY 1998 \$ 50,000 \$ 5,556 10%

-   FFY 1999 \$100,000 \$11,111 10%

-   FFY 2000 \$100,000 \$11,111 10%

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## Part IV: Summary of State's Proposed Use of FFY 2000 Grant Funds

**[Yes]{.underline} [No]{.underline}**

#### Process for Awarding Funds: 

#### Request for Proposals 

#### (new & continuation)

-   **New only**

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-   **Other\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**Time of Year RFP's are Issued and/or Funding Decisions Are Made:**

Fall \_\_\_\_\_ Winter \_\_\_\_\_ Spring \_\_\_\_\_ Summer \_\_\_\_\_

**Award of Funds:** Grants \_\_\_\_\_ Contracts \_\_X\_\_\_ Cooperative
Agreements \_\_X\_\_\_

**[Targeted Priority Areas]{.underline}:**

-   **Mediation**

voluntary **Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

mandatory **Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

-   **Counseling Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

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-   **Education Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

-   **Parenting Plans Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

-   **Visitation Enforcement**

monitoring **Yes \_\_X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

supervision **Yes \_\_X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

neutral drop-off/pick-up **Yes \_\_X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

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-   **Development of Guidelines**

> Visitation **Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**
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> Alternative custody arrangements **Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

**Summary Narrative: Proposed Use of FFY 2000 Funds**

**North Dakota will use the State Access and Visitation grant funds for
implementing programs to support and facilitate non-custodial parents'
access to and visitation of their children. The primary focus will be
for visitation enforcement (including monitoring, supervision, and
neutral drop-off and pick-up.)**

**The North Dakota Department of Human Services, Children and Family
Services Division will contract with Burleigh/Morton, Stark Counties,
and North Central, Northeast, West Central, and Southeast regional Human
Service Centers. The programs will be used to enhance non-custodial
parents' visitation with their children, and seek to enforce visitation
through monitoring, supervision, and neutral drop-off and pick-up. The
safety of children will be paramount.**

**Foster children and their non-custodial parents will be priority.
Another priority for population served will be the cases where the court
has ordered supervised visitation due to a divorce.**

**The first and most important benefit will be the creation of the
availability of visitation between non-custodial parents and their
children.**

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## Part V: Projects Funded by States with FFY 98 OCSE Dollars

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**Grantee Name, Address Amount of Award & Number of Parents Served:**

& Phone Number Services Provided Total \# % fathers % mothers

+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 1\. Burleigh/Morton & |                       |                       |
| Stark Counties        |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| (only info provided)  |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2\. North Central,    |                       |                       |
| North East, West      |                       |                       |
| Central, and Sout     |                       |                       |
| East Regional Human   |                       |                       |
| Services Center.      |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| (only info provided)  |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 3\.                   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 4\.                   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 5\.                   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 6\.                   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
|                       |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

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# Participant Data: Part A

(by income and marital status) (No Information Provided.)

**Grantee Name & Average Annual Parent Participation Rates:**

#### Program Title Income 

####  divorced separated unwed

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# Participant Data: Part B

(by race/ethnicity**)**

**(No Information Provided)**

**Grantee Name [RACIAL / ETHNIC BREAKOUT:]{.underline}**

**White Black Hispanic Asian Native Pacific**

**American Islander**

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# Sources of Client Referral (No Information Provided)

**GRANTEE**

> Self-Referral TANF Child Welfare Child Support Social Services Courts
> Private Agency

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