‘‘(B) the roles and responsibilities of the 
entities in the partnership. 
‘‘(4) Documentation that the applicant is an eli-
gible State partnership. 
‘‘(5) Assurances that the applicant will partici-
pate fully in the evaluation described in subsection 
(f)(2) and shall maintain records for the program, 
including demographic information disaggregated by 
relevant characteristics with respect to covered foster 
children and incarcerated parents who participate in 
the program. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—To the extent that the 
activities are in the best interest of the covered foster 
child, the activities referred to in subsection (c)(2) shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(1) REVISION
OF
POLICIES.—Through con-
sultation with incarcerated parents and their fami-
lies, grantees shall promote organizational policies of 
participating child welfare entities and collaborating 
correctional facilities to promote meaningful rela-
tionships through regular and developmentally ap-
propriate communication and visitation between cov-
ered foster children and the incarcerated parents, in-
cluding, when appropriate, the following: 
‘‘(A) For child welfare entities— 
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‘‘(i) inclusion of parents in case plan-
ning and decision making for children; 
‘‘(ii) regular sharing of information 
and responses to requests for information 
between caseworkers and incarcerated par-
ents with respect to the case information 
of a child, any changes to a case, perma-
nency plans, requirements to maintain pa-
rental rights, and any efforts to terminate 
parental rights; 
‘‘(iii) appropriate opportunities for in-
carcerated parents to demonstrate their re-
lationship with a covered foster child given 
their incarceration, including training and 
courses required for a service plan; and 
‘‘(iv) the enhanced visitation described 
in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) For correctional facilities, fostering 
visitation and communication that is develop-
mentally appropriate in terms of— 
‘‘(i) the nature of communication and 
visitation, including— 
‘‘(I) the ability to physically 
touch parents; 
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‘‘(II) engaging with parents in lo-
cations that are appropriate for the 
age and development of the child; 
‘‘(III) exchanging items that are 
appropriate to the age and develop-
ment of the child, include expectations 
that are appropriate for the age and 
development of the child related to be-
havior, attire, and wait times; and 
‘‘(IV) allowing appropriate adults 
to bring children if legal guardians 
are not available to promote regular 
contact; 
‘‘(ii) reasonable inclusion of all chil-
dren of the parent; 
‘‘(iii) communication and visitation at 
times when the children are available; 
‘‘(iv) security procedures to comfort 
children and be minimally invasive; and 
‘‘(v) promoting parent-child relation-
ships regardless of the sentence imposed 
on the parent. 
‘‘(2) ENHANCED VISITATION.— 
‘‘(A) Grantees shall facilitate weekly com-
munication and, for at least 9 days each year, 
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in-person visitation between a covered foster 
child and any incarcerated parent of the child. 
‘‘(B) Electronic visitation (such as live 
video visits, phone calls, and recorded books) 
may be used but shall not be the sole method 
to promote a meaningful relationship for pur-
poses of the grant. 
‘‘(C) Enhanced visitation programs shall— 
‘‘(i) integrate best practices for visita-
tion programs with incarcerated parents 
and their children; 
‘‘(ii) adopt developmentally appro-
priate visitation policies and procedures 
such as those described in paragraph 
(1)(B); 
‘‘(iii) reduce or eliminate the cost of 
developmentally appropriate communica-
tion and visitation for the covered foster 
child, which may include the purchase of 
communication technology, covering trans-
portation, insurance, and lodging costs, 
costs related to providing appropriate visi-
tation spaces and activities, and other rel-
evant costs; 
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‘‘(iv) to the extent practicable, inte-
grate appropriate parenting education to 
help prepare and process visits; and 
‘‘(v) avoid restricting visitation and 
communication as a punishment for the in-
carcerated parents. 
‘‘(3) TRAINING.—Grantees shall incorporate on-
going training for child welfare, correctional facility 
staff, and other program providers to understand 
the importance of promoting meaningful relation-
ships between children and incarcerated parents. 
‘‘(4) CASE MANAGEMENT.—Grantees shall pro-
vide case management services for the incarcerated 
parents of a covered foster child to promote the rela-
tionship, access to services, and coordination with 
the caseworkers of the covered foster child to 
strengthen the relationship. 
‘‘(5) LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—Grantees shall facili-
tate access to necessary legal services and may use 
grant funds for services that are not reimbursable 
under other Federal programs. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity carried out using a grant made under 
this section shall be not greater than 75 percent. 
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