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91. ACCEPTANCE OF TITLE IV-E FEDERAL ENTITLEMENT FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THRU THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY Approve the retroactive acceptance of Tile IV-E federal entitlement funds from the Department of Health and Human Services thru the Arizona Department of Child Safety, for the period of 10/1/2025 through 9/31/2026 in the amount not to exceed $2,911,264 for the purpose of supplementing the costs of dependency in Public Defense Services. The department began receiving these funds in FY20. This grant is an open-ended entitlement and does not need to be applied for annually. Also, approve the waiver of indirect costs. Public Defense Services will receive a total of up to $2,911,264; at the indirect rate of 11.49%, the indirect costs are estimated at $334,504.23, all of which will be waived. Indirect costs are not recoverable by the grant. One hundred percent of funding must be spent to supplement general fund dependency expenditures. The grant award is re-occurring. There are no in-kind match requirements and requires no ongoing cash contributions. This entitlement award supplements a mandated function. Public Defense Services is the only eligible entity to receive this award. (C-56-26-006-X-00)