Information about the federal Adoption Incentive Program (AIP), of $1,454,711. The AIP payment is required to be reinvested into the child welfare system, directed to counties that reported increased legal permanency outcomes for foster youth in FFY 2008. The incentive payments are to fund activities to improve legal permanency outcomes for foster youth ages nine or older. These activities include, but are not limited to: Post adoption services to avert adoption disruptions; Preparing youth for permanency by resolving barriers to adoption; Intensive family finding to locate relatives willing to make lifelong commitments to youth, including adoption and guardianship; Support to ensure successful permanency options for older foster youth; Recruitment of adoptive parents who are committed to keeping sibling groups together; Reunification with family members whose services were previously terminated. [Download]