Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP)

Under the Guardianship Assistance Program, caregivers are eligible to receive a minimum of $333 monthly payment per child once all eligibility criteria have been met.

• To be eligible for Florida’s Guardianship Assistance Program, the eligibility criteria listed below must be met:
• The child must be placed with a relative or fictive kin.
• The child’s placement with the relative or fictive kin must have been approved by the court.
• The relative or fictive kin has been licensed as a foster parent specific for the child they are seeking benefits for.
• The relative or fictive kin has been eligible to receive a foster care room and board payment for the child for at least 6 consecutive months.
• Guardianship Assistance Program language must be entered in the permanent guardianship case plan.
• The court case MUST close in permanent guardianship.