New on Site

This page has items newly posted to the Children's Bureau website—including grant announcements, policy announcements, agency information, and recently released publications.

Programs and Funding

• 2009 Discretionary Grant Awards - Complete listing of awardees for Children's Bureau discretionary grants for FY 2009.

Child Welfare Monitoring

• This PowerPoint provides an overview of the compiled results of the Child and Family Services Reviews conducted during fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (32 States reviewed). Major strengths, key challenges, and important associations identified across outcome areas, systemic factors, and National Standards are explored. PDF (3,000 KB) or PPT - (1,260 KB)
• Child and Family Services Review Update - Volume 5, Issue 1 is now available.
• Promising Approaches in Child Welfare - Descriptions are now available for Ohio, South Dakota, and Tennessee
• Status of Program Improvement Plans (PIPs) and Subsequent Child and Family Services Review - Updated August 2009. (PDF - 60 KB)
• 2nd Round Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) Final Reports - New CFSR Reports are now available for Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Training and Technical Assistance

• Understanding and Complying With Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, as amended by The Interethnic Adoption Provisions (IEP) - (PDF - 389 KB) or (PPT - 514 KB)
• Children's Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network (2009) - Updated February 2009. (PDF - 364 KB)

Laws and Policies

• PI-09-08: Issued: October 14, 2009. Title IV-E Plan Pre-print- Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public Law (P.L.) 110-351). (PDF - 293 KB)



• PI-09-11: Issued: September 17, 2009. This PI provides guidance on the Federal Advance Planning Document (APD) regulations that Tribes have to comply with to claim title IV-B and/or title IV-E FFP for child welfare information technology projects, equipment, and services. (PDF - 42 KB)
  
  

Statistics and Research

• Child Maltreatment 2007 - The 2007 Child Maltreatment Annual Report: Report from the States to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data Systems is now available. (PDF - 4,908 KB)

Federal & State Reporting Systems

• AFCARS Assessment Review - The State AFCARS Assessment Review (AAR) Reports by Fiscal Year 2008 and 2009 are now available.
• State Guide to an AFCARS Assessment Review – The new State Guide is now available.

Current Initiatives and Issues

• Adoption Excellence Awards Ceremony Photos - Adoption Excellence Awards ceremony photos for the year 2009 are now available.