| ACF |
Administration for Children and Families |
| ACYF |
Administration on Children, Youth and Families |
| AFCARS |
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System |
| AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| APD |
Advance Planning Document |
| APDU |
Advance Planning Document Update |
| AIP |
AFCARS Improvement Plan |
| ASFA |
Adoption and Safe Families Act |
| AT |
Action Transmittal |
| CASA |
Court Appointed Special Advocate |
| CB |
Children's Bureau |
| CBA |
Cost Benefit Analysis |
| CAN |
Child Abuse and Neglect |
| CFCIP |
Chafee Foster Care Independence Program |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CFSR |
Child and Family Services Review |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CAP |
Cost Allocation Plan |
| COTS |
Commercial Off the Shelf Software |
| CW |
Child Welfare |
| DDI |
Design, Development, and Initiation |
| DSS |
Division of State Systems |
| EA |
Enterprise Architecture |
| FFP |
Federal Financial Participation |
| FFY |
Federal Fiscal Year |
| FNS |
Food and Nutrition Services |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
| HHS |
Health and Human Services |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| IAPD |
Implementation Advance Planning Document |
| ICPC |
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children |
| IM |
Information Memorandum |
| IV&V |
Independent Verification and Validation |
| IV-A |
Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act (TANF) |
| IV-B |
Part B of Title IV of the Social Security Act (Child and Family Services) |
| IV-D |
Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act (Child Support Enforcement) |
| IV-E |
Part E of the Title IV of the Social Security Act (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) |
| MITA |
Medicaid Information Technology Architecture |
| NASCIO |
National Association of State Chief Information Officers |
| NCANDS |
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System |
| NIEM |
National Information Exchange Model |
| NRC |
National Resource Center |
| NYTD |
National Youth Transition Database |
| OOH |
Out of Home |
| PAPD |
Planning Advance Planning Document |
| PDF |
Portable Document Format |
| PIP |
Program Involvement Plan |
| PM |
Program Manager |
| PI |
Program Instruction |
| RO |
Regional Office |
| RFP |
Request for Proposals |
| ROI |
Return on Investment |
| SACWIS |
Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System |
| SAR |
SACWIS Assessment Review |
| SARGe |
SACWIS Assessment Review Guide |
| SOA |
Service-Oriented Architecture |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TB |
Technical Bulletin |
| TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership |
| TPR |
Termination of Parental Rights |
| UI |
User Interface |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
| XIX |
Title XIX (State Grants for Medical Assistance Programs) |
| XXI |
Title XXI of the Social Security Act (State Children's Health Insurance Program) |
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