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About Region 6

Our Mission

Region 6 will fulfill ACF's mission to meeting the needs of children and families in a positive and productive environment, through visionary leadership, effective program integration, and responsible staffing.

Service Area

ACF Region 6 serves Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Visit the Region 6 states' home pages by selecting the following links:

 Arkansas | Louisiana | New Mexico | Oklahoma | Texas

Up-to-date information about Region 6 states can be found at http://www.stateline.org/ with the following links:

 Arkansas | Louisiana | New Mexico | Oklahoma | Texas

Profile

  • 5 States
  • 68 Federally Recognized Tribes
  • 176 Head Start Grantees serving 114,647 children
  • 67 Early Head Start Grantees serving 6,033 pregnant women, infants and toddlers
  • 30 Runaway and Homeless Grants

Organization

The Office of the Regional Administrator is located in Dallas and is responsible for the Administration's key national goals and priorities in the five state area. The Regional Administrator provides executive leadership and direction to state, county, city, territorial and tribal governments, as well as to other public and private local grantees to ensure effective and efficient program and financial management. The Regional Administrator ensures that grantee agencies conform to federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures governing the programs, and exercises all delegated authorities and responsibilities for oversight of the programs. The Deputy Regional Administrator, also in the Dallas office, serves as the full deputy to the Region VI Regional Administrator.

Within the Office of the Regional Administrator is the Associate Regional Administrator for Administration and Technology who shares in the responsibility for executive direction and has primary responsibility for administrative operations, staff development, strategic planning, performance monitoring, and technology and automated systems programs.

The Grants Officer responsible for fiscal matters concerning grantees within the five state area is located in the Office of the Regional Administrator.

The Director for State and Tribal Programs reports to the Regional Administrator and is responsible for centralized program, financial management and technical administration for ACF programs funded through State and Tribal agencies: Child Support Enforcement, Child Welfare programs, TANF, Child Care, Developmental Disabilities, and Tribal programs.

The Director for Community Programs reports to the Regional Administrator and is responsible for providing centralized program, financial management and technical administration of programs funded through discretionary grants: Head Start, Early Head Start and Runaway and Homeless Youth and other Youth Programs.

Functional Statement

KD6.10 Organization [68 FR 65291-65303, 11/19/03]. The Administration for Children and Families, Region VI, Dallas Office, is organized as follows:

Office of the Regional Administrator (KD6A)
Office of State and Tribal Programs (KD6E)
Office of Community Programs (KD6F)

KD6.20 Functions. A. The Regional Office [ 68 FR 65291-65303, 11/19/03] is headed by a Regional Administrator, who reports to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families through the Director, Office of Regional Operations. In addition, the Office of the Regional Administrator has a Deputy Regional Administrator and an Associate Regional Administrator. The Office is responsible for the Administration for Children and Families' key national goals and priorities. It represents ACF's regional interests, concerns, and relationships within the Department and among other Federal agencies and focuses on State agency culture change, more effective partnerships, collaborative relationships for outcomes/results, and improved, quality customer service. The Office provides executive leadership and direction to state, county, city, territorial and tribal governments, as well as to other public and private local grantees to ensure effective and efficient program and financial management. The Office ensures that these entities conform to federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures governing the programs, and exercises all delegated authorities and responsibilities for oversight of the programs.

The Office takes action to approve certain state and tribal plans, and submits its recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families concerning state plan disapproval. The Office contributes to the development of national policy based on regional perspectives for all ACF programs. It oversees ACF operations and the management of ACF regional staff; coordinates activities across regional programs; coordinates regional initiatives and operations; and assures that goals and objectives are carried out. The Office alerts the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families to problems and issues that may have significant regional or national impact. It represents ACF at the regional level in executive communications within ACF, with the HHS Regional Director, other HHS operating divisions, other federal agencies, and public or private local organizations representing children and families. ...more