The Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) mission is to foster health and well-being for children and families by providing federal leadership, partnership, and resources for the compassionate and effective delivery of human services. Our success is contingent on our ability to collaborate with human services providers, grantees, scientific researchers, clinicians, advocates, and other key non-government partners. These conferences and other meetings significantly contribute to our mission and play a vital role in carrying out these efforts.
This report is required by an Office of Management and Budget memorandum M-12-12, Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency Operations, further amended by memorandum M-17-08, which requires agencies to report publicly on all agency-sponsored conferences where expenses exceed $100,000.
ACF Summary of Costs-Fiscal Year 2023
- Total Number of Conferences: 10
- Total Cost: $2,661,545
- Total Attendees: 4591
- Average Cost per Attendee: $580
Administration for Children, Youth and Families
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Annual Conference
Dates: 5/23/2023-5/25/2023
Venue, City, State or Country: Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The conference supported the mission of the Family and Youth Services Bureau’s (FYSB) by providing an opportunity to provide high-quality prevention education training and technical assistance, a networking opportunity among grantees, and resource training for grantees to support a decrease in rates of teen births, non-marital sexual activity, HIV/AIDS, and sexually transmitted infections. The convening of approximately 700 attendees, including grantee staff, to learn best practices and trends that impact their work, and to be trained on innovative tools and strategies in working with youth, required a venue that could support multiple concurrent and skills-based training sessions.
- Total Cost: $661,972
- Total Attendees on Travel: 36
- Total Number of Attendees: 700
Early Childhood Development
Indigenous Home Visiting Meeting
Dates: 6/6/2023-6/9/2023
Venue, City, State or Country: Double Tree Hilton, Arlington, VA
How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The purpose of this conference was to host tribal maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting (Tribal MIECHV) grant recipients to experience workshops, plenaries, and peer sharing. Other tribal early childhood programs were also encouraged to attend to focus on Indigenous early childhood systems and programs.
- Total Cost: $270,871
- Total Attendees on Travel: 2
- Total Number of Attendees: 326
Office of Child Care
2023 State and Territory Administrators Meeting
Dates: 7/31/2023-8/4/2023
Venue, City, State or Country: Crystal Gateway Marriott, Crystal City, Arlington, VA
How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The purpose of the annual grantee meeting was to support the continued successful administration of the program given the major policy guidance (including the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) regulations and ARP Act stabilization and supplementary funding guidance) that has been issued in recent years.
- Total Cost: $420,135
- Total Attendees on Travel: 4
- Total Number of Attendees: 525
East Coast Child Care and Development Fund Meeting: Strategies, Successes, and Systems Building
Dates: 5/9/2023-5/11/2023
Venue, City, State or Country: Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA
How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The purpose of the regional grantee meeting was to offer essential and targeted training and guidance based on regional needs in support of the CCDF.
- Total Cost: $135,840
- Total Attendees on Travel: 3
- Total Number of Attendees: 128
West Coast Regions IX & X Administrators Meeting: Connecting the Dots in CCDF
Dates: 5/15/2023-5/18/2023
Venue, City, State or Country: Hyatt Regency San Francisco Five Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA
How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The purpose of the regional grantee meeting was to offer essential and targeted training and guidance based on regional needs in support of the CCDF.
- Total Cost: $165,145
- Total Attendees on Travel: 3
- Total Number of Attendees: 120
Central Regions V, VI, VII & VIII CCDF State Administrators Meeting
Dates: 6/6/2023-6/7/2023
Venue, City, State or Country: Marriott Dallas — Allen Hotel and Convention Center, Allen, TX
How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The purpose of the regional grantee meeting was to offer essential and targeted training and guidance based on regional needs in support of the CCDF.
- Total Cost: $126,740
- Total Attendees on Travel: 3
- Total Number of Attendees: 140
Office of Family Assistance
2023 OFA Tribal TANF Technical Assistance Meeting
Dates: 8/21/2023-8/22/2023
Venue, City, State or Country: River Spirit Casino Resort, Tulsa, OK
How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The in-person meeting focused on interactive and culturally responsive opportunities to discuss, learn about, and develop recommendations for building enhanced Tribal TANF program capacity and effectiveness in the years to come. It provided content-based sessions and opportunities for information sharing on topics affecting Tribal TANF programs, engaging discussion between tribes and their OFA partners, and interactive strategies to assist programs in creating customized action plans to immediately bring home to their communities.
- Total Cost: $187,823
- Total Attendees on Travel: 20
- Total Number of Attendees: 130
2023 OFA National TANF Director’s Meeting
Dates: 8/30/2023-8/31/2023
Venue, City, State or Country: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Long Beach, CA
How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The in-person meeting brought together State TANF directors, Federal representatives, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders who are engaged in providing services to improve the lives of low-income families. It focused on interactive opportunities to learn about and develop recommendations about building enhanced TANF program capacity and effectiveness in the years ahead, and included presentations, open discussions, and networking opportunities.
- Total Cost: $171,199
- Total Attendees on Travel: 20
- Total Number of Attendees: 119
Office of Head Start
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Conference
Dates: 11/15/2022-11/17/2022
Venue, City, State or Country: The Costa Mesa Hilton, Costa Mesa, CA
How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The purpose of the conference was to provide content knowledge that is aligned with the Health and Safety, Full Enrollment, School Readiness including CLASS, Data/Technology, Parent and Family Engagement, and Leadership Regional Office priorities. This content knowledge assisted grantees and delegates with the knowledge needed to support their ability to provide high quality Head Start services to children and families at the local level.
- Total Cost: $259,783
- Total Attendees on Travel: 33
- Total Number of Attendees: 403
Office of Regional Operations
The National Convening on Building an Inclusive Human Services System
Dates: 3/28/2023-3/29/2023
Venue, City, State or Country: College Park Marriott, College Park, MD
How the Conference Advanced the Mission of the Agency: The National Convening on Building an Inclusive Human Services System was the first federally sponsored hybrid national conference solely devoted to creating an inclusive human services delivery system and served as the nation’s leading educational event for practitioners, advocates, and researchers within the field.
- Total Cost: $262,037
- Total Attendees on Travel: 8
- Total Number of Attendees: 2000