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This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the deadline for submittal of the Title IV-E State Plan.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance to ACYF regional officials in validating State Certification of Compliance with Section 427 of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272).

This Program Instruction (PI) provides information regarding Adoption Assistance Agreements entered into, on or after October 1, 1983 in which the interests of the child must be adequately protected, regardless of the State of residence of the adoptive parents at any given time.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the implications for the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Penalty Processing during Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) Conversion.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance on the Transition Rules for Implementing the Title IV-E Termination of Parental Rights Provision in the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on costs made unallowable by P.L. 99-177, the "Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985" ("Gramm-Rudman-Hollings").

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on revised Title IV-E State Plans (SUPERSEDES ACYF-PI-81-2, ACYF-PI-82-01, ACYF-PI-83-6, and ACYF-PI-85-1).

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction to States on the June 30, 2014, submission of: (1) the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) Final Report for fiscal years (FYs) 2010-2014 (the “2010-2014 Final Report”) and CAPTA update; (2) the CFSP for FYs 2015-2019 (the “2015-2019 CFSP”) for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services (CWS), the Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) and Monthly Caseworker Visit Grant programs; and the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) and the Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) Program; and (3) the CFS-101, Part I, Annual Budget Request, Part II, Annual Summary of Child and Family Services, and Part III, Annual Expenditure Report- Title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2, CFCIP, and ETV.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the availability of Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2014 funds under the Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect program created by Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) as amended by Public Law (P.L.) 111-320.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction to States on the June 30, 2015, submission of: (1) the first Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR) to the 2015-2019 Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services (CWS), the Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) and Monthly Caseworker Visit Grant programs; and the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) and the Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) Program; (2) the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) State Plan update; and (3) the CFS-101, Part I, Annual Budget Request, Part II, Annual Summary of Child and Family Services, and Part III, Annual Expenditure Report- Title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2, CFCIP, and ETV.