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This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance on the Federal Information Technology Policy – Conditions for Federal financial participation (FFP) for Tribal Automated Information Technology Projects including Tribal Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information Systems (SACWIS).
This Program Instruction (PI) provides information for states and tribes who request FFP for costs associated with an automated data processing project covering one or more of the human services programs established by the Social Security Act. This addresses the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software applications by these agencies, including purchased, leased and hosted proprietary software products and software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications.
This document provides guidelines to federal and state personnel about conducting Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) assessment reviews.
This Program Instruction (PI) provides information to States and Tribes concerning changes regarding the APD waiver process within the Federal regulations at 45 CFR 95, and offers guidance when requesting a waiver to use a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software product designed for the Title IV-E or Title IV-B programs.
This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance for approval of a new form for reporting quarterly financial information on the title IV-E Foster Care, Adoption Assistance and Guardianship Assistance Programs.
This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) reporting in a statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) environment.
This technical bulletin (TB) provides guidance to States on system issues related to the collection and reporting of information on caseworker visits with children in foster care.
This Information Memorandum (IM) informs the States of two final rules for the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) and the Statewide Automated child Welfare Information System (SACWIS).