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This Program Instruction (PI) clarifies program instruction on methods of extracting data for submission to the federal adoption and foster care analysis and reporting system (AFCARS).

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction to States on the June 30, 2002 submission of the Annual Progress and Services Report required under title IV-B of the Social Security Act (the Act), the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program; and the CFS-101, Annual Budget Request and Annual Summary of Child and Family Services.

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 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 Title IV-E Plan Amendment – The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (Public Law (Pub. L.) 112-34).

This Information Memoradum (IM) reiterates support for the Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA), as amended by the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of The Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the procedures for the Implementation of the Adoption Promotion Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-145).

This guide helps title IV-E agencies prepare for an Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) assessment review. It includes technical assistance and tools to conduct a self-assessment of a title IV-E agency’s data collection system and guidance for developing a system that supports AFCARS data collection.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the Title IV-E Plan Pre-print- Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public Law (P.L.) 110-351).

This Program Instruction (PI) provides information on Tribal Title IV-E Program Cost Allocation Methodology Guidance.