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This Technical Bulletin provides guidance for states developing action plans for the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) Assessment Review Report (SARR).

This Program Instruction (PI) provides information on the extension of enhanced federal financial participation rate for the child welfare program under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (the Act).

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 Action Transmittal (AT) provides information on the automation of child welfare programs.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance regarding the Federal requirements for Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information Systems (SACWIS) projects and the availability of Federal Financial Participation (FFP) based on the status of a State’s project.

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides guidance regarding the use of COTS software within automated human services information systems to meet federal regulatory requirements.

This program insturction provides information on the utilization of SACWIS by private providers that deliver Child Welfare Case Management Services under contract to a Title IV-B/IV-E agency.

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides title IV-E agencies that choose to develop a CCWIS with information on SBOMs.  Agencies can use SBOMs to enhance CCWIS security by supporting source code integrity and software supply chain security.  This IM provides information and resources applicable to federal information technology (IT) procurements.  While the Children’s Bureau (CB) does not currently require a SBOM for state and tribal CCWIS procurements, we strongly encourage title IV-E agencies to require a SBOM with CCWIS procurements and contracts to increase IT security.

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 information to States and Tribes regarding changes to the regulations at 45 CFR Part 95 related to the Advance Planning Document (APD) process used to obtain approval of Federal financial participation (FFP) for acquiring automated data processing equipment and services.