Resource Library

This is a list of the Out-of-Home Care and Adoption and Guardianship Assistance data elements with response options and regulatory citations as published in the AFCARS final rule issued on December 14, 2016

This technical assistance toolkit provides guidance to courts and child welfare agencies to assist and support the creation of automated, bi-directional (two-way) data exchanges between their respective information systems.

This technical bulletin provides title IV-E agencies that choose to develop a Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) with information on a modular design approach and guidance on the assessment of modular design during the CCWIS automated function review.

This guide offers an up-to-date list of resources that can be used to inform and enhance the evaluations of child welfare initiatives funded through the Children’s Bureau discretionary grant program. It also serves as a general resource for researchers and evaluators in a range of health and human service fields. Resources included in the guide cover topics such as evaluation design, data collection and analysis, and reporting and using evaluation findings.

This notice from the Federal Register announces the allotment percentage for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 for each state under the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program authorized by title IV-B, subpart 1 of the Social Security Act (the Act). The allotment percentages are one of the factors used in the computation of the federal grants awarded under the program. The law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to publish the allotment percentages every two years.

This report provides information for determining tribes’ Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAPs) for fiscal year 2019.

This episode, 'Building Relationships With State Counterparts', is part of a series featuring the work of Tribal Court Improvement Program grantees. The episode features successful examples from the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribes, told by Tribal social service and court leadership.

Postponement of the Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews

The Children's Bureau has indefinitely postponed the Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the PDF link to the schedule below is a link to a letter announcing the postponement sent on April 10, 2020, from Associate Commissioner Jerry Milner to child welfare leaders.

This report describes the results of the subsequent primary review of Iowa’s Title IV-E foster care program.

This guide from the Capacity Building Center for Courts describes best practices and other recommendations for remote or virtual court hearings in child welfare cases.