New on Site

This page has items newly posted to the Children's Bureau website—including grant announcements, policy announcements, agency information, and recently released publications.

Programs and Funding

• 2009 Children's Bureau Discretionary Grant Announcements - 2009 Children's Bureau Discretionary Grant Funding Opportunity Announcements

Child Welfare Monitoring

• CFSR Technical Bulletin #4 (June 2009) - This Technical Bulletin contains updated general instructions for Program Improvement Plan monitoring, evaluation, and renegotiation. It includes technical information for States and Children's Bureau Regional Offices (CBROs) about monitoring, reporting, and using a matrix spreadsheet for Program Improvement Plan submissions. (PDF - 43 KB)
• Promising Approaches in Child Welfare - Descriptions are now available for Ohio and South Dakota
• Status of Program Improvement Plans (PIPs) and Subsequent Child and Family Services Review - Updated July 2009. (PDF - 109 KB)
• Program Support for Child Welfare Monitoring Project Factsheet - The new factsheet is now available.
• 2nd Round Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) Final Reports - New CFSR Reports are now available for Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
• FY 2009 Title IV-E Eligibility Review Schedule - The new 2009 schedule is now available.

Training and Technical Assistance

• Understanding and Complying With Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, as amended by The Interethnic Adoption Provisions (IEP) - (PDF - 389 KB) or (PPT - 514 KB)
• Children's Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network (2009) - Updated February 2009. (PDF - 364 KB)

Laws and Policies

• IM 09-02: Issued: July 10, 2009. NEW LEGISLATION – Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public Law (P.L.) 110-351); automation requirements and options for Tribes operating a title IV-E program pursuant to section 479B of the Social Security Act. (PDF - 27 KB)
  
• PI-09-07: Issued: June 3, 2009. Guidance to Tribes on actions they are required to take for the June 30, 2009 submission of (1) the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) Final Report for fiscal years (FYs) 2005-2009; (2) the Child and Family Services Plan for FYs 2010-2014 for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services and Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) Programs, and the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) and the Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) Programs; 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. (PDF - 84 KB)
• PI-09-06: Issued: June 3, 2009. Guidance to States on actions they are required to take for the June 30, 2009 submission of (1) the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) Final Report for fiscal years (FYs) 2005-2009; (2) the CFSP for FYs 2010-2014 for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services (CWS) and Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) Programs, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) State Grant Program; 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. (PDF - 177 KB)
• Tribal Title IV-E Program Considerations, Technical Assistance Document - This document is designed as a technical assistance tool for Indian Tribes to use in considering how to plan for the resources, policies, and procedures they will or may need to implement a direct title IV-E program. (PDF - 551 KB)

Statistics and Research

• Child Maltreatment 2007 - The 2007 Child Maltreatment Annual Report: Report from the States to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data Systems is now available. (PDF - 4,908 KB)

Federal & State Reporting Systems

• AFCARS Assessment Review - The State AFCARS Assessment Review (AAR) Reports by Fiscal Year 2008 are now available.
• State Guide to an AFCARS Assessment Review – The new State Guide is now available.

Current Initiatives and Issues

• Adoption Excellence Awards - Adoption Excellence Awards for the year 2009 are now available.