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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides information on Title IV-E Adoption Assistance statutory changes - non-recurring expenses. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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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…
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This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the extended approval of Form ACF-IV-E-1 for reporting financial information on the Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Programs. Metadata-only record…
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This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the Title IV-E State Plan Amendment – Guardianship Assistance Program; Title IV-E Guardianship Demonstration Projects; Fostering Connections to Success and…
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This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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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). Metadata-only record linking to…
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The purpose of this Program Instruction (PI) is to provide State, Territorial and Tribal title IV-E agencies (hereafter, "title IV-E agencies") with the revised form and instructions approved by the U.S. Office of…
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This Program Instruction (PI) provides information on the procedures for Establishing Adoption and Guardianship Baselines to Implement the Presidential Initiative, Adoption 2002 and the Requirements of the Adoption and…
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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. Metadata-only record…
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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides information on the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Frequency Utility and Technical Bulletin #12. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset.…
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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…
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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides informaton on title IV-B joint planning and adoption. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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ACF Agency Wide resource Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the procedures for the Implementation of the Adoption Promotion Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-145). Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original…
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This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the Fiscal Reports for the Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and AFDC Programs. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This Information Memorandum (IM) publishes the allotment percentages under the child welfare services State grant program (title IV-B) and the foster care and adoption assistance programs (title IV-E) for fiscal years…
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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides instruction on the Title IV-E Adoption Assistance State Self-Assessment Tool. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides guidance for Federal legislation - The Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (Public Law (P.L.) 104-188), Section 1808, "Removal of Barriers to Interethnic Adoption".…
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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides information on the allotment percentages under the Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Programs (Title IV-E) for Fiscal Year 1989. Metadata-only record linking to the original…
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This letter to state and tribal child welfare leaders addresses concerns related to filing a petition to terminate parental rights when services have not been available, outlines service delivery strategies, and…
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