November 2011Vol. 12, No. 8New! On the Children's Bureau Site
The Children's Bureau website carries information on child welfare programs, funding, monitoring, training and technical assistance, laws, statistics, research, Federal reporting, and much more. The "New on Site" section includes grant announcements, policy announcements, agency information, and recently released publications.
Recent additions to the site include:
- ACYF-CB-IM-11-05: This Information Memorandum provides notice to title IV-E agencies and interested Tribes that the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final notice with respect to the calculation of Tribal FMAP rates: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/laws_policies/policy/im/2011/im1105.pdf (343 KB)
- ACYF-CB-IM-11-06: This Information Memorandum informs States and Tribes of the enactment of the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (P.L. 112-34), which reauthorizes programs funded under title IV-B: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/laws_policies/policy/im/2011/im1106.pdf (140 KB)
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