December 2016Vol. 17, No. 9CB Website Updates
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.
Recent additions to the site include:
- AdoptUSKids HHS-2017-ACF-ACYF-CO-1237 - A forecasted funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to establish, by awarding a cooperative agreement, a multifaceted national AdoptUSKids project designed to assist States, Tribes, and territories in the recruitment and retention of foster and adoptive parents for children in public foster care: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=289858
- National Quality Improvement Center for Preventive Services and Interventions in Indian Country HHS-2017-ACF-ACYF-CA-1234 - An FOA to award a 5-year cooperative agreement to establish a Quality Improvement Center on the prevention and intervention of child abuse and neglect in American Indian/Alaska Native communities: http://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?dpp=1&oppId=289574
- IM-16-07 - Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) Optional Advance Planning Document (APD) Checklist for Automated Functions: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/im1607
- PI-16-05 - Instructions for State Courts Applying for Court Improvement Program Funds for Fiscal Years 2017–2021: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/pi1605
- Family Search and Engagement (FSE) Program Manual: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/pii-fse-program-manual
- Safety Assessment Family Evaluation—Family Connections (SAFE-FC) Program Manual: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/pii-safe-fc-program-manual
- A TARGETed© Approach to Working With Traumatized Youth and Families - Program Manual for the Illinois PII Project: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/pii-targeted-approach-program-manual
- Kansas Intensive Permanency Project (KIPP) Program Manual: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/pii-kipp-program-manual
- Providing Technical Assistance to Build Implementation Capacity in Child Welfare: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/pii-providing-ta-to-build-implementation-capacity
- 2016 RISE Project Care Coordination Program Manual: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/pii-rise-cct-program-manual
- Commissioner Rafael López on the interconnectedness of ACYF programs [video]: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/news/rafael-lopez-on-the-interconnectedness-of-acyf-programs
- The Child and Family Practice Model Program Manual (CAPP): http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/pii-capp-program-manual
- NYTD Technical Bulletin #4: System User Roles and Responsibilities: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/nytd-tb4
- NYTD Technical Bulletin #5: Cohort Management and Sampling: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/nytd-tb5
- Working With the Correctional System and Incarcerated Parents (Podcast): http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/child-welfare-podcast-incarcerated-parents
- Illinois Trauma-Focused Model for Reducing Long-Term Foster Care: Project Overview: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/pii-il-trauma-model-overview
- Fiscal Year 2016 Children's Bureau Discretionary Grant Awards: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/discretionary-grant-awards-2016
- Child and Family Services Reviews Update, Volume 9, Issue 1, October 2016: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/cfsr-update-vol9-issue1-oct2016
Visit the Children's Bureau website often to see what's new at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb.
