March 2016Vol. 17, No. 1CB Website Updates

The Children's Bureau website hosts 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:

PI-15-09 - This Program Instruction (PI) provides State, territorial, and Tribal title IV-E agencies with the revised form and instructions approved by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for reporting quarterly financial information on the title IV-E Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Guardianship Assistance Programs: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/pi1509
PI-15-10 - This PI provides an update to Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Tribal consortia of the basis upon which the allotment authorized under title IV-B, subparts 1 and/or 2, will be made beginning with fiscal year (FY) 2016 awards: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/pi1510
States' Consultation and Collaboration With Tribes and Reported Compliance With the Indian Child Welfare Act: Information From States' and Tribes’ 2015–2019 Child and Family Services Plans: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/states-tribes-cfsps-2015-2019
Grants to Address Trafficking Within the Child Welfare Population, HHS-2016-ACF-ACYF-CA-1179 - A funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to solicit proposals for projects that will address human trafficking within the child welfare population: https://extranet.acf.hhs.gov/hhsgrantsforecast/index.cfm?switch=grant.view&gff_grants_forecastInfoID=73868
Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development, HHS-2016-ACF-ACYF-CT-1178 - An FOA that aims to establish, through a cooperative agreement, one Quality Improvement Center to conduct a multisite demonstration project that will address pervasive workforce challenges in child welfare: https://extranet.acf.hhs.gov/hhsgrantsforecast/index.cfm?switch=grant.view&gff_grants_forecastInfoID=73867
RISE Status Report: Where We've Been and What We've Learned to Date - This brief summarizes significant accomplishments and the lessons learned through the RISE project in its first 5 years: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/pii-rise-status-report-where-weve-been
The Road Less Traveled: Key Points - Key points summarizing the California Partners for Permanency's journey toward fidelity for an evolving child welfare practice model: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/pii-capp-the-road-less-traveled
Child Welfare Outcomes 2010-2013: Report to Congress Executive Summary Brochure: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/cwo-10-13-summary
Children's Bureau Discretionary Grant Reviewer Application Process - The Children's Bureau is seeking qualified subject-matter experts with relevant work experience to participate as grant peer reviewers: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/discretionary-grant-reviewer-application-process
The Development, Implementation, and Assessment Approach - Developed as part of the Permanency Innovations Initiative and focuses on best practices in implementation science: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/pii-develop-implement-assess-approach
Foster/Adoptive Parent Preparation, Training and Development Initiative, HHS-2016-ACF-ACYF-CO-1122 - An FOA to award one cooperative agreement to develop a state-of-the-art foster/adoptive parent training program: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/index.cfm?switch=foa&fon=HHS-2016-ACF-ACYF-CO-1122
Quality Improvement Center on Child Welfare Involved Children and Families Experiencing Domestic Violence, HHS-2016-ACF-ACYF-CA-1184 - An FOA to award a 5-year cooperative agreement to establish one Quality Improvement Center targeted at improving the safety, permanency, and well-being for child welfare-involved pregnant/parenting families with young children experiencing domestic violence: https://forecast.grantsolutions.gov/index.cfm?switch=grant.view&gff_grants_forecastInfoID=73945

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