April 2024Vol. 25, No. 3CB 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. 

The following list includes recent additions or updates to the Children’s Bureau site and a selection of recent items from the Administration for Children and Families:

Children’s Bureau: 

• IM-24-02: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)
• PI-24-02: Summary of the actions required in completion and submission of (1) the Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) Final Report and CAPTA Update FYs 2020-2024, (2) the CFSP for FYs 2025-2029, and (3) the CFS-101, Parts I, II, and III
• PI-24-03: Guidance to tribes on actions required to complete and submit the (1) Final Report for FYs 2020-2024; (2) the new CFSP for FYs 2025- 2029; and (3) the CFS-101, Parts I, II, and III
• PI-24-04: Instructions for State Courts on Applying for State Court Improvement Program (CIP) Funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025
  
  
• HHS Announces Proposed Rule Requiring States to Collect Additional Information on American Indian/Alaska Native Youth Entering the Foster Care System or Adoption Process [Press release]
  
  
• How to Successfully Administer the National Youth in Transition Database Survey [Video series]
• “How You Can Make a Difference” [Video]

• FY2024 Discretionary Grant Forecasts and Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs)*:
  • The National Center for Tribal Child Welfare Innovation and Advancement (HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-CZ-0067)
  • National Child Welfare Center for Court Innovation and Advancement (HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-CZ-0066)
  • National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-CZ-0052)
  • Quality Improvement Center on Helplines and Hotlines (HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-CA-0022)
  • Standing Announcement for Tribal Title IV-E Plan (HHS-2022-ACF-ACYF-CS-0079) [This NOFO has published. Applications are due April 19, 2024.]
  • State-Tribal Partnerships to Implement Best Practices in Indian Child Welfare (HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-CW-0056) [This NOFO has published. Applications are due May 31, 2024.]
  • Tribal Court Improvement Program (HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-CS-0053)

 

Administration for Children and Families:

• ACF Parent Report 2024 - Spanish Version
• Helping Families Through Upheaval: How Home Visiting Programs Supported Families’ Economic Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Leading in Partnership With Youth and Young Adults with Lived Experience (CF-ACYF-FYSB-IM-24-01)
• “Tools for Strengthening Two-Generation Services: Insights from the Next Steps for Rigorous Research on Two-Generation Approaches (NS2G) Project” [Video]
• Wellness in Your Words!
  
  
• “Communities and Families as Partners in Supporting the Well-Being of Children and Families: Highlighting our work in Uvalde, Texas” [The Family Room blog]
• “Women in the Workforce” [OPRE Insights blog]

Visit the Children's Bureau website often to see what's new.

 

*Visit grants.gov for the latest information.