ACF Policy Planning

Guidance Documents

Please provide us your concerns through the ACF Questions and Answers Support or by mail to:

Regulatory Policy Officer
c/o Executive Secretariat, Administration for Children and Families
6th Floor West, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington DC 20477

• Policy Documents - Office of Family Assistance
• Information Memoranda - Office of Child Support Enforcement
• Child Welfare Policy Manual - Children’s Bureau
• CCDF Law, Program Instructions, and Guidance - Child Care Bureau
• Regulations and Policies - Office of Head Start

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Legislation

• Find ACF regulations open for comment and submit comments online
• Legislative/ Congressional (OLAB)

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Planning

• Administration on Developmental Disabilities Program Outcomes by State
• Annual Performance Plans and Reports

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Policy

Child Care

• Office of Child Care Program Instructions and Guidance

Child Support

• Child Support Policy Documents

Child Welfare

• Current Initiatives & Issues
• Laws and Policies
• Child Welfare Policy Manual
• Policy/Program Issuances
• Federal, State, and Tribal Laws
• Other Related Links

Developmental Disabilities

• Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD)

Families & Communities

• Assets for Independence (AFI) Guidance
• AFI Frequently Asked Questions
• AFI Resource Center
• Refugee Resettlement Policy
• Laws and Regulations
• State Letters
• Reports to Congress
• SSBG Information Memorandum

Head Start

• Office of Head Start (OHS) Legislation and Regulations
  • Information Memorandum (IMs) by year
  • Program Instructions (PIs) by year
• Head Start Act

Information Technology

• Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) Federal Guidance
  • AFCARS Technical Bulletins
• Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS)
• Federal Guidance

Tribal

• OFA Division of Tribal Services Policy Announcements
• Tribal TANF plan guidance

Refugees

• Office of Refugee Resettlement Policy and Legislative Authority

Welfare and Low-Income Assistance

• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Statute and Regulations
• Information Memoranda
• Action Transmittals
• Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network Legislation and Policy

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Publications

• Administration on Developmental Disabilities Program Outcomes
• Program Results By State
• Child Care Research & Evaluation, Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation
• National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being
• National Evaluation of Family Support Programs


• Child Welfare Research
• Child Support Publications
• Legislative/Congressional Information
• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Newsletters
• Complete Articles Index
• 2008 Online Issues of The Networker
• LIHEAP Publications
• National Child Care Information Center Publications
• Child Care and Development Fund State Plan Resources<
• Child Care Bulletin Archive
• Child Care Bureau A Tribal Guide to Good Start Grow Smart Materials
• Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation Research Publications
• Office of Refugee Resettlement Report to Congress
• Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network Innovative Programs

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Research

• Child Care Research and Data
• Child Support Reports
• Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
• Head Start Research
• National Child Care Information Center - Research/Statistics
• National Electronic Child Support Resources
• Federal Resources/Documents
• States Resources
• Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
• Abuse, Neglect, Adoption & Foster Care Research
• Child Care Research
• Early Head Start Research
• Family & Youth Services Research
• Head Start Research
• Strengthening Families & Healthy Marriage Research
• Welfare & Employment Research
• Other Research
• Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network Research and Resources
• Welfare Reform

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Statistics/Data

• Administration on Developmental Disabilities Program Outcomes
• Adoption and Foster Care Statistics
• Child Abuse Statistics
• Child Care Research and Data
• ChildStats.gov (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics)
• America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009
• Child Welfare Statistics
• Community Services Block Grant Program Statistics and Data
• Statistical Report 2007
• Statistical Report 2006
• Head Start Bureau Statistical Fact Sheets
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• Office of Financial Services Financial Data: Spending Under Welfare Reform
• Office of Refugee Resettlement Data
• TANF Data and Reports
• Participation Rates (2008-1997)
• Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients(2008-1995)
• Annual Report to Congress
  • Eighth Annual Report to Congress - June 2009
  • Seventh Annual Report to Congress - December 2006
  • Sixth Annual Report to Congress - November 2004
  • Previous Annual Reports
• High Performance Bonus Data - The High Performance Bonus Awards were eliminated under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.  We are continuing to collect and report selected performance measures for performance year 2005 and subsequent years.
  
  • Performance Measures: 2007 | 2006 | 2005
• TANF Caseload Data - Number of Families and Recipients: 2010 - 2009 | 2008 - 2000 | 1999 - 1960

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