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DOJ Information Technology Policy & Guidance
Department of Justice —
Policy & Guidance relating to Department of Justice Information Technology Practices and Management -
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Fundamentals of Change and Implementation in Child Welfare Information Systems
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
A discussion about strategies to strengthen system adoption and implementation. This webinar, co-hosted with the Capacity Building Center for States, highlights a new... -
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Improving Health Outcomes for Eligible Children and Youth Enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Revised (initially published October 25, 2024) To: State, territorial, tribal, and local policymakers and administrators of systems, agencies, and programs... -
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Initial Design and Implementation Report Guidance Document
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This document explains the content to be included in the Initial Design and Implementation Report and subsequent quarterly progress reports. Metadata-only record... -
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Joint Letter Regarding the Assignment of Rights to Child Support for Children in Foster Care
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This joint letter from the Children’s Bureau and the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides recommendations... -
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Department of Energy Directives, Delegations, and Requirements (RevCom)
Department of Energy —
Directives are the Department of Energy's primary means of establishing policies, requirements, responsibilities, and procedures for Departmental elements and... -
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Updates on AFCARS Technical Bulletins and the Penalty Process Office Hours
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Children's Bureau Data Analytics and Reporting Team held an office hours session on June 24, 2024, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm ET. For this office hour, the Children's... -
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Letter to Update Child Welfare Directors on the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This letter provides an update to states on the progress made in implementing the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse, as authorized by the Family First... -
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CCWIS Technical Bulletin #9
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This technical bulletin assists agencies with identifying the information system functions of a Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System project to include on... -
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Supplemental Disaster Relief Funding available under Title IV-B, Subpart 1 of the Act
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance to agencies administering title IV-B, subpart 1 on the actions required to apply for funding to address child welfare... -
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Program Instruction (PI-82-01)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction on the deadline for submittal of the Title IV-E State Plan. Effective August 29, 1988, the guidance in this PI has... -
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Responding to Human Trafficking among Children and Youth in Foster Care and Missing from Foster Care
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This joint Information Memorandum (IM) from the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF); Children’s Bureau (CB); Family and Youth Services Bureau... -
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Advance Planning Document (APD) Checklist for Automated Functions (optional)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Information Memorandum (IM) provides title IV-E agencies that choose to develop a CCWIS and expect expenditures to meet or exceed thresholds defined in APD... -
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Understanding the Baseline Population Data Collection Requirement
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This brief summarizes federal guidance on baseline populations and applies the NYTD data collection requirements to several practical examples. Metadata-only record... -
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CCWIS Cost Allocation Part 2
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This DSS presentation is the second in a two-part series on CCWIS cost allocation and the difference between CCWIS and non-CCWIS cost allocation. It explains how to... -
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Guidance to tribes on the Submission of the first APSR to the 2025-2029 CFSP, CFS-101 Parts 1, 2 and 3
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance to Indian Tribes, Indian Tribal Organizations and Indian Tribal Consortia on actions they are required to take to... -
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Conducting Effective Remote Hearings in Child Welfare Cases
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This guide from the Capacity Building Center for Courts describes best practices and other recommendations for remote or virtual court hearings in child welfare... -
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Information Memorandum (IM-15-02)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Information Memorandum (IM) emphasizes the importance of child welfare agencies assessing and providing appropriate services to families with a child in foster... -
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Program Instruction (PI-20-11)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance to agencies administering title IV-B, subpart 1 of the Act (the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program)... -
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CFSR Round 4 Program Improvement Plan Template
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
States can use this template to submit their PIPs to the Children’s Bureau. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.