Administration for Children and Families 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Proposed Information Collection Activity: Home Study and Post Release Services Provided to Unaccompanied Children (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-NEW)
Document Number: 2024-30385
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is inviting public comments on the proposed information collection, including proposed changes. The request consists of several forms that will allow the Unaccompanied Children (UC) Bureau to continue providing statutorily mandated and discretionary services to promote safe reunifications between sponsors and unaccompanied children released from ORR care and custody.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Unaccompanied Children Bureau Administrative Activities (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0547)
Document Number: 2024-30384
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is inviting public comment on revisions to an approved information collection, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0547. The request consists of several forms that allow ORR to perform Unaccompanied Children Bureau (UCB)- related administrative activities, such as facilitating stakeholder visits to care provider facilities; obtaining consent from children to share their case file information; and processing requests and waivers for the hiring of key and non-key personnel at care provider facilities.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot Beneficiary Information
Document Number: 2024-30407
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is proposing to continue to collect data to understand diaper need and outcomes for beneficiaries of the Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot (DDDRP).
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) (Office of Management and Budget No.: 0970-0209)
Document Number: 2024-29408
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) for an additional three years. The IRG contains State and Tribal child support information that helps State and Tribal child support agencies (CSAs) administer their respective programs. Minor updates are proposed, as described below. The current OMB approval (OMB #: 0970- 0209) expires on February 28, 2025.
Employment and Training Services for Noncustodial Parents in the Child Support Program
Document Number: 2024-29081
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-12-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
In an effort to make the child support program more effective, OCSS (or the Office) issues this final rule to allow State and Tribal child support agencies the option to use Federal financial participation (FFP) available under title IV-D of the Social Security Act to provide the following employment and training services to eligible noncustodial parents: job search assistance; job readiness training; job development and job placement services; skills assessments; job retention services; work supports; and occupational training and other skills training directly related to employment.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2024-29113
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-12
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is modifying an existing system of records maintained by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within HHS' Administration for Children and Families (ACF), System No. 09-80-0321, ORR Division of Children's Services Records (being renamed ORR Unaccompanied Children Bureau (UCB) Administrative Program Records).
Unaccompanied Children Office of the Ombuds (UCOO) Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2024-29188
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-11
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has reorganized to establish the Unaccompanied Children Office of the Ombuds (UCOO) within the Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary, to be headed by a Director ("Ombuds"), who reports directly to the HHS Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Electronic Document Exchange (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0435)
Document Number: 2024-28766
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Electronic Document Exchange (EDE), with minor revisions, for an additional three years. State child support agencies (CSAs) use the EDE to improve case processing. The current OMB approval expires on June 30, 2025.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Child Support Portal Registration (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0370)
Document Number: 2024-28761
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the "Child Support Portal Registration," with minor revisions, for an additional three years. The OCSS Child Support Portal ("Portal") contains applications to help state child support agencies administer their programs. Authorized Portal users must register with OCSS to access Portal applications and provide OCSS with certain Portal application preferences. The current OMB approval expires on February 28, 2025.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; “State SNAP Agency NDNH Matching Program Performance Report” (Office of Management Budget #: 0970-0464)
Document Number: 2024-28760
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
OCSS is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the "State SNAP Agency NDNH Matching Program Performance Report," with minor revisions, for an additional three years. State agencies administering their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provide the annual performance report to OCSS in accordance with the computer matching agreement between state SNAP agencies and OCSS. The current OMB approval expires on February 28, 2025.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Request for Certification of Adult Victims of Human Trafficking
Document Number: 2024-28819
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) is requesting a 3-year extension of the form: Request for Certification of Adult Victims of Human Trafficking (RFC) form (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0454, expiration April 30, 2025).
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Local Evaluation Final Report (New Collection)
Document Number: 2024-28555
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-06
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is requesting approval of the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) Final Report Templates. HMRF grant programs are required to submit a final report describing their local evaluation analyses and findings. This request includes guidance for grant recipients in the form of templates. Information will inform technical assistance to support grantees in developing and submitting the final reports to ACF to fulfill a grant requirement.
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System
Document Number: 2024-28072
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
This rule finalizes revisions to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) regulations proposed on February 23, 2024. This final rule requires state title IV-E agencies to collect and report to ACF additional data related to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) for children in the AFCARS Out-of-Home Care Reporting Population.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2024-28382
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-04
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is establishing a new system of records to be maintained by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within HHS' Administration for Children and Families (ACF), System No. 09-80-0323, ORR Unaccompanied Children Bureau (UCB) Child Abuse or Neglect Investigation Records and Central Registry.
Office of Child Care; Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2024-28368
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-04
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has made minor adjustments to the organization of the Office of Child Care (OCC) by adding a new Regional Operations Division. Impacted staff are being moved from the Office of the Director to this new division.
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2024-28428
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-04
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has reorganized the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE). This reorganization creates a new Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) and an Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO). This notice provides the Statement of Organizations, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the new office of officer.
Notice of Allotment Percentages to States for Child Welfare Services State Grants.
Document Number: 2024-28398
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-04
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Department is publishing the allotment percentage for each State under the Title IV-B Subpart 1, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Grant Program. The allotment percentages are one of the factors used in the computation of the Federal grants awarded under the Program.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Performance Data Form (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0449)
Document Number: 2024-28152
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-02
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Community Services (OCS) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting an extension without change to the current version of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Performance Measures (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0449) for use through June 30,2025, and for approval of a revised version to use beginning July 1, 2025.
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Services Provided to Unaccompanied Children (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0553)
Document Number: 2024-27505
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-25
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is inviting public comments on the proposed information collection, including proposed changes. The request consists of several forms that will allow the Unaccompanied Children (UC) Bureau to continue providing statutorily mandated services to unaccompanied children in ORR care.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program Performance Analysis Study-Extension (OMB #0970-0536).
Document Number: 2024-27053
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) and the Family and Youth Services Bureau in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) request an extension without changes of a currently approved information collection activity as part of the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program Performance Analysis Study (PAS). The goal of the study is to collect, analyze, and report on performance measures data for the SRAE program (OMB Control No. 0970-0536; expiration date January 31, 2025). The purpose of the requested extension is to continue the ongoing data collection and submission of the performance measures by SRAE grant recipients. Minor updates were identified to incorporate into the OMB-approved versions of instruments.
Establishment of the National Advisory Committee on the Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States
Document Number: 2024-26881
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The National Advisory Committee on the Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States (Committee) was established on November 7, 2024, to build on the work of the previous National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States, authorized pursuant to section 121 of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act. The Committee advises on practical and general policies concerning improvements in the Nation's response to the human trafficking of children and youth in the United States, including the cooperation of Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments; child welfare agencies; social service providers; physical health and mental health providers; victim service providers; Federal, State, and local police; juvenile detention centers; State or local courts with responsibility for conducting or supervising proceedings related to child welfare or social services for children and their families; runaway and homeless youth programs; schools; technology, gaming and entertainment industry; and businesses and organizations that provide services to youth. While addressing the response to the trafficking of children and youth, the Committee shall consider recommendations related to the intersection of sex trafficking and labor trafficking among children and youth in the United States. Note that this Federal Register Notice of the Charter filing should have been published 15 days in advance.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Fiscal Responsibility Act-Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Work Outcomes Measures (New Collection)
Document Number: 2024-26874
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing to collect data for new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work outcomes measures required by the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023. Information collections include the Work Outcomes of TANF Exiters Report, Secondary School Diploma or its Recognized Equivalent Rate, and the Supplemental Work Outcomes Report.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Child Care and Development Fund Plan for Tribes for Fiscal Year 2026-2028 (ACF-118A) (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0198)
Document Number: 2024-26911
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Child Care (OCC) is requesting a 3-year extension of the form ACF-118A: Child Care and Development Fund for Tribes (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0198, expiration April 30,2025) for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026-2028. There are changes proposed to the form to improve formatting, streamline questions, and reduce burden.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Administration of Psychotropic Medication to Unaccompanied Children (New Collection)
Document Number: 2024-26690
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is inviting public comment on the proposed collection. The request consists of two forms that will allow the Unaccompanied Children (UC) Bureau to obtain informed consent from authorized consenters and informed assent or agreement from unaccompanied children for the administration of psychotropic medication.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; OCSS-75 Tribal Child Support Services Annual Data Report (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0320)
Document Number: 2024-26688
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is requesting a 3-year extension of the form OCSS-75-Tribal Child Support Services Annual Data Report (OMB # 0970-0320, expiration May 31, 2025). We are requesting minor changes to this form.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care Improper Payments Data Collection Instructions (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0323)
Document Number: 2024-26684
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families is proposing revisions to an approved information collection, the Child Care Improper Payments Data Collection Instructions (OMB #0970-0323, expiration 1/31/2025). In addition to the proposed changes, we are requesting a 3-year extension.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Objective Work Plan/On-Going Progress Report (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0452)
Document Number: 2024-26230
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Administration for Native Americans (ANA) is requesting a 3-year extension to the Ongoing Progress Report (OPR) and the Objective Work Plan (OWP) (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0452, expiration September 30, 2026). Changes are proposed only to the report.
Head Start Program CLASS Implementation Date Delay
Document Number: 2024-25440
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-11-06
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
This final rule describes how the Office of Head Start officially delays the date for programs to meet the new competitive threshold for the Instructional Support domain of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS[supreg]) used to determine whether a Head Start agency will be subject to an open competition under the Designation Renewal System (DRS). The implementation date in the Head Start Program Performance Standards that raises the CLASS[supreg] Instructional Support competitive threshold from 2.3 to 2.5 was August 1, 2025. This final rule officially delays this implementation date to August 1, 2027.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; ACF-801: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Quarterly Case-Level Report (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0167)
Document Number: 2024-25691
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year extension with changes to the form ACF-801: CCDF Quarterly Case-Level Report (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0167, expiration 4/30/2025). OCC proposes changes to the reporting requirements for family co-payments and to combine race and ethnicity into a single category. Additionally, OCC proposes to add a new data element, the provider's county Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) code, as well as including modified instructions for the total hours of care being provided.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; ACF-800: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Annual Aggregate Report (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0150)
Document Number: 2024-25690
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Child Care (OCC), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a three-year extension with changes to the form ACF-800: CCDF Annual Aggregate Report (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0150, expiration 3/31/2025). OCC proposes changes incorporating new items on presumptive eligibility and on additional information about lead agencies using grants and contracts for direct services to expand parent options for certain types of care specified in the 2024 CCDF final rule.
Request for Information: Use and Conservation of Social Security Benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payments That Representative Payees Receive for Beneficiaries Residing in Foster Care
Document Number: 2024-25462
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-11-01
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration, Agencies and Commissions, Administration for Children and Families
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF), Children's Bureau (CB) oversees the child welfare system, which is administered by State, local, and Tribal child welfare agencies nationwide. The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. This request for information (RFI) seeks public input to inform how Federal agencies can support broader State and local efforts to improve the outcomes of children in the child welfare system who are eligible for Federal benefits. The input we receive will inform our deliberations about potential policy changes.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Administration for Native Americans Project Outcome Assessment Survey (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0379)
Document Number: 2024-25139
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-30
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the Administration for Native Americans Project Outcome Assessment Survey (OMB #: 0970-0379, expiration 6/30/2025). The survey was revised based on a review by the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) and feedback from grantees, which identified some data elements that could be eliminated and areas that could be clarified.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Child and Family Services Reviews (OMB #0970-0214)
Document Number: 2024-25033
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-29
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of the activities associated with the Child and Family Services Reviews information collection (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0214, expiration January 31, 2025). There are no changes requested to the collection.
Request for Information: Administration for Children and Families Development of Interoperability Standards for Human Service Programs
Document Number: 2024-24924
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), invites public comments to inform the use or adoption of interoperability standards for human services programs. ACF and state, local, and tribal governments all provide a number of health and human services programs for children, youth, families, communities, and individuals. ACF seeks public comment on the most effective approaches, technical standards, and technological tools that currently or could promote interoperability between health and human services programs. ACF collaborates with the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ ONC) as a critical steward and advisor for human services interoperability with responsibility for leading the development and harmonization of interoperability standards between health and human services in line with the HHS Data Strategy. The potential of interoperability across the full spectrum of health and human services is immenseit can enable efficient delivery of government services, enhance access to critical non-profit programs, and most importantly, improve overall individual and community outcomes. ACF has authority under the Title IV of the Social Security Act to designate use of interoperable data standards for several of its programs (e.g., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), child support, child welfare, and foster care). The purpose of this RFI is to understand how ACF, in collaboration with ASTP/ONC, can better support interoperability between human services within and across states and local community resources, between states, and ACF.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Legal and Advocacy Services for Unaccompanied Children (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0565)
Document Number: 2024-24588
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-24
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is inviting public comment on revisions to an approved information collection. The request consists of several forms that allow the Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program to provide legal and advocacy services to unaccompanied children.
Tribal Request for Reconsideration Hearing
Document Number: 2024-23441
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Notice is hereby given to the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada (ITCN) and interested parties of a reconsideration hearing. The purpose of the hearing is to reconsider the decision of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care (OCC) regarding revision to the FY2023-2025 triennial child count submitted by the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada (ITCN) as part of their triennial plan, submitted on July 1, 2022. Because the child count was submitted as part of ITCN's FY2023-205 triennial plan, ITCN is entitled to request reconsideration to determine "whether such Plan or amendment conforms to the requirements for approval under the Act and pertinent Federal regulations." The sole issue to be reconsidered is OCC's decision to reduce ITCN's child count.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Federal Tax Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial
Document Number: 2024-24228
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is requesting the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Federal Tax Refund Offset, Administrative Offset, and Passport Denial with minor edits to change "Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)" to "Office of Child Support Services (OCSS)" and minor formatting enhancements. The current OMB approval expires on June 30, 2025.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Financing for Early Care and Education: Quality and Access for All-Case Studies (New Collection)
Document Number: 2024-23479
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks approval to collect information to deepen our understanding of Head Start programs' funding approaches, as well as how the use of multiple funding sources within a single Head Start program may be associated with the delivery of Head Start's comprehensive services and early care and education (ECE) funding landscapes within states. Interviews will be conducted with Head Start staff, as well as state and local/regional staff knowledgeable about and/or directly responsible for ECE financial decision making and/or funding source administration. Existing documents from Head Start programs and ECE agencies will also be reviewed to further contextualize interview data.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Report (OMB No. 0970-0492)
Document Number: 2024-23271
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requests an extension with substantial changes to the currently approved Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Annual Report. This is specific to a significantly revised version (Annual Report 3.0), to begin as an option for use in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and to be required beginning in FY2027.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Local Evaluation Final Report (New Collection)
Document Number: 2024-22959
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-10-04
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is requesting approval of the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) Final Report Templates. HMRF grant programs are required to submit a final report describing their local evaluation analyses and findings. This request includes guidance for grant recipients in the form of templates. Information will inform technical assistance to support grantees in developing and submitting the final reports to ACF to fulfill a grant requirement.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot Beneficiary Survey
Document Number: 2024-22132
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-27
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is proposing to continue to collect data to understand diaper need and outcomes for beneficiaries of the Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot (DDDRP).
Proposed Reallotment of Fiscal Year 2023 Funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Document Number: 2024-21390
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The ACF, OCS, Division of Energy Assistance announces a preliminary determination that funds from the federal fiscal year 2023 (FY23) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) are available for reallotment to states, territories, tribes, and tribal organizations that received FY24 direct LIHEAP awards. The purpose of this award is to redistribute FY23 annual LIHEAP funds that recipients were unable to obligate or carry over to FY24. No sub-recipients of these recipients or other entities may apply for these funds.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; 2024 National Survey of Early Care and Education Longitudinal Follow-ups (OMB #: 0970-0391)
Document Number: 2024-21210
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data collection activity to be conducted January 2025 through December 2025 as a follow-up of the 2024 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE). The objectives of the 2024 NSECE Longitudinal Follow-ups are to build on the design and implementation of the 2024 NSECE to collect urgently needed information on the following two topics relevant to early care and education (ECE) policy: (1) how households learn about and make use of financial assistance in seeking and selecting ECE, with additional focus on paid individual care arrangements; and (2) patterns of retention and attrition among individuals in the center-based ECE workforce.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program Performance Analysis Study-Extension (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0536)
Document Number: 2024-20953
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-16
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) and the Family and Youth Services Bureau in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) request an extension without changes of a currently approved information collection activity as part of the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program Performance Analysis Study (PAS). The goal of the study is to collect, analyze, and report on performance measures data for the SRAE program (OMB Control No. 0970-0536; expiration date 1/31/2025). The purpose of the requested extension is to continue the ongoing data collection and submission of the performance measures by SRAE grant recipients.
Announcement of the Intent To Award a Within Scope Awarding Agency-Initiated Non-Competitive Supplement With Extension to the American Public Human Services Association for the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) in Washington, DC
Document Number: 2024-20827
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The ACF, ACYF, CB, Division of Capacity Building announces the intent to award a within scope awarding agency-initiated non- competitive supplement with extension in the amount of up to $1,600,000, to the American Public Human Services Association for its affiliate the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) in Washington, DC, for the further implementation and support nationally of the National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE) system. The NEICE is an inter-jurisdictional electronic system to improve administrative efficiency in implementing the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC), a process that ensures safe and suitable interstate placements for children in foster care.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; The Understanding and Expanding the Reach of Home Visiting (HV-REACH) Project (New Collection)
Document Number: 2024-20661
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-12
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
As part of the Understanding and Expanding the Reach of Home Visiting (HV-REACH) project, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to collect qualitative data to understand the features of centralized, coordinated, or collaborative intake systems used by seven purposively selected sites that refer families to early childhood home visiting (ECHV) programs.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Children's Bureau Regional Partnership Grants Final Report Outline (NEW)
Document Number: 2024-20425
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-11
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Children's Bureau (CB) is requesting a new collection effort for the Regional Partnership Grant (RPG) program, for the use of a Regional Partnership Grants Final Report Outline to collect cumulative project information. Information from the report will aid grant recipients in meeting grant management requirements as well as to support CB in gathering information on the projects to better monitor the project's use of funds, implementation successes and challenges and program and service effectiveness.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) ACF-696T Financial Report for Tribes (OMB #0970-0510)
Document Number: 2024-19916
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Child Care plans to submit revisions to an approved generic information collection (GenIC) under the umbrella generic: Generic Clearance for Financial Reports used for ACF Non-Discretionary Grant Programs (0970- 0510). The request revises ACF-696T, the annual financial report for tribal CCDF grant programs to submit financial claims. This specific form collects financial data for Tribal CCDF programs. The proposed revisions to the ACF-696T will provide reporting instructions to Tribal Lead Agencies who are approved under a temporary opportunity to retroactively request the use CCDF funds, including most COVID- relief funds, for construction and/or major renovation with the intent of offsetting increased costs of materials, labor, and other related project costs.
Proposed Information Collection Activity; State Self-Assessment Review and Report (Office of Management and Budget No.: 0970-0223)
Document Number: 2024-19806
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the State Self-Assessment Review and Report (SARR) (OMB#: 0970-0223) for an additional three years with revisions to the instrument reflecting the name change from the Office of Child Support Enforcement to the Office of Child Support Services. The information collected in the reports helps state child support agencies and OCSS determine whether the agencies meet federal child support performance requirements. The current OMB approval expires on May 31, 2025.
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (Office of Management and Budget#: 0970-0409)
Document Number: 2024-19793
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-09-04
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Early Childhood Development (ECD) is requesting revisions to the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Guidance for Submitting Reports (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0409; expiration 3/31/2026) and a three-year extension of approval.
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