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This page contains frequently requested documents as well as information routinely available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act. 

 

 

 


Information of Interest

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ACF Mission

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ACF Operational Structure

Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 Tribal Evaluation: Evaluation Plan

Book of regulations  (PDF)

HHS FOIA Regulations  (PDF)

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HHS Administrative Manuals

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Frequently Requested Records

ACF Program Office Supporting Documents

All Offices

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has program offices specialized in their missions supporting a variety of initiatives that empower families and individuals and improve access to services in order to create strong, healthy communities

*The largest number of requests come for one of these three offices:

Most requested topics:

Children's Bureau (CB)

CB focuses on improving the lives of children and families through programs that reduce child abuse and neglect, increase the number of adoptions, and strengthen foster care.

Adoption and Foster Care

Child Welfare

Office of Head Start (OHS)

OHS manages grant funding and oversees local agencies providing Head Start services. Head Start promotes school readiness of children under five from low-income families through education, health, social, and other services.

Research Reports

Explore current Head Start research and evaluation projects from the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE). 

 

Program Information Report (PIR)

The Office of Head Start (OHS) Program Information Report (PIR) provides comprehensive data on the services, staff, children, and families served by Head Start and Early Head Start programs nationwide.

 

National Overview of Grantee CLASS® Scores

The Office of Head Start (OHS) uses the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) Pre-K Teacher-Child Observation Instrument during its on-site reviews of grantees.

 

Agency Service Profile

The Agency Service Profile provides grant recipient-level information on reported demographics, services, and federal monitoring of Head Start programs.

 

Reports to Congress

Reports made to Congress by the Office of Head Start pursuant to the Head Start Act.

Grants

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)

ORR helps new populations maximize their potential in the United States by linking them to critical resources that assist them in becoming integrated members of American society.

Unaccompanied Children Program


Reproductive Services for Unaccompanied Minors

 


Successful Grant Applications

ACF Program Grantee City/State
Community-Centered Healthy Marriage and Relationships Cambodian Association of America (FY2011) (PDF) Long Beach, CA
Community Service Block Grant, Community Economic Development Program Hill House Economic Development Corporation (FY2012) (PDF) Pittsburgh, PA
Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Street Outreach Program

 

Latin American Youth Center (FY2013) (PDF) Washington, DC
WI Association for Runaway Services (FY2015) (PDF) Madison, WI
Shelter Care, Inc. (FY2015) (PDF) Tallmadge, OH

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Outside Resources Available to You:

Birth, death, marriage, or divorce records
Adoption records
Court records of child custody, child support or adoption proceedings
Local child welfare and child protection agencies

Old records

ACF Purchase Card Holders

  • Contact the Program Support Center FOIA staff at FOIArequest@psc.hhs.gov to receive the list of current ACF purchase card holders

Subcontracts relating to ACF grants

  • Contact the grantees, ACF does not hold these records

Immigration records of unaccompanied children