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Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

ACF Document Archive

2023

03-02-2023: State Agencies Did Not Always Ensure That Children Missing From Foster Care Were Reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Accordance With Federal Requirements A-07-21-06102
02-08-2023: Michigan Did Not Comply With Requirements for Documenting Psychotropic and Opioid Medications Prescribed for Children in Foster Care A-05-21-00030
01-26-2023: Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc., Did Not Manage Its Head Start Awards in Accordance With Federal and State Requirements A-02-19-02008

2022

12-21-2022: The Municipality of Manati Did Not Always Manage Its Head Start Disaster Assistance Awards in Accordance With Federal And Commonwealth Requirements A-04-20-02032
09-27-2022: Indiana Did Not Comply With Requirements for Documenting Psychotropic and Opioid Medications Prescribed for Children in Foster Care A-05-21-00020
08-30-2022: The Municipality of Barceloneta Did Not Always Manage Its Head Start Disaster Assistance Awards in Accordance With Federal and Commonwealth Requirements A-02-20-02003
08-23-2022: Nevada's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 9 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-09-21-01000
06-22-2022: Office of Refugee Resettlement's Influx Care Facility and Emergency Intake Sites Did Not Adequately Safeguard Unaccompanied Children From COVID-19 A-06-21-07002
06-01-2022: California Collected and Disbursed Stimulus Payments and Income Tax Refunds Under the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program in Accordance With Federal and State Requirements A-01-21-01501
05-19-2022: National Snapshot of State Agency Approaches To Reporting and Locating Children Missing From Foster Care A-07-20-06095
04-27-2022: National Snapshot of Trends in the National Domestic Violence Hotline's Contact Data Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic A-09-21-06000
02-10-2022: Office of Refugee Resettlement Generally Ensured That Selected Care Provider Facilities for Its Unaccompanied Children Program Complied With Federal Emergency Preparedness Requirements A-04-20-02025

2021

12-29-2021: Louisiana's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With Criminal Background Check Requirements at 8 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-06-19-02001
11-03-2021: The District of Columbia's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With Criminal Background Check Requirements at 7 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-03-20-00252
05-28-2021: Gateway Community Action Partnership Claimed Unallowable Costs, Did Not Comply With Federal Regulations on Construction and Major Renovations, and Did Not Accurately Account for Grant Funds A-02-18-02011
05-18-2021: New York Did Not Have Adequate Oversight of Its Reported Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Expenditures A-02-17-02005
04-19-2021: Colorado's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 18 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-07-19-06084
02-19-2021: Virginia's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 8 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-03-19-00253

2020

12-18-2020: The Office of Refugee Resettlement Did Not Award and Manage the Homestead Influx Care Facility Contracts in Accordance With Federal Requirements A-12-20-20001
11-06-2020: Office of Refugee Resettlement Ensured That Selected Care Providers Were Prepared To Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic A-04-20-02031
09-29-2020: National Snapshot of State Agency Approaches to Child Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic A-07-20-06092; Youth For Tomorrow - New Life Center, Inc., an Administration for Children and Families Grantee, Did Not Comply With All Applicable Federal Policies and Requirements A-03-16-00250
09-16-2020: Southwest Key Programs Failed To Protect Federal Funds Intended for the Care and Placement of Unaccompanied Alien Children A-06-17-07004
09-03-2020: Hawaii's Monitoring Generally Ensured Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements A-09-19-01000
08-26-2020: Indiana's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 17 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-05-19-00012
08-17-2020: Rhode Island's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 18 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-01-18-02505
07-29-2020: Kansas Did Not Ensure That Group Homes for Children in Foster Care Complied With All State Health and Safety Requirements A-07-19-06087
07-24-2020: New Jersey's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 9 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-02-19-02004
07-21-2020: Utah's Monitoring Process Generally Ensured Child Care Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements A-07-19-06085
07-14-2020: Ohio Did Not Ensure the Accuracy and Completeness of Psychotropic and Opioid Medication Information Recorded in Its Child Welfare Information System for Children in Foster Care A-05-18-00007
07-08-2020: Sharon Baptist Head Start Claimed Unallowable Rent and Failed To Return Embezzled Funds A-02-17-02003
04-29-2020: Illinois' Monitoring Did Not Ensure Childcare Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 12 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-05-19-00016
04-16-2020: Cape Cod Child Development Program Did Not Meet Its Head Start Non-Federal Share Obligations A-01-19-02500
04-03-2020: New Hampshire's Monitoring Did Not Ensure Childcare Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 21 of 30 Providers Reviewed A-01-18-02504
04-01-2020: Mississippi Needs To Improve Oversight of Its Child Care Payment Program A-07-18-04111
02-19-2020: New Mexico's Monitoring of Childcare Providers Generally Ensured Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements at 30 Childcare Providers Reviewed A-06-19-07001
02-07-2020: Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties Had Ineffective Accounting Controls and Used Unapproved or Questionable Cost Allocation Methods A-06-18-02002
02-12-2020: Georgia's Monitoring of Childcare Providers Ensured Provider Compliance With State Criminal Background Check Requirements A-04-19-03580
02-11-2020: Wateree Community Actions, Inc., Made Improvements but Still Requires Monitoring A-04-19-08069
01-15-2020: Tennessee's Monitoring Ensured Compliance With Criminal Background Check Requirements at 28 of the 30 Childcare Providers Reviewed A-04-19-02023
01-14-2020: Florida's Refugee Medical Assistance Payments Were Generally Allowable A-04-18-02010

2019

12-18-2019: Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Did Not Adequately Operate And Manage Its Head Start Program A-06-18-07002
11-27-2019: Pathways for Children Needs To Strengthen Documentation Requirements A-01-18-02503
10-17-2019: New York State Claimed Federal Reimbursement for Unallowable Childcare Subsidies Paid to New York City (A-02-17-02010)
09-27-2019: The Next Door Foundation Claimed Unallowable Indirect Costs and Did Not Document the Funding Source of Program Expenditures in Accordance With Federal Requirements (A-05-18-00008)
09-06-2019: Vermont's Office of Child Support Needs Better Oversight Over Its Administrative Costs Claimed (A-01-18-02501)
09-03-2019: Unaccompanied Alien Children Care Provider Facilities Generally Conducted Required Background Checks but Faced Challenges in Hiring, Screening, and Retaining Employees (A-12-19-20001)
08-23-2019: All Six States Reviewed Had Partially Implemented New Criminal Background Check Requirements for Childcare Providers, and Five of the States Anticipate Full Implementation by Fiscal Year 2020 (A-05-19-00015)
08-20-2019: The Administration for Children and Families Should Improve the Oversight of Tribal Grantees' Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs (A-07-17-04105)
08-15-2019: Southwest Key Did Not Have Adequate Controls in Place To Secure Personally Identifiable Information Under the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program (A-18-18-06001); Southwest Key Programs Did Not Always Comply With Health and Safety Requirements For The Unaccompanied Alien Children Program (A-06-17-07005)
07-11-2019: 99 of 100 California Department of Social Services Refugee Cash Assistance Payments Received Were Allowable (A-04-18-02017)
06-25-2019: The Florida Department of Children and Families Made Some Unallowable Refugee Cash Assistance Payments (A-04-18-02011)
04-26-2019: The Children's Village, Inc., an Administration for Children and Families Grantee, Did Not Always Comply with Applicable Federal and State Policies and Requirements (A-02-16-02013)
02-11-2019: Lincoln Hall Boys' Haven, an Administration for Children and Families Grantee, Did Not Always Comply With Applicable Federal and State Policies and Requirements (A-02-16-02007)
01-08-2019: New York Has Not Fully Implemented New Criminal Background Check Requirements for Childcare Providers (A-02-17-02011)

2018

12-21-2018: Pathways for Children Generally Complied With Health and Safety Requirements (A-01-18-02502)
12-18-2018: The Administration for Children and Families Has Controls and Strategies To Mitigate Hurricane Preparedness and Response Risk (A-04-18-02013)
12-06-2018: BCFS Health and Human Services Did Not Always Comply With Federal and State Requirements Related to the Health and Safety of Unaccompanied Alien Children (A-06-17-07007)
11-27-2018: The Tornillo Influx Care Facility: Concerns About Staff Background Checks and Number of Clinicians on Staff (A-12-19-20000)
10-15-2018: Florence Crittenton Services of Orange County, Inc., Did Not Always Claim Expenditures in Accordance With Federal Requirements (A-09-17-01002)
09-24-2018: Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., Generally Met Safety Standards, but Claimed Unallowable Rental Costs (A-05-16-00038)
09-19-2018: Nevada Implemented Some New Criminal Background Check Requirements for Childcare Providers, but Challenges Remain for Unimplemented Requirements (A-09-17-01003)
09-17-2018: Colorado Implemented Many New Criminal Background Check Requirements for Childcare Providers, but Challenges Remain for Unimplemented Requirements (A-07-17-06076)
08-21-2018: The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Improperly Administered Some Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Funds for Fiscal Years 2011 Through 2015 (A-07-18-04106)
07-27-2018: Georgia Implemented Most New Criminal Background Check Requirements for Childcare Providers, but Challenges Remain for Unimplemented Requirements (A-04-18-03578)
07-09-2018: New Hampshire Implemented Most New Criminal Background Check Requirements for Childcare Providers, but Challenges Remain for Unimplemented Requirements (A-01-18-02500)
07-02-2018: The Administration for Children and Families Did Not Always Resolve Audit Recommendations in Accordance With Federal Requirements (A-07-17-03225)
06-22-2018: Some New York City Childcare Providers Did Not Always Comply With Health and Safety Requirements (A-02-16-02003)
06-18-2018: Florence Crittenton Services of Orange County, Inc., Did Not Always Meet Applicable Safety Standards Related to Unaccompanied Alien Children (A-09-16-01005)
06-04-2018: Illinois Implemented Most New Criminal Background Check Requirements for Childcare Providers, but Challenges Remain for Unimplemented Requirements (A-05-17-00047)
05-24-2018: Ohio Did Not Always Comply With Requirements Related to the Case Management of Children in Foster Care (A-05-16-00022)
03-15-2018: Some Washington State Group-Care Facilities for Children in Foster Care Did Not Always Comply With State Health and Safety Requirements (A-09-16-01006)
02-20-2018: BCFS Health and Human Services Did Not Always Comply With Federal Requirements Related to Less-Than-Arm's-Length Leases (A-06-16-07007)
02-13-2018: Oklahoma Did Not Always Comply With Requirements for Providing Health Care Services to Children in Foster Care (A-06-16-07006)
02-01-2018: The Administration for Children and Families Region II Did Not Always Resolve Head Start Grantees' Single Audit Findings in Accordance With Federal Requirements (A-02-16-02009)