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Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

ACF Document Archive

2023

09-07-2023
Risk Assessment of the Administration for Children and Families' Purchase Card Program for Fiscal Year 2021 A-04-22-06262
08-31-2023
Risk Assessment of the Administration for Children and Families' Travel Card Program for Fiscal Year 2021 A-04-22-06263
07-14-2023
Florida Did Not Comply With Requirements for Documenting Psychotropic and Opioid Medications Prescribed for Children in Foster Care A-05-22-00009
06-02-2023
Alaska Experienced Challenges in Meeting Federal and State Foster Care Program Requirements During the COVID-19 Pandemic A-06-21-07006
05-23-2023
The Office of Refugee Resettlement Needs To Improve Its Oversight Related to the Placement and Transfer of Unaccompanied Children A-06-20-07002
05-12-2023
State Agencies Can Improve Their Reporting of Children Missing From Foster Care to Law Enforcement for Entry Into the National Crime Information Center Database as Required by Federal Statute A-07-21-06104
05-02-2023
The Office of Refugee Resettlement Needs To Improve Its Practices for Background Checks During Influxes A-06-21-07003
03-23-2023
Maryland's Child Support Administration Generally Claimed Administrative Costs That Were Allowable and Allocable A-01-22-02500
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)