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Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Rates Have Declined While Determination Costs Have Increased: Meanwhile Eligibility Review Results Have Varied Since FY00

This brief synthesizes national caseload and expenditure data related to Title IV-E foster care eligibility and summarizes the Children’s Bureau’s published Title IV-E foster care eligibility review findings. Key findings include:
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Title IV-E Foster Care Program and Administration National Average Effective Federal Match Rates are Less than Half Statutory Match Rates

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The Statute Provides More Flexibility for Review than Allowed by the Current Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse Handbook of Standards and Procedures

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The CAPTA State Grant Program Represents Less Than One Percent of Child Welfare Spending but Places Many Requirements on States to Drive System Design

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Medicaid Work Requirements Incentivize Employment and Are Estimated to Reduce Poverty

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Child Welfare Technology System Implementation Shows Minimal Progress: After 10 years and $2 Billion, Modern Information Systems Are Still Out of Reach

This summary highlights key findings from this study. Readers are encouraged to download the full report for complete details and analysis.
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The Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP): Use of Guardianship is Growing, but Lags Adoption Assistance and is Unevenly Used Across States

The Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP): Use of Guardianship is Growing, but Lags Adoption Assistance and is Unevenly Used Across States May 2026 Administration for Children and Families & Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 
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Child Welfare Ombudsman Offices Provide System Oversight That Can Lead to Policy and Practice Reforms

This brief provides an overview of child welfare ombudsman offices, describes the landscape of state child welfare ombudsman programs and their common functions, reviews the effectiveness of their oversight, and identifies successes in improving child welfare processes and procedures. Key findings include:
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Consolidating Grants for Insular Areas Under SSBG Enables Funding Flexibility and Cuts Grant Administrative Burden

This brief describes Consolidated Block Grant (CBG) authority, which allows federal agencies to consolidate grants to insular areas into a single block grant, and how it is used with the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Key findings include:
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CSBG Reporting Is Burdensome and Does Not Accurately Describe How Funds Are Actually Used

This brief describes the reporting practices used by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), the burden associated with the reporting process and the limitations of the resulting information for understanding how CSBG funds are used by eligible entities.