Child Welfare

ACF to Extend Funding for Developmental Disabilities Centers
    The Health & Human Services Dept.'s (HHS) Admin. for Children & Families (ACF) says it is making funding available to two existing University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research & Service (UCEDDs). The U. of Rochester, Strong Center for Develop...
posted 11/12/08 11:04 AM  read complete story

ACF Offers Percentages to Dole out Child Welfare Funding
   The Admin. for Children & Families at the Health & Human Services Dept. offers the allotment percentage for each state to receive funding from the federal Child Welfare Services State Grants Program. The allotment percentages, which are based on per capita income, are one of the factors us...
posted 11/4/08 12:45 PM  read complete story

HHS' ACF Seeks Guidance on Access & Visitation Grants
   (Comment Deadline: Nov. 20)   The Admin. for Children & Families (ACF) at the Health & Human Services Dept. seeks insights from states on the reporting process for the funding they receive from the Access & Visitation Program (AVP). Each state and territory receives a portion of $...
posted 10/28/08 1:31 PM  read complete story

Children, Poor Families Facing Double Whammy of Cold/Costs This Winter
   The needy and poor families will be facing a double whammy this winter of anticipated cold temperatures and rising heating costs, officials warn. Plug into that gloomy equation such factors as high unemployment, other inflated consumer costs and a dearth of temporary shelter, and the cold-weather ...
posted 10/14/08 1:09 PM  read complete story

HHS' ACF Seeks Guidance on State Council Plan
   (Deadline: Dec. 3) The Admin. for Children & Families (ACF) at the Health & Human Services Dept. seeks insights from state governments on the method used to submit five-year plans for their State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Each State Council on Developmental Disabilities must:...
posted 10/10/08 09:22 AM  read complete story

Admin. for Children & Families Proposes New Financial Reporting Form
   (Deadline: Dec. 3) The Admin. for Children & Families at the Health & Human Services Dept. proposes a new financial reporting form for State Councils on Developmental Disabilities. Currently, state agencies use SF-269 to report the use of federal funding, but the form doesn't provide break...
posted 10/9/08 9:22 PM  read complete story

Report: Staying Afloat What States Are Doing
      A new report by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), Staying Afloat in Tough Times: What States Are and Aren't Doing to Promote Family Economic Security, tracks state-level policies that help families both avoid and cope with economic hardship. NCCP is the nation's leadin...
posted 10/3/08 2:08 PM  read complete story

ACF Requests Changes for CCDF Form
   (Comment Deadline: Nov. 21) The Admin. for Children & Families (ACF) at the Health & Human Services Dept. wants to renew the form states use to submit their two-year plans to receive federal child care funding. Each state and territory submits a Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan...
posted 9/29/08 1:31 PM  read complete story

HHS Extends Funding for National Hearing Screening Center
    The Health & Human Services Dept.'s (HHS) Health Resources & Services Admin. (HRSA) is making a $400,000 supplemental award to The Nat'l Center for Hearing Assessment & Management (NCHAM), the national resource center for the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Pro...
posted 9/26/08 1:02 PM  read complete story

With ADA Bill, Lawmakers, Disability Community Confident About Passage
   Lawmakers and disability and mental health advocates rally on Capitol Hill in anticipation of the president's signing of the ADA Amendments Act, which has passed in both the House and the Senate. The bill (HR 3195, S 3406), formerly known as the proposed ADA Restoration Act, seeks to restore what s...
posted 9/18/08 5:59 PM  read complete story