2014 ACF Response to Tribal Testimony

This document released in December 2014 is a summary of a Tribal Consultation session convened by the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) on June 16, 2014. The issues raised by the attending tribal representatives included concerns such as accountability in privatized foster care arrangements, the lower rate of federal Title IV-E foster care support payments and Title IV-B child welfare funding for tribal child welfare activities, and tracking state compliance with ICWA via the five-year Child and Family Services Plans and reports . . .