Administration for Children and Families(ACF)
Grants and services for child care, Head Start, child welfare, family assistance, child support, refugees, and community services.
Function
Sub-agency or bureau
Parent
Department of Health and Human Services
FY2026 Budget Authority
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Official Data
USA.govEvidence & Review
Evidence Confidence
MediumVerification Status
AI-researched, unverifiedLast Reviewed
Jul 5, 2026
Retrieved On
Jul 5, 2026
Effectiveness Baseline
Use parent Performance.gov plans, inspector general work, GAO reports, and service-specific measures such as timeliness, accuracy, safety, inspection, adjudication, or grant outcomes.
Efficiency Opportunities
Grant simplification, shared eligibility data with states, child-support modernization, and outcome reporting that does not bury local providers in paperwork.
Effectiveness Opportunities
Improve the mission outcome named in the Public Value Test while reducing avoidable reporting, waiting, data re-entry, and procurement friction.