Sub-agency or bureauMedium

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

Official Data

USA.gov

Evidence & Review

Evidence Confidence

Medium

Verification Status

AI-researched, unverified

Last Reviewed

Jul 5, 2026

Retrieved On

Jul 5, 2026

Effectiveness Baseline

Medium

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

Medium

Grant simplification, shared eligibility data with states, child-support modernization, and outcome reporting that does not bury local providers in paperwork.

Effectiveness Opportunities

Medium

Improve the mission outcome named in the Public Value Test while reducing avoidable reporting, waiting, data re-entry, and procurement friction.