Series: Audit of Efforts of State Agencies to Ensure the Safety of Children in Foster Care

OBJECTIVE

The Federal Foster Care Program, which is administered at the Federal level by the Administration for Children and Families, helps States provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children. We plan to conduct two nationwide audits that focus on related aspects of State agencies' efforts to ensure the safety of children in foster care placements. One audit will examine the States' use of temporary emergency placements not designed to house children, such as hotels or offices, when a permanent placement is unavailable. The second audit will determine whether critical incidents involving serious physical injury or sexual abuse to a child in foster care are being reported in accordance with Federal and State requirements.

There are 2 projects in this series.

Project titles will remain unpublished until projects are complete and reports are posted.

ACTIVE PROJECTS IN THIS SERIES (2)

TIMELINE

• September 18, 2023
  Series Number W-00-24-20040 Assigned
• September 18, 2023
  Projects Announced

  Project A-07-24-06114

• Project A-07-24-06115

• Today
  2 Audits In-Progress
• Est FY2026
  Estimated Fiscal Year for Series Completion

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