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Jump directly to key Tribal child welfare resources and guidance.
Technical Assistance Resources
Support for planning, implementation, and continuous program improvement, including work under the Native American Children’s Welfare Implementation and Innovation Act (NTCWCIA). Use these resources to access technical assistance, implementation support, training, and information to strengthen Tribal child welfare programs, build organizational capacity, and address program-specific challenges.
- Children’s Bureau Tribal Assistance Resources
- ACF Tribal Technical Assistance
- Child Welfare Information Gateway: Tribal Resources
- Request Technical Assistance
Questions about requirements or planning? Contact your Children’s Bureau Regional Program Contact for Tribal Grantees .
Title IV-B Resources
Use these resources to plan, fund, and strengthen Tribal child welfare services. Start here if your Tribe is designing or improving prevention, family preservation, family support, reunification, adoption promotion, or child welfare service activities.
Title IV-E Resources
Use these resources to assess readiness, explore program requirements, and implement Tribal Title IV-E programs. Start here if your Tribe is considering direct Title IV-E operation, developing a Title IV-E plan, reviewing claiming options, or strengthening foster care, adoption assistance, or guardianship assistance services.
Discretionary Grants
Use these resources to identify and track federal funding opportunities that align with your program priorities and support Tribal child welfare initiatives.
How to Seek and Apply for Federal Funding
Identify your priorities: Focus on program goals such as capacity building, service expansion, workforce development, or system improvement.
Monitor opportunities: Check Children’s Bureau grants and Grants.gov for open funding announcements and deadlines.
Review requirements early: Understand eligibility, allowable activities, and application components.
Engage partners: Coordinate with Tribal leadership, courts, and community partners to strengthen your proposal.
Use technical assistance: Leverage available guidance, webinars, and support to improve your application.
Complete registrations: Ensure SAM.gov and Grants.gov registrations are active before applying.
Plan ahead: Prepare for implementation, performance tracking, and reporting requirements if awarded.
State and Tribal Information System Resources
Use these resources to explore options for developing or enhancing a Tribal child welfare case management system, understand federal requirements, and determine system needs. Tribal leaders should work with their Children’s Bureau Regional Program Contact and appropriate technical assistance providers to discuss system planning, funding options, and implementation support.
Planning a case management system? Request technical assistance from the National Tribal Child Welfare Center for Innovation and Advancement and coordinate with your Children’s Bureau Regional Program Contact for Tribal Grantees to discuss funding, approval, and procurement pathways.
Tribal Consultation
Use these materials to support government-to-government consultation on child welfare issues.
Children's Bureau
- Tribal Consultation Responses (including Title IV-E Prevention Services Program)
- Supporting America’s Children and Families Act Tribal Consultation Session Report - Washington, D.C.
- Supporting America's Children and Families Act — ACF’s Summative Tribal Consultation Report
ACF
Regulatory Actions
Use these materials to stay current on federal rules, policy guidance, and regulatory updates affecting Tribal child welfare programs.