General Policies
ACF strives to make informed policy decisions and become a model employer, with a culture that values fairness, collaboration, and high-performance.
Architectural Barriers Act
Per the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) of 1968, links to an external website, facilities must be accessible if they’re designed, built, altered, or leased with federal funds. The U.S. Access Board, links to an external website has accessibility standards, links to an external website and enforces the ABA.
To file a complaint:
If you believe that an Administration for Children and Families (ACF) facility doesn’t comply with the ABA, you can file a complaint, links to an external website with the U.S. Access Board.
Efficient Spending Policy
As an operating division of the Department of Health and Human Services, ACF is committed to complying with OMB/HHS policies that promote efficient and effective spending of appropriated funds.
- HHS Policy on Promoting Efficient Spending , links to an external website(January 23, 2015): Use of Appropriated Funds for Conferences and Meetings, Food, Promotional Items, and Printing and Publications
Evaluation Policy
ACF is committed to conducting and using evidence from evaluations to inform policy and practice. ACF seeks to promote rigor, relevance, transparency, independence, and ethics in the conduct of evaluations. Our evaluation policy addresses each of these principles.
- View the evaluation policy