Foster Parents Network Analytics Hub (HUB)
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The Administration for Children and Families’ Children’s Bureau plans to award a grant to establish the Foster Parents Network Analytics Hub (HUB), a national demonstration project aimed at achieving a foster home-to-child ratio exceeding 1:1 in every state by 2029. This initiative supports the "A Home for Every Child" program by providing states with advanced analytics tools and intensive technical assistance designed to optimize foster parent networks. The HUB will develop a secure and accessible analytics platform integrated with existing state child welfare information systems, allowing for improved analysis of foster home dynamics, identification of capacity gaps, targeted retention strategies, and better placement matching. This five-year cooperative agreement emphasizes rapid deployment, measurable impact, and sustainable capacity building. The HUB will exemplify the Administration for Children and Families' focus on evidence-based results by using data-driven approaches and proven practices to enhance performance while ensuring efficient use of taxpayer dollars through rigorous performance monitoring. The project highlights a commitment to improving outcomes for children in foster care by strengthening state foster care systems through innovative technology and technical support.
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To support the Administration for Children and Families’ initiative, A Home for Every Child, the Children’s Bureau will award one grant to establish the Foster Parents Network Analytics Hub (HUB) to achieve a foster home-to-child ratio of more than 1:1 in every state by 2029. The HUB will advance the goal by providing states with advanced analytics tools and intensive technical assistance to optimize their foster parent networks.
This national demonstration project under Section 426 of the Social Security Act, the HUB will develop a secure, accessible analytics platform integrated with state Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System and Comprehensive Child Welfare Information Systems (SACWIS/CCWIS). It will also deliver rapid technical assistance to help states analyze foster home dynamics, identify capacity gaps, develop targeted retention strategies, and improve placement matching. This initiative exemplifies ACF's commitment to results and evidence by focusing on measurable outcomes, using data and proven practices to improve performance, and ensuring efficient use of taxpayer dollars through rigorous performance monitoring.
This five-year cooperative agreement will establish the HUB, prioritizing immediate deployment, measurable impact, and sustainable capacity building.
