What We Do
Region 4 fulfills ACF’s greater mission of improving the economic and social well-being of families, individuals and communities through our work with states, tribes, non-profit organizations, and community and faith-based service providers.
Region 4 supports:
- Services in eight states
- 224 Head Start Grantees serving 157,579 children
- 116 Early Head Start Grantees serving 18,770 pregnant women, infants and toddlers
- 98 Runaway and Homeless Grants
ACF Regional Programs
Grants Management Regional Unit
The Grants Management Regional Unit is headed by the regional grants management officer and supports the Chief Grants Officer/Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration.
The unit’s responsibilities include:
- Ensuring that business and financial responsibilities of grants administration are properly conducted
- Managing ACF’s discretionary, formula, entitlement and block grants in the region
- Directing all grants and cooperative agreements
- Ensuring compliance with applicable statutes, regulations and policies
- Performing audit resolutions
- Providing leadership and technical guidance to ACF programs on grant operations and grants management issues
Children's Bureau Regional Program Unit
The Children’s Bureau (CB) Regional Program Unit is headed by a Regional Program Manager who reports to the Children’s Bureau Director within the Administration for Children and Families.
The unit is responsible for monitoring child welfare programs and providing technical assistance to states and tribes. In addition, the unit:
- Provides programmatic oversight and technical assistance to the Court Improvement Project and Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention grantees
- Collaborates with ACF CB Central Office, other Regional Program Units and other interested parties on all significant program and policy matters
OCSE Regional Program Unit
The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Regional Program Unit is headed by the Regional Program Manager who reports to the Deputy Director/Commissioner, OCSE.
The unit is responsible for providing program and technical administration of OCSE entitlement and discretionary programs and for collaborating with ACF Central Office, states, tribes and other grantees on all significant program and policy matters.
TANF Bureau Regional Program Unit
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Regional Program Unit is headed by the regional program manager who reports to the associate director of TANF within the Office of Family Assistance.
The unit is responsible for providing centralized program and technical administration of the TANF block grant and for collaborating with ACF Central Office, states and other grantees on all significant policy matters.
Child Care Bureau Regional Program Unit
The Child Care Bureau (CCB) Regional Program Unit is headed by a Regional Program Manager who reports to the Associate Director, CCB within the Office of Family Assistance.
The unit is responsible for providing centralized program and technical administration of CCB block and discretionary programs and for collaborating with ACF central office, states and other grantees on all significant policy matters.
Head Start Regional Program Unit
The Head Start Regional Program Unit is headed by the Regional Program Manager who reports to the Program Operations Division in the Office of Head Start (OHS).
The unit is responsible for providing centralized program and technical administration of OHS discretionary programs and for collaborating with OHS State Collaboration Projects on all significant policy matters. The Regional Program Unit oversees the day-to-day management of Head Start grantees and the provision of technical assistance.
Runaway and Homeless Youth Regional Program Unit
The Office of Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) staff is housed in Region 4 under the direction of the Family and Youth Services Bureau. They are responsible for RHY grants and provide oversight for funding in the region.