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Sept 17, 2004	The National Child Support Enforcement Strategic Plan for FY 2005-2009 Developed by leaders in the IV-D community, including state, local, tribal, and Federal partners, this plan updates the Strategic Plan from fiscal years 2000-2004, reflecting changes in the child support enforcement program over the last five years.
Aug 2, 2004	Grants for Child Support Development Projects Awarded HHS’s Administration for Children and Families today announced the awarding of over $1.4 million in grants to thirteen state and non-profit organizations to advance the performance of the nation’s child support enforcement system.
Apr 29, 2004	ACF Approves Child Support Demonstrations In Four States The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) today announced $3.7 million in funding to support demonstrations in Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Minnesota to promote improvements in child support enforcement efforts.
Apr 29, 2004	ACF Announces Grant Availability for Healthy Marriage Resource Center The Administration for Children and Families has announced a request for proposals to create a Healthy Marriage Resource Center. The Healthy Marriage Resource Center will serve as a national repository and distribution center for information and research on healthy marriages for educator, practitioners, organizations, couples and individuals. After the grant is awarded, the center will provide materials and resources to individuals, couples and organizations interested in developing or accessing locally-run healthy marriage programs.
Mar 31, 2004	HHS Press Release: Child Support Effectiveness Cited by OMB HHS Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., today announced the federal child support enforcement program was cited by the Office of Management and Budget as being the highest rated social services program and block grant/formula program among all reviewed government-wide.
Mar 30, 2004	Announcement of Section 1115 Demonstration Grant Applications The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is pleased to announce a request for applications from State Child Support Enforcement Agencies applying for funding of demonstration projects authorized under Title IV-D and section 1115 of the Social Security Act (the Act).
Mar 30, 2004	HHS Issues Final Rule on Funding Tribal Child Support Enforcement Programs The Administration for Children and Families announced today the publication of a new regulation to implement direct child support enforcement program funding to federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations. The regulations carry out provisions of the 1996 welfare reform law as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which for the first time provided the option of direct funding of tribal child support enforcement programs.
Mar 30, 2004	Tribal Child Support Enforcement Programs; Final Rule published in Federal Register on Tuesday, March 30 45 CFR Parts 286, 302, 309 and 310 SUMMARY: ACF is issuing final regulations to implement direct funding to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations under section 455(f) of the Social Security Act (the Act). Section 455(f) of the Act authorizes direct funding of Tribal Child Support Enforcement (IV-D) programs meeting requirements contained in the statute and established by the Secretary of HHS by regulation. These regulations address these requirements and related provisions, and provide guidance to Tribes and Tribal organizations on how to apply for and, upon approval, receive direct funding for the operation of Tribal IV-D programs.
Mar 17, 2004	HHS's "Heller A Federal Computer Week Top "Federal 100" Executive published in Federal Computer Week on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 Federal Child Support Enforcement Commissioner Sherri Z. Heller, Ed.D., has been recognized by Federal Computer Week as one of the trade paper's top"Federal 100" executives for 2003. The annual award, chosen by an independent panel of judges, is presented to top executives from government, industry and academia having the greatest impact on the government information systems community. According to the paper, the awardees are chosen for the “difference (they) make in the way agencies and companies develop, acquire, manage and use information technology.”
Feb 13, 2004	The two following notices where published in the Federal Register on Friday, February 13. They alert the public to OCSE's proposed revisions to the Notice of Lien and Administrative Subpoena forms and provide for a 60-day comment period on the proposed changes. The comment period ends April 13, 2004. Notice of proposed revisions to Administrative Subpoena form Notice of proposed revisions to Notice of Lien form
Dec 19, 2003	The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) invites eligible applicants to submit competitive grant applications for special improvement projects which further the national child support mission, vision, and goals... Federal Register Announcement for OCSE Special Improvement Projects (PDF - 10 print pages) ACF Announcement for OCSE Special Improvement Projects (HTML - 122 print pages) The OCSE Grant Application Kit may be found here: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pubs/2003/grants/sip/
Dec 2, 2003	About Half of Custodial Parents Got Full Child Support Payments in 2001, Census Bureau Reports
Oct 3, 2003	Marriage Protection Week, 2003
Sep 15, 2003	Operation Lost and Found Nets Chronic Child Support Defaulters
Sep 9, 2003	Correction to OCSE Regulation Published in the Federal Register This correction notice was published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, September 9. It makes two editorial changes to the final technical corrections regulation that was published in the Federal Register on May 12. These changes do not have any impact on policy or program; they are clean up changes.
July 14, 2003	ACF Approves Child Support Demonstration in Virginia
May 12, 2003	OCSE Regulation Published in the Federal Register 45 CFR Parts 301, 302, 303, 304, and 307 Child Support Enforcement Program; State Plan Approval and Grant Procedures, State Plan Requirements, Standards for Program Operations, Federal Financial Participation, Computerized Support Enforcement Systems
May 9, 2003	ACF Approves Child Support Demonstrations in Michigan and Idaho
May 1, 2003	Announcement of Section 1115 Demonstration Grant Applications
Jan 17, 2003	National Guard Reservists, are you being mobilized?
Jan 2, 2003	HHS Awards Grants for Child Support Development Projects
Dec 19, 2002	HHS Issues Guidance on Use of Private Agencies to Help Collect Child Support This guidance is reflected in the following new policy documents: AT-02-04, Providing FPLS Locate Services to an "Agent of the Child" for Child Support Purposes DCL-02-35, Federal Guidance on Private Collection Agencies IM-02-09, Effective Practices For Working With Child Support Private Collection Agencies PIQ-02-02, Requests by Custodial Parents for a Change of Address for the Disbursement of the Custodial Parent's Share of Child Support Collections
Oct 25, 2002	Census Bureau Report Shows Welfare Reform Helping Families
Oct 25, 2002	Press Release: Proportion of Single Moms in Poverty and on Welfare Declines, Census Bureau Reports
Jul 31, 2002	HHS Press Release: Chronic Child Support Defaulters Arrested in Nationwide Sweep
Jul 9, 2002	Statement of Sherri Z. Heller, Ed.D., Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement before U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy

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