AFCARS Assessment Review

The Children's Bureau has developed an assessment review process for the purpose of more fully assessing and evaluating States' AFCARS. The AFCARS assessment review (AAR) process is a "validation and verification" of an automated information system. The AFCARS assessment review encompasses assessing the ability of a State's automated information system to gather, extract and submit the correct AFCARS data accurately. The AFCARS review process is a rigorous evaluation of the State's system and allows the review team to identify problems, investigate the causes, and suggest solutions during the review.

2004 AFCARS Assessment Review Schedule

State AFCARS Assessment Review (AAR) Reports by Fiscal Year
A listing of State AAR reports by Federal fiscal year.

The State Guide is to help States prepare for an AFCARS assessment review and provide more detailed information on the AFCARS assessment review process.