The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is part of the human services side of the Department of Health & Human Services. ACF's mission is to promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities. ACF's program offices administer programs and grants at the federal level, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Head Start, foster care, child care, child support, and more.
- HHS = U.S. Department of Health & Human Services = Federal Agency
- ACF = Administration for Children & Families = Operating Division
- OFA = Office of Family Assistance = A program office that administers several key federal grant programs, including TANF, Tribal programs, Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood, and Health Profession Opportunity Grants.
- TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families = A program that administers block grants to states, tribes, and territories to help low-income families achieves self sufficiency.
- OCIO = Office of the Chief Information Officer = An office that oversees ACF information technology.
- OPRE = Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation = An office that focuses on increasing the quality, usefulness, sharing, and analysis of data to improve ACF programs and program participants’ outcomes
- OFA = Office of Family Assistance = A program office that administers several key federal grant programs, including TANF, Tribal programs, Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood, and Health Profession Opportunity Grants.
- ACF = Administration for Children & Families = Operating Division
