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Adoption Savings Data

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Title IV-E agencies—as of FFY 2015—are required to calculate and report annually their adoption savings, the methodology used to calculate the savings, how savings are spent, and on what services. In calculating adoption savings, title IV-E agencies must use a methodology specified by CB or may propose an alternative for approval. The methodology developed and issued by CB is referred to as “the CB Method.” This method can be applied either to a sample of cases or to the full universe of cases if the agency was able to access actual figures for needed information without conducting a special review. The statute also requires that the annual adoption savings information reported by state and tribal title IV-E agencies be posted on the CB website. Units of Response: State, Tribe Type of Data: Administrative Tribal Data: Yes COVID-19 Data: No Periodicity: Annual SORN: Not Applicable Data Use Agreement: Not Applicable Data Use Agreement Location: Not Applicable Equity Indicators: Unavailable Granularity: State;Tribe Spatial: United States Geocoding: State;Tribe

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description Title IV-E agencies—as of FFY 2015—are required to calculate and report annually their adoption savings, the methodology used to calculate the savings, how savings are spent, and on what services. In calculating adoption savings, title IV-E agencies must use a methodology specified by CB or may propose an alternative for approval. The methodology developed and issued by CB is referred to as “the CB Method.” This method can be applied either to a sample of cases or to the full universe of cases if the agency was able to access actual figures for needed information without conducting a special review. The statute also requires that the annual adoption savings information reported by state and tribal title IV-E agencies be posted on the CB website. <b>Units of Response: </b>State, Tribe <b>Type of Data: </b>Administrative <b>Tribal Data: </b>Yes <b>COVID-19 Data: </b>No <b>Periodicity: </b>Annual <b>SORN: </b>Not Applicable <b>Data Use Agreement: </b>Not Applicable <b>Data Use Agreement Location: </b>Not Applicable <b>Equity Indicators: </b>Unavailable <b>Granularity: </b>State;Tribe <b>Spatial: </b>United States <b>Geocoding: </b>State;Tribe
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    "description": "This document provides the first annual report compiling data from state and tribal title IV-E agencies’ reported Adoption Savings, as well as background information on Adoption Savings requirements. Temporal: Federal Fiscal year 2015, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: PDF",
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "National Reported Summary 2015-2021",
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    "description": "This document provides the national reported summary of state and tribal title IV-E agencies’ reported Adoption Savings for the fiscal years 2015-2021. Temporal: 2015-2021, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: PDF",
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title Adoption Savings Data

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