The national center on child maltreatment fatality data practices and reporting enables high-quality child maltreatment fatality data to identify system reforms and reduce child maltreatment deaths. -…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1.189 million Cooperative Agreement to ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. on September 30, 2026, under the Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities program (CFDA 93.670).

The National Center on Child Maltreatment Fatality Data Practices and Reporting will facilitate high-quality, timely, and comprehensive child maltreatment fatality data to enable state and jurisdictional agencies to identify children at highest risk, understand systemic factors, and drive system reforms that reduce child maltreatment deaths. The National Center will engage state and jurisdictional child welfare agencies and their partners, including tribes, health professionals, law enforcement, and judicial staff, in creating a common vision and implementing national strategies tailored to realistic state and jurisdiction contexts. The effort addresses current inconsistencies in definitions and reporting practices, along with a lack of coordination and information-sharing among agencies, that hinder effective cross-agency interventions and system reform strategies.

ICF Incorporated, L.L.C., a for-profit consulting and technology services firm headquartered in Reston, Virginia, is the recipient. Work is performed in Virginia. The period of performance runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031. The award obligated $1,189,796.

The national center on child maltreatment fatality data practices and reporting enables high-quality child maltreatment fatality data to identify system reforms and reduce child maltreatment deaths. - the national center on child maltreatment fatality data practices and reporting (national center) aims to facilitate high-quality, timely, and comprehensive child maltreatment fatality data that enables agencies to more clearly identify children most at risk, understand systemic factors, and drive system reforms that reduce child maltreatment deaths. Current inconsistencies in definitions and reporting practices, along with a lack of coordination and information-sharing among agencies, hinder effective cross-agency interventions and system reform strategies. The national center will address this urgent need by engaging state and jurisdictional child welfare agencies and their partners, including tribes, health professionals, law enforcement, and judicial staff in creating a common vision and facilitating implementation of national strategies tailored to realistic state and jurisdiction contexts.