Continuing the national electronic interstate compact enterprise (neice) to expedite interstate placements of children - the american public human services association as secretariat for the…

The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) received a $1.6 million Cooperative Agreement from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Adoption Opportunities federal grant program (CFDA 93.652), effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2026. The award funds continued development and implementation of the National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE), a secure electronic system that expedites the exchange of data and documents required for interstate child placements in foster care and adoption. NEICE enables states to process interstate placement cases electronically in compliance with the Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 mandate requiring all states to utilize electronic processing by 2027.

As the secretariat for the Association of the Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, APHSA will advance full implementation of NEICE to support the 47 states currently onboarded and assist the three remaining states in completing their onboarding. The system improves operational efficiency and accountability in interstate child placements while facilitating compliance with federal regulatory requirements. This continuation award represents federal partnership to ensure nationwide adoption of electronic case processing infrastructure across all jurisdictions.

Continuing the national electronic interstate compact enterprise (neice) to expedite interstate placements of children - the american public human services association as secretariat for the association of the administrators of the interstate compact on the placement of children seeks continued support to advance the implementation of the national electronic interstate compact enterprise. Neice is a national electronic system for quickly and securely exchanging the data and documents required by the interstate compact on the placement of children to place children across state lines. Since its launch in 2014 and with the vision and support of the childrens bureau neice has improved the efficiency and accountability of interstate placements of children for foster care and adoption. Today 47 states are fully onboarded to neice and three states are working to complete their onboarding. Continued federal partnership on neice will enable full implementation of the system which meets the family first prevention services act of 2018 mandate requiring all states process interstate cases electronically by 2027.