# The Administration for Children and Families

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/the-administration-for-children-and-families/  
**Website:** https://www.acf.hhs.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 5

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services dedicated to promoting the economic and social well-being of children, families, and communities. ACF administers programs including TANF (cash assistance), CCDF (child care), Head Start, LIHEAP (energy assistance), child welfare, and refugee assistance. ACF collects administrative data via systems including AFCARS (foster care and adoption), NCANDS (child abuse and neglect), NYTD (youth in transition), TANF data reporting, and CCDF data. ACF is pursuing interoperability standards using HL7 FHIR and USCDI+ for human services data exchange. The TANF Data Portal (tanfdata.acf.hhs.gov) provides state agencies with a data submission and analysis interface.

## Kin Score — 34.6 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 34.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 55.5 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 31.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (5)

- **TANF Data Portal** — The TANF Data Portal (TDP) is a secure, web-based data reporting system for state agencies to submit Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program data to ACF. It provi...
- **National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect** — NDACAN is the central repository for datasets related to child abuse, neglect, and child welfare at Cornell University, funded by ACF. Provides access to AFCARS (foster care/ado...
- **ACF Data and Research Portal** — ACF's primary data and research portal providing access to program data, statistical reports, and research findings across all ACF program offices. Includes TANF caseload data, ...
- **The Administration for Children and Families plg_auth_check API** — The plg_auth_check API from The Administration for Children and Families — 1 operation(s) for plg_auth_check.
- **The Administration for Children and Families v1 API** — The v1 API from The Administration for Children and Families — 35 operation(s) for v1.

## Agentic access (1)

- **The Administration For Children And Families Agentic Access** — 48 operations · 15 acting

## Security (2)

- **The Administration For Children And Families Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **The Administration For Children And Families Domain Security** — TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **The Administration For Children And Families Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Children, Families, Federal-Government, Health And Human Services, Human Services, Social Safety Net

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/the-administration-for-children-and-families/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.