The Court Improvement Program submits annual program reports to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, detailing activities for each of the three (3) grants.

Basic Grant

Program Report for the Year January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
Program Report for the Year January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009
Program Report for the Period August 1, 2007 – December 31, 2008

Training Grant

Training Grant Report, January 1- December 31, 2010
Training Grant Report, January 1- December 31, 2009
Training Grant Report, January 1- December 31, 2008

Data Collection and Analysis Grant

Data Collection and Analysis Grant Report for the Year January 1- December 31, 2010
Data Collection and Analysis Grant Report for the Year January 1- December 31, 2009
Data Collection and Analysis Grant Report for the Period September 1, 2007- December 31, 2008

In 2003, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau, mandated an assessment of the juvenile courts particularly taking into account the requirements of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. The detailed findings and recommendations developed as a result of re-assessment are outlined in A Re-Assessment of Tennessee’s Judicial Process in Foster Care Cases.

The Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006 required an assessment to evaluate the role, responsibilities and effectiveness of the courts in the interstate placement of foster children and to implement improvements to expedite these placements. The Assessment of Tennessee’s Interstate Placement of Foster Children was completed in June 2008.