National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) and Youth Outcomes Survey

Public Law 106-169, enacted December 14, 1999, established the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) at section 477 of the Social Security Act (the Act). The law provides states with flexible funding to carry out programs that assist young people in making the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency. The law requires the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to develop a data collection system to track the independent living services states provide to youth and develop outcome measures that may be used to assess states’ performance in operating their independent living programs. We implemented this requirement by creating a collection of information entitled the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD). The regulations for the NYTD are found at 45 CFR 1356.80. Pursuant to the regulation, states began collecting NYTD information on October 1, 2010 and submit data to ACF on a semiannual basis. There are two information collection instruments associated with this request: the Data File and the Youth Outcome Survey.

The latest form for National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) and Youth Outcomes Survey expires 2022-03-31 and can be found here.

Youth Outcome Survey

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