How it works
A free, independent check of your Advance Planning Document (APD) against federal requirements — before you submit it.
- 1 UploadYour APD and any supporting files
- 2 We identifyAPD type and each file — you confirm if unsure
- 3 We checkAgainst federal APD and CCWIS rules, plus the budget math
- 4 You fixClear to-do list with suggested wording; re-check anytime
What we check
APD content rules45 CFR Part 95, Subpart F — what each APD type must include
CCWIS rules45 CFR 1355.50–1355.59 — for CCWIS projects
Budget and consistencyTotals, federal/state shares, dates and figures across your files
See every requirement and its source
What the results mean
- Satisfied
- Fully addressed, backed by text quoted from your document.
- Partially satisfied
- Addressed, but something is missing or too vague.
- Missing
- Not found in the readable text.
- Needs clarification
- Unclear, inconsistent, a math problem, or a quote we couldn't verify.
- Not applicable
- Doesn't apply to your APD type or project.
- Unable to determine
- Couldn't be checked (for example, scanned pages) — check it yourself.
Required vs. optional
- Required
- A federal regulation requires it for your APD type.
- Conditional
- Required only in certain cases (for example, sole-source contracts over $1 million).
- Template alignment
- Expected by ACF guidance or templates, but not mandatory.
- Recommended
- Good practice. Never treated as a violation.
The readiness score
- Based only on required and conditional items, weighted by importance.
- Satisfied counts fully; partial or unclear counts half; missing counts zero.
- Items that don't apply or couldn't be checked are left out, so they never lower your score.
- Any missing high-importance required item keeps the result at Significant gaps.
Good to know
- Advisory only. This is not an ACF review. It does not approve, certify compliance or predict funding.
- AI can make mistakes. Quotes are checked against your document, but always use your own judgment.
- Scanned pages, images and charts can't be read. Upload text-based files for a full check.
- ACF published updated CWTI APD templates and a CCWIS Budget Template (dated September 23, 2026). The checker does not yet compare your APD with them section by section; template checks still use earlier ACF guidance.