The Department of Health and Human Services is offering a grant to support prisoner reentry programs focusing on formerly incarcerated fathers. The program aims to provide skill-based pre- and post-release services to enhance healthy relationships, parenting skills, economic stability, and reduce recidivism. Desired outcomes include improved family functioning, positive father-child engagement, economic self-sufficiency, and enhancing economic mobility. Applicants should demonstrate the ability to implement community-centered strategies to achieve Responsible Fatherhood goals. The closing date for applications is July 7, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 276448
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2015-ACF-OFA-FO-0992 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Responsible Fatherhood Opportunities for Reentry and Mobility |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.086 — Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 08, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2015 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2015 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 06, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $7,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments City or township governments Special district governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants under this FOA are states (including state, territorial, and tribal institutions of higher education), territories, Native American tribes and tribal organizations, and public and nonprofit community entities (including religious organizations and public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education). Public Institutions of Higher Education – For purposes of eligibility under this FOA, “public institutions of higher education” are defined as two-year community colleges or four-year colleges or universities that are: (1) established by a state, territorial, or tribal government authority; (2) receives funding from state appropriations; (3) is legally authorized within a state to provide a program of post-secondary education; (4) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor’s degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s degree, or awards a degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program; and (5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or is an institution that has been granted pre-accreditation status by such an agency or association. Public or Nonprofit Community Entity – Under this FOA, a “nonprofit community entity” is defined as a public or private nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community, and is engaged in meeting human, educational, child-welfare, family well-being, personal growth and improvement, social welfare, or economic growth and mobility needs for the disadvantaged. A public or private non-profit institution of higher education may be eligible to the extent that it can demonstrate that it is a "nonprofit community entity," and applies as such an entity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Faith-based organizations are encouraged to review the ACF Policy on Grants to Faith-Based Organizations at: http: //www.acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OFA |
| Description: | The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) is announcing its intent to competitively award cooperative agreements for demonstration projects that support activities authorized under the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood provisions of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-291). Cooperative agreements awarded will support prisoner reentry programs that provide innovative community-centered, skill-based pre- and post-release and supportive services to formerly incarcerated fathers. Programs should be designed to address key outcomes related to healthy relationships and marriage, parenting, economic stability and recidivism. These include, but are not limited to, improved family functioning through healthy couple relationship skill building, improved co-parenting, improved child well-being, strengthening positive father-child engagement, increased economic self-sufficiency and stability through employment opportunities and improving economic mobility. ACF is particularly interested in programs that have the demonstrated ability to incorporate a broad array of community-centered strategies to achieve the overarching Responsible Fatherhood legislative goal. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2015-ACF-OFA-FO-0992 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email:app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email: app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.086 | HHS-2015-ACF-OFA-FO-0992 | Responsible Fatherhood Opportunities for Reentry and Mobility | PKG00216774 | May 08, 2015 | Jul 07, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
276448 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
276448 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
276448 Other-1.1.pdf
276448 SF424A-1.0.pdf
276448 SF424B-1.1.pdf
276448 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
276448 Project-1.1.pdf
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