This grant opportunity offers a cooperative agreement to establish a National Quality Improvement Center (QIC) dedicated to advancing the representation of children and youth within the child welfare system. A significant barrier to timely adoptions for these children is the scarcity of trained and effective advocates. Many states, evidenced by previous Child and Family Services Review Program Improvement Plans related to adoption timelines, require better support. The QIC’s mission will be to enhance the quality and increase the availability of competent representation for children and youth in child welfare cases, ultimately aiming to achieve improved safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for them across States and Tribes.
Opportunity ID: 46648
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2009-ACF-ACYF-CO-0077 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | National Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children in the Child Welfare System |
| 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: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.652 — Adoption Opportunities |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 07, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 08, 2009 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 08, 2009 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 08, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | For profit organizations other than small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education State governments Small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Partnerships are encouraged between organizations with experience and expertise in child welfare and child representation, but applications must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the grant. The primary applicant must be one of the eligible entities listed above. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
| Description: | The purpose of this program announcement is to award a cooperative agreement to establish a National Quality Improvement Center (QIC) to generate and disseminate knowledge on the representation of children and youth in the child welfare system. One of the barriers to adoption for these children is the lack of a trained and effective representative who can advocate for timeliness in the handling of their case by the child welfare agency and the court. Forty seven States in Round 1 had to enter into Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) Program Improvement Plans (PIPs) related to improving the length of time to adoption. The QIC will work to improve the quality and quantity of competent representation for children and youth in child welfare cases so that States and Tribes achieve the best safety, permanency and well-being outcomes for these children and youth. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-ACYF-CO-0077.html |
| 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
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 46648 Full Announcement-1 -> link to the full announcement.pdf
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.652 | PKG00011513 | Apr 07, 2009 | Jun 08, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
46648 SF424-2.0.pdf
46648 SF424A-1.0.pdf
46648 SF424B-1.1.pdf
46648 Project-1.1.pdf
46648 Budget-1.1.pdf
46648 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
46648 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
46648 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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