This Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant is for tribes, tribal organizations, or tribal consortia seeking to develop and submit a Title IV-E foster care, adoption assistance, and potentially guardianship assistance program plan. The one-time funding assists with costs associated with creating a comprehensive Title IV-E plan under the Social Security Act within 24 months of receipt. Eligible expenses include developing data collection systems, establishing a cost allocation plan, designing agency and tribal court procedures to meet case review requirements, and other essential activities needed for the successful approval of a Title IV-E program. This initiative supports tribal self-governance in child welfare services.
Opportunity ID: 46911
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2009-ACF-ACYF-CS-0079 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.658 — Foster Care_Title IV-E |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 20, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 19, 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 19, 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 19, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The only eligible applicants are Indian Tribes, tribal organizations and tribal consortia. The terms "Indian Tribe" and "tribal organization" have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. %901 450b. See Sec. 479B(a) and Sec. 476(c)(2)(A)(iii). Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
| Description: | The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to make one-time grants to tribes, tribal organizations, or tribal consortia that are seeking to develop, and within 24 months of grant receipt, submit to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a plan to implement a title IV-E foster care, adoption assistance and, at Tribal option, guardianship assistance program. Grant funds under this announcement may be used for the cost of developing a title IV-E plan under section 471 of the Social Security Act (the Act) to carry out a program under section 479B of the Act. The grant may be used for costs relating to the development of data collection systems, a cost allocation plan, agency and tribal court procedures necessary to meet the case review system requirements under section 475(5) of the Act, or any other costs attributable to meeting any other requirement necessary for approval of a title IV-E plan. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-ACYF-CS-0079.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 46911 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.658 | PKG00011721 | Apr 20, 2009 | Jun 19, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
46911 SF424-2.0.pdf
46911 SF424A-1.0.pdf
46911 SF424B-1.1.pdf
46911 Project-1.1.pdf
46911 Budget-1.1.pdf
46911 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
46911 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
46911 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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