This grant is for the purpose of funding a National Child Welfare Institute to significantly enhance the capacity of the child welfare workforce. The aim is to effectively respond to the complex needs of children and families impacted by maltreatment and trauma, fostering their social-emotional well-being. This 5-year cooperative agreement will create a national center of excellence, focusing on workforce development and leadership skills to drive systems change. Key initiatives include BSW/MSW Traineeships, Child Welfare Scholars Programs, organizational interventions linking social work schools with public agencies, comprehensive leadership academies for various levels, and technical assistance on best practices for workforce recruitment, retention, and organizational effectiveness. The program also focuses on developing a workforce framework and disseminating best practices.
Opportunity ID: 233280
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CT-0596 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Child Welfare Training: The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute |
| 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: | 93.648 — Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 06, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 05, 2013 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 05, 2013 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 05, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $2,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Under the funding legislation, eligible applicants are public or other nonprofit institutions of higher learning. Consortia of the eligible institutions of higher education described above are encouraged to apply, and Collaborative and interdisciplinary efforts are encouraged, but applications must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the grant. The primary applicant must be one of the entities listed under "Eligible Applicants," above. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – ACYF/CB |
| Description: | The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) is committed to facilitating healing and recovery and promoting the social and emotional well being of children who have experienced maltreatment, exposure to violence and/ or trauma. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to fund a National Child Welfare Institute that will build the capacity of the child welfare workforce to effectively respond to the complex needs of the children and families in order to foster social and emotional well-being and promote healthy and positive functioning. This project will advance Federal priorities while supporting systems and workforce development initiatives at the State and National Levels to build the competencies and skills of the child welfare workforce. This targeted 5-year cooperative agreement will create a national center of excellence to address workforce development and leadership capacity building in service of systems change in child welfare agencies. The child welfare field faces an ongoing workforce crisis requiring creative and comprehensive organizational interventions as well as professional development opportunities for professionals serving at all levels in child welfare agencies. This initiative will build on research and evaluation findings from the last ten years of federal child welfare training funding to address the current pressing needs in workforce development of an integrated approach to improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for children. This program will focus on building the leadership and change management skills in professionals and improving the systems that recruit, train, supervise, manage and retain them. The following key components will be included:
BSW and MSW Traineeships Child Welfare Scholars Programs Leadership Academies Leadership Academy for Deans and Directors Technical Assistance on Best Practices in Child Welfare Workforce Recruitment, Selection, Retention, and Organizational Effectiveness to States, Voluntary Agencies and Tribes |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CT-0596 |
| 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
There are no related documents on this grant.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.648 | HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CT-0596 | Child Welfare Training: The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute | PKG00176530 | May 06, 2013 | Jul 05, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
233280 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
233280 Other-1.1.pdf
233280 SF424A-1.0.pdf
233280 SF424B-1.1.pdf
233280 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
233280 Project-1.1.pdf
233280 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
233280 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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