The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) is offering approximately $1.6 million for Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus (MLP+). This grant aims to build, expand, and strengthen MLP capacity to provide comprehensive legal and wraparound social services. The grant’s purpose is to help low-income families address health-harming legal needs, thereby improving their overall health. Funding will enable recipients to increase services for vulnerable families, enhance legal aid, and fortify social service partnerships. Grantees must fully participate in a federal evaluation, complying with data collection and established protocols.
Opportunity ID: 348889
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2023-ACF-OCS-EMP-0085 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus (+) |
| 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: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.647 — Social Services Research and Demonstration |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 27, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 27, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 28, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 28, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,600,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Long-standing medical-legal partnerships. Please review the full Notice of Funding Opportunity when it posts for additional information on eligibility. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OCS |
| Description: | The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) announces the availability of funds for Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus (MLP+). OCS will make approximately $1.6 million available through a competitive award process to a limited pool of applicants. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide support for MLPs to build, expand, and strengthen their capacity to provide comprehensive legal services and wraparound social services to families with low incomes to address health harming legal needs and improve their overall health. MLPs will use this funding to increase their capacity to serve vulnerable families, including enhancing and/or increasing legal services and building and/or strengthening partnerships with social service providers to fully address health harming legal and social needs. Recipients will participate fully in a federal evaluation and follow all evaluation protocols established by ACF and/or its designee contractor(s). Fully participating in a federal evaluation may include supporting and complying with data collection requirements, providing administrative data on program participation, and other activities. In addition, the federal evaluation may include an evaluation of the implementation of MLP+. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Thom Campbell
thom.campbell@acf.hhs.gov Email:thom.campbell@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 348889 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Foa_Content_of_HHS-2023-ACF-OCS-EMP-0085.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Thom Campbell thom.campbell@acf.hhs.gov Email: thom.campbell@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.647 | HHS-2023-ACF-OCS-EMP-0085 | Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus (+) | PKG00282694 | Jul 27, 2023 | Aug 28, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
348889 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
348889 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
348889 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
348889 SF424A-1.0.pdf
348889 SF424B-1.1.pdf
348889 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
348889 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
348889 ProtectionofHumanSubjects_2_0-2.0.pdf
348889 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
348889 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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