This grant, offered by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)’s Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), is for the purpose of supporting four national Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRCs). These centers will enhance domestic violence and dating violence intervention and prevention efforts across crucial systems, including criminal and civil justice, child protective services, child custody, healthcare, and mental health. Awarded as cooperative agreements, this initiative involves substantial federal government collaboration. The SIRCs will become a vital part of a broader network, providing leadership, training, technical assistance, and resources to programs and systems dedicated to assisting victims of domestic violence and their children nationwide.
Opportunity ID: 329056
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-EV-1941 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grants – Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRCs) |
| 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: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.592 — Family Violence Prevention and Services/Discretionary |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 13, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 13, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 28, 2021 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: | Jun 28, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 28, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,400,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $800,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) 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 |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Entities must meet specific eligibility requirements for the Special Issue Resource Center (SIRC), as specified in Section 310 the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10410(b)(2)). Please note that eligible applicants must focus primarily on domestic violence intervention and prevention in at least one of four areas: 1. criminal and civil justice systems (specifically, the response of the criminal and civil justice systems to domestic violence victims, which may include the response to the use of the self-defense plea by domestic violence victims and the issuance and use of protective orders); 2. child protective services and child custody (specifically, the response of child protective service agencies to victims of domestic violence and their dependents and child custody issues in domestic violence cases); 3. health care systems (specifically, the response of the interdisciplinary health care system to victims of domestic violence and access to health care resources for victims of domestic violence); or 4. mental health systems (specifically, the response of mental health systems, domestic violence service programs, and other related systems and programs to victims of domestic violence and to their children who are exposed to domestic violence). Eligibility entities shall be a nonprofit private organization that focuses primarily on issues of domestic violence and that: Provides documentation demonstrating experience working directly on issues of domestic violence; |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children & Families – ACYF/FYSB |
| Description: | The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Family Violence Prevention and Services (FVPSA) Program seeks to award four cooperative agreements under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to support four Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRC) that will be national in scope and will enhance domestic violence and dating violence intervention and prevention efforts in at least one of the following areas: 1) criminal and civil justice systems; 2) child protective services and child custody; 3) health care systems; or 4) mental health systems. In cooperative agreement awards, the federal government has substantial involvement in the project, and ACYF/FYSB will provide substantial involvement beyond the usual communication such as conference calls and site visits. The SIRC grantees are part of a network of National, Special Issue, Culturally Specific, and Capacity Building Resource Centers providing leadership, training, technical assistance, resources, and support to programs and systems serving victims of domestic violence and their children. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-EV-1941 |
| 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 329056 Full Announcement-FULL_ANNOUNCEMENT -> HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-EV-1941.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.592 | HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-EV-1941 | Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grants – Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRCs) | PKG00267077 | May 13, 2021 | Jun 28, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
329056 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
329056 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
329056 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
329056 SF424A-1.0.pdf
329056 SF424B-1.1.pdf
329056 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
329056 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
329056 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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