This department is offering grants for programs to support noncustodial parents in the child support system by providing employment services. These programs will include case management, job placement services, fatherhood/parenting activities, and help with child support order modifications. Grantees will have a 60-month project period with the first year for planning, three years for service provision, and the final year for evaluation. Applicants must participate in a national evaluation and potentially conduct random assignment. Deadline for application submission is July 27, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 172173
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | HHS-2012-ACF-OCSE-FD-0297 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration Projects |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 8 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 93.564 — Child Support Enforcement Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | May 22, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jul 27, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jul 27, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Jul 30, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 1,600,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $195,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | State (including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) Title IV-D agencies or the umbrella agency of the IV-D program are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. 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 |
| Description:: | The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) invites eligible applicants to submit competitive grant applications to develop and implement programs that provide employment services to noncustodial parents in the child support system as part of a national demonstration framework. These child support-led employment programs will include the following components: 1) case management; 2) employment-oriented services that include job placement and retention services; 3) fatherhood/parenting activities using peer support; and 4) child support order modification, programs to reduce child support debt owed to the state, and help with parenting plans. Incentives to encourage noncustodial parents to work and pay child support are also of interest.
This grant program will run over a 60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods. Over the five year project period, the first year will be a planning year devoted to start-up and development of the program design, services will be provided for a three year period, and the final year will be dedicated to evaluation, close-out, and sustainability work. Grantees will not be required to conduct their own evaluation but must fully participate in an OCSE national cross-site evaluation; it is likely that random assignment of potential participants into treatment and control groups will be required. The evaluator will provide evaluation-related guidance and assistance to the demonstration grantees. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 93.564 |
| Competition ID: | HHS-2012-ACF-OCSE-FD-0297 |
| Competition Title: | National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration Projects |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00123150 |
| Opening Date: | May 22, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Jul 27, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Daphne Weeden |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1] |
| optional_forms |
Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.564 | HHS-2012-ACF-OCSE-FD-0297 | National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration Projects | PKG00123150 | May 22, 2012 | Jul 27, 2012 | View | Daphne Weeden | Organization Applicants |