The Children’s Bureau is offering this 18-month competitive grant to enhance hospital-based adoption support services for pregnant and expectant mothers. This funding opportunity aims to train hospital staff, doctors, and other providers who offer pregnancy or adoption information and referrals. Utilizing an existing infant adoption awareness curriculum, the funded project will ensure these personnel deliver information and referrals on an equal basis with all other options during nondirective counseling, adhering to best practice guidelines. This grant is for strengthening comprehensive support systems, ensuring mothers considering adoption have access to appropriately trained staff throughout their decision-making journey.
Opportunity ID: 294944
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2017-ACF-ACYF-CO-1282 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Hospital-Based Adoption Support Services |
| 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: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.652 — Adoption Opportunities |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 05, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 04, 2017 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: | Aug 04, 2017 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 03, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $750,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $750,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Small businesses Special district governments For profit organizations other than small businesses State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education 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 Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities City or township governments County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Independent school districts |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible entities include public or private agencies or organizations, including adoptive family groups and minority groups. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – ACYF/CB |
| Description: | The Children’s Bureau announces the availability of competitive grant funds authorized by the Adoption Opportunities program. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to award one 18-month discretionary grant to improve hospital-based adoption support services for pregnant and expectant mothers through training of hospital-based adoption support service providers, doctors, and staff who provide pregnancy or adoption information and referrals, using an existing infant adoption awareness training curriculum. The funded project will train these designated staff in accordance with best practice guidelines specific to infant adoption awareness training in providing adoption information and referrals to pregnant women on an equal basis with all other courses of action included in nondirective counseling. Such activities will help ensure that mothers who wish to make an adoption have access to appropriately trained staff and comprehensive supports throughout the adoption process. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2017-ACF-ACYF-CO-1282 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.652 | HHS-2017-ACF-ACYF-CO-1282 | Hospital-Based Adoption Support Services | PKG00233578 | Jul 05, 2017 | Aug 04, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
294944 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
294944 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
294944 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
294944 SF424A-1.0.pdf
294944 SF424B-1.1.pdf
294944 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
294944 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
294944 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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