This grant opportunity aims to establish a Quality Improvement Center to develop a program focusing on the needs of birth families for timely and lasting reunification. The program will bring systemic changes, promote family-centered services, and emphasize support for both foster and birth families. It will involve community engagement, mentorship, and local services to enhance family well-being. The center will implement the program in multiple local sites, with input from various stakeholders, fostering collaborations between agencies and providers. Applications are due by June 8, 2020.
Opportunity ID: 322613
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2020-ACF-ACYF-CZ-1839 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Quality Improvement Center on Family-Centered Reunification |
| 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: | 93.670 — Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 09, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 09, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 08, 2020 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 08, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 08, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,500,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments Small businesses Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) For profit organizations other than small businesses Special district governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 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 purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to establish, by awarding a cooperative agreement, one Quality Improvement Center (QIC) to develop a model program to assess and address the array of individual and collective needs of birth families to support timely, stable, and lasting family reunification and family well-being. The model program will: Create systemic change through intentional policy, practice, and culture shifts of agency and service provider staff that promote comprehensive, holistic family-centered reunification services and supports; align with the premise that foster care and foster families should serve as a support, not a substitute for parents and biological families; implement strategies and interventions that promote foster family and birth family engagement, mentoring, and support; provide for maintaining children’s important connections and for children and youth’s normalcy while in foster care; and engage local communities in developing a comprehensive array of services and localized family supports that allow families to build protective factors and thrive within their communities of origin. The QIC will install, implement, and evaluate the model program in 4-6 local sites. The QIC will incorporate information learned through a literature review, a pool of technical assistance (TA) experts, and the input of birth parents, foster parents, youth, courts, and community service providers/support organizations throughout development and implementation of project activities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-ACYF-CZ-1839 |
| 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.670 | HHS-2020-ACF-ACYF-CZ-1839 | Quality Improvement Center on Family-Centered Reunification | PKG00260878 | Apr 09, 2020 | Jun 08, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
322613 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
322613 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
322613 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
322613 SF424A-1.0.pdf
322613 SF424B-1.1.pdf
322613 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
322613 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
322613 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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