This grant establishes a Quality Improvement Center on Helplines and Hotlines (QIC-H2) through a cooperative agreement. The primary goal is to enhance national capacity for community-based helplines, serving as an alternative to traditional child welfare interventions. A key focus is developing an evidence-based understanding to distinguish between poverty and willful parental neglect in child maltreatment assessments. Objectives include building a national repository of best practices for helplines, which can link families to concrete supports as a primary prevention strategy. It also aims to develop training materials for mandated reporters and hotline staff to overcome bias and accurately discern neglect from poverty. Furthermore, the grant supports identifying and piloting selected strategies in diverse communities, with evaluation and widespread dissemination of findings, recommendations, and best practices to ensure effectiveness.
Opportunity ID: 349737
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-CA-0022 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Quality Improvement Center on Helplines and Hotlines |
| 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 01, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 01, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 31, 2024 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: | May 31, 2024 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 05, 2024 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $2,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Special district governments State governments Independent school districts County governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Small businesses |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Per the statute, “The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, entities that are states, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations, or public agencies or private agencies or organizations (or combinations of such entities)…” (42 U.S.C. 5106(a)). Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization’s religious character, affiliation, or exercise. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – ACYF/CB |
| Description: | This Notice of Funding Opportunity will establish, by cooperative agreement, a Quality Improvement Center on Helplines and Hotlines (QIC-H2). The goal of the QIC-H2 is to build national capacity for community-based helplines to serve as an alternative to child welfare intervention and develop clear, evidence-based understanding of the distinction between poverty and willful parental neglect in child maltreatment assessment. To achieve these goals, the QIC-H2 has the following primary objectives: (A) Build a repository of national models and best practices for the operation of community-based helplines that can link families with needed concrete supports as a primary prevention strategy and an alternative to child protective services (CPS) hotlines. (B) Develop an evidenced-informed curriculum or supplemental training materials for mandated reporters and hotline staff to overcome bias in decision making and clearly distinguish between poverty and willful parental neglect in child abuse reporting. (C) Identify and support a limited number of diverse pilot sites with a demonstrated capacity to test selected strategies in their community. (D) Evaluate funded efforts to measure the QIC-H2’s effectiveness in meeting the goals and objectives of this funding and widely disseminate findings, recommendations, and best practices. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kelly Canter
kelly.canter@acf.hhs.gov Email:kelly.canter@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 349737 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-CA-0022_Published.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Kelly Canter kelly.canter@acf.hhs.gov Email: kelly.canter@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-2024-ACF-ACYF-CA-0022 | Quality Improvement Center on Helplines and Hotlines | PKG00285666 | Apr 01, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
349737 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
349737 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
349737 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
349737 SF424A-1.0.pdf
349737 SF424B-1.1.pdf
349737 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
349737 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
349737 ProtectionofHumanSubjects_2_0-2.0.pdf
349737 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
349737 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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