This department is offering a significant 5-year grant to establish a Quality Improvement Center (QIC) focused on engaging youth in finding their own permanency. This grant is for piloting innovative efforts in 6-8 national jurisdictions to develop, implement, and evaluate successful methods for youth engagement. The QIC will identify barriers, create comprehensive strategies, and build the capacity of the child welfare workforce to empower youth in their permanency journey. A core aim is to achieve timely, stable, and permanent placement for every youth, preventing any from leaving care without a loving family, by effectively addressing systemic barriers in child welfare systems nationwide.
Opportunity ID: 328961
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-CO-1911 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Quality Improvement Center: Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency |
| 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: | 93.652 — Adoption Opportunities |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 07, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 07, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 06, 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: | Jul 06, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 05, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $3,700,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) 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 County governments City or township governments State governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Independent school districts Special district governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | CB will accept applications that represent partnerships among organizations with relevant experience. Applicants may establish subgrant and contracts with organizations specializing in their assigned tasks. Applications from collaborations must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement. 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: | This funding opportunity announcement is for a 5-year project to provide a Quality Improvement Center (QIC) that will pilot efforts in 6-8 jurisdictions across the nation to develop, implement, and evaluate methods of successful engagement of youth in finding their own permanency. Identifying the barriers and developing effective, comprehensive, and consistent strategies across the nation while engaging youth in the process is the focus for this funding opportunity. The QIC will also develop efforts to build the capacity of the child welfare workforce in the engagement of youth to not only find their own permanency, but also to identify the barriers. The development of strategies to achieve permanency for every youth without undo delays and without any youth leaving care without a stable, loving family will also be the focus of the QIC. It is critical that the child welfare systems across the nation are able to attack the barriers that exist to achieving timely, stable, and permanent placement of all children/youth in care. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-CO-1911 |
| 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 328961 Full Announcement-FULL_ANNOUNCEMENT -> HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-CO-1911.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.652 | HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-CO-1911 | Quality Improvement Center: Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency | PKG00266987 | May 07, 2021 | Jul 06, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
328961 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
328961 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
328961 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
328961 SF424A-1.0.pdf
328961 SF424B-1.1.pdf
328961 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
328961 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
328961 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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