Opportunity ID: 229835

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0593
Funding Opportunity Title: Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System
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: 8
Assistance Listings: 93.652 — Adoption Opportunities
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Apr 09, 2013
Last Updated Date: Apr 30, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 10, 2013 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 10, 2013 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Archive Date: Jul 10, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,200,000
Award Ceiling: $400,000
Award Floor: $200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: State governments
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Collaborative efforts are strongly encouraged, but applicants must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement.
Federally-recognized Indian Tribal governments include Alaska Native villages and Tribal consortia consisting of two or more federally-recognized Indian Tribes. 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: THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MODIFIED. PLEASE SEE THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR DETAILS
This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits applications to fund cooperative agreements, for the purpose of developing programs to recruit resource families for children in foster care. Applications submitted in response to this announcement should propose projects that will:
1. Implement comprehensive, multi-faceted diligent recruitment programs for resource families, including kinship, foster, concurrent, and adoptive families for children and youth served by public child welfare agencies; effectively identify, engage and support resource families as a means of improving permanency outcomes and building lasting connections for children in foster care.
2. Integrate the diligent recruitment programs into the Child and Family Service Plan and with other agency programs, including foster care case planning and permanency planning processes, to facilitate active concurrent planning activities;
3. Demonstrate the capacity to use this project as a transformative platform for improved system response to permanency and building connections, incorporating changes at the policy and practice level and embracing the philosophy of permanency beginning at entry into the child welfare system;
4. Evaluate the implementation of the comprehensive diligent recruitment programs to document processes and potential linkages between diligent recruitment strategies and improved outcomes; and;
5. Develop identifiable sites that other States/locales seeking to implement improved diligent recruitment methods can look at for guidance, insight and possible replication.

Link to Additional Information: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0593
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
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. Apr 30, 2013
Jun 18, 2016
Jun 18, 2016
Jun 18, 2016
Jun 18, 2016
Apr 30, 2013

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0593
Funding Opportunity Title: Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System
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: 8
Assistance Listings: 93.652 — Adoption Opportunities
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Apr 09, 2013
Last Updated Date: Apr 30, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 10, 2013 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 10, 2013 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Archive Date: Jul 10, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,200,000
Award Ceiling: $400,000
Award Floor: $200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: State governments
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Collaborative efforts are strongly encouraged, but applicants must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement.
Federally-recognized Indian Tribal governments include Alaska Native villages and Tribal consortia consisting of two or more federally-recognized Indian Tribes. 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: THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MODIFIED. PLEASE SEE THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR DETAILS
This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits applications to fund cooperative agreements, for the purpose of developing programs to recruit resource families for children in foster care. Applications submitted in response to this announcement should propose projects that will:
1. Implement comprehensive, multi-faceted diligent recruitment programs for resource families, including kinship, foster, concurrent, and adoptive families for children and youth served by public child welfare agencies; effectively identify, engage and support resource families as a means of improving permanency outcomes and building lasting connections for children in foster care.
2. Integrate the diligent recruitment programs into the Child and Family Service Plan and with other agency programs, including foster care case planning and permanency planning processes, to facilitate active concurrent planning activities;
3. Demonstrate the capacity to use this project as a transformative platform for improved system response to permanency and building connections, incorporating changes at the policy and practice level and embracing the philosophy of permanency beginning at entry into the child welfare system;
4. Evaluate the implementation of the comprehensive diligent recruitment programs to document processes and potential linkages between diligent recruitment strategies and improved outcomes; and;
5. Develop identifiable sites that other States/locales seeking to implement improved diligent recruitment methods can look at for guidance, insight and possible replication.

Link to Additional Information: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0593
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

DISPLAYING: Forecast 4

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0593
Funding Opportunity Title: Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System
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: 8
Assistance Listings: 93.652 — Adoption Opportunities
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Forecast 4
Posted Date: Jun 18, 2016
Last Updated Date: Jun 18, 2016
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,200,000
Award Ceiling: $400,000
Award Floor: $200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: County governments
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Additional Information

Agency Name:
Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits applications to fund cooperative agreements, for the purpose of developing programs to recruit resource families for children in foster care. Applications submitted in response to this announcement should propose projects that will: 1.   Implement comprehensive, multi-faceted diligent recruitment programs for resource families, including kinship, foster, concurrent, and adoptive families for children and youth served by public child welfare agencies; effectively identify, engage and support resource families as a means of improving permanency outcomes and building lasting connections for children in foster care. 2.   Integrate the diligent recruitment programs into the Child and Family Service Plan and with other agency programs, including foster care case planning and permanency planning processes, to facilitate active concurrent planning activities; 3.   Demonstrate the capacity to use this project as a transformative platform for improved system response to permanency and building connections, incorporating changes at the policy and practice level and embracing the philosophy of permanency beginning at entry into the child welfare system; 4.   Evaluate the implementation of the comprehensive diligent recruitment programs to document processes and potential linkages between diligent recruitment strategies and improved outcomes; and; 5.   Develop identifiable sites that other States/locales seeking to implement improved diligent recruitment methods can look at for guidance, insight and possible replication.                
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:


Email:Taffy.Compain@ACF.hhs.gov

DISPLAYING: Forecast 3

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0593
Funding Opportunity Title: Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System
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: 8
Assistance Listings: 93.652 — Adoption Opportunities
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Forecast 3
Posted Date: Jun 18, 2016
Last Updated Date: Jun 18, 2016
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,200,000
Award Ceiling: $400,000
Award Floor: $200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: County governments
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Additional Information

Agency Name:
Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits applications to fund cooperative agreements, for the purpose of developing programs to recruit resource families for children in foster care. Applications submitted in response to this announcement should propose projects that will: 1.   Implement comprehensive, multi-faceted diligent recruitment programs for resource families, including kinship, foster, concurrent, and adoptive families for children and youth served by public child welfare agencies; effectively identify, engage and support resource families as a means of improving permanency outcomes and building lasting connections for children in foster care. 2.   Integrate the diligent recruitment programs into the Child and Family Service Plan and with other agency programs, including foster care case planning and permanency planning processes, to facilitate active concurrent planning activities; 3.   Demonstrate the capacity to use this project as a transformative platform for improved system response to permanency and building connections, incorporating changes at the policy and practice level and embracing the philosophy of permanency beginning at entry into the child welfare system; 4.   Evaluate the implementation of the comprehensive diligent recruitment programs to document processes and potential linkages between diligent recruitment strategies and improved outcomes; and; 5.   Develop identifiable sites that other States/locales seeking to implement improved diligent recruitment methods can look at for guidance, insight and possible replication.                
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:


Email:Taffy.Compain@ACF.hhs.gov

DISPLAYING: Forecast 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0593
Funding Opportunity Title: Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System
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: 8
Assistance Listings: 93.652 — Adoption Opportunities
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Forecast 2
Posted Date: Jun 18, 2016
Last Updated Date: Jun 18, 2016
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,200,000
Award Ceiling: $400,000
Award Floor: $200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: County governments
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Additional Information

Agency Name:
Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits applications to fund cooperative agreements, for the purpose of developing programs to recruit resource families for children in foster care. Applications submitted in response to this announcement should propose projects that will: 1.   Implement comprehensive, multi-faceted diligent recruitment programs for resource families, including kinship, foster, concurrent, and adoptive families for children and youth served by public child welfare agencies; effectively identify, engage and support resource families as a means of improving permanency outcomes and building lasting connections for children in foster care. 2.   Integrate the diligent recruitment programs into the Child and Family Service Plan and with other agency programs, including foster care case planning and permanency planning processes, to facilitate active concurrent planning activities; 3.   Demonstrate the capacity to use this project as a transformative platform for improved system response to permanency and building connections, incorporating changes at the policy and practice level and embracing the philosophy of permanency beginning at entry into the child welfare system; 4.   Evaluate the implementation of the comprehensive diligent recruitment programs to document processes and potential linkages between diligent recruitment strategies and improved outcomes; and; 5.   Develop identifiable sites that other States/locales seeking to implement improved diligent recruitment methods can look at for guidance, insight and possible replication.                
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:


Email:Taffy.Compain@ACF.hhs.gov

DISPLAYING: Forecast 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0593
Funding Opportunity Title: Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System
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: 8
Assistance Listings: 93.652 — Adoption Opportunities
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Forecast 1
Posted Date: Jun 18, 2016
Last Updated Date: Jun 18, 2016
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,200,000
Award Ceiling: $400,000
Award Floor: $200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: County governments
State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Additional Information

Agency Name:
Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits applications to fund cooperative agreements, for the purpose of developing programs to recruit resource families for children in foster care. Applications submitted in response to this announcement should propose projects that will: 1.   Implement comprehensive, multi-faceted diligent recruitment programs for resource families, including kinship, foster, concurrent, and adoptive families for children and youth served by public child welfare agencies; effectively identify, engage and support resource families as a means of improving permanency outcomes and building lasting connections for children in foster care. 2.   Integrate the diligent recruitment programs into the Child and Family Service Plan and with other agency programs, including foster care case planning and permanency planning processes, to facilitate active concurrent planning activities; 3.   Demonstrate the capacity to use this project as a transformative platform for improved system response to permanency and building connections, incorporating changes at the policy and practice level and embracing the philosophy of permanency beginning at entry into the child welfare system; 4.   Evaluate the implementation of the comprehensive diligent recruitment programs to document processes and potential linkages between diligent recruitment strategies and improved outcomes; and; 5.   Develop identifiable sites that other States/locales seeking to implement improved diligent recruitment methods can look at for guidance, insight and possible replication.                
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:


Email:Taffy.Compain@ACF.hhs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0593
Funding Opportunity Title: Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System
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: 8
Assistance Listings: 93.652 — Adoption Opportunities
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Apr 30, 2013
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 10, 2013 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Archive Date: Jul 10, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,200,000
Award Ceiling: $400,000
Award Floor: $200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: County governments
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Collaborative efforts are strongly encouraged, but applicants must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement. 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: This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits applications to fund cooperative agreements, for the purpose of developing programs to recruit resource families for children in foster care. Applications submitted in response to this announcement should propose projects that will:
1. Implement comprehensive, multi-faceted diligent recruitment programs for resource families, including kinship, foster, concurrent, and adoptive families for children and youth served by public child welfare agencies; effectively identify, engage and support resource families as a means of improving permanency outcomes and building lasting connections for children in foster care.
2. Integrate the diligent recruitment programs into the Child and Family Service Plan and with other agency programs, including foster care case planning and permanency planning processes, to facilitate active concurrent planning activities;
3. Demonstrate the capacity to use this project as a transformative platform for improved system response to permanency and building connections, incorporating changes at the policy and practice level and embracing the philosophy of permanency beginning at entry into the child welfare system;
4. Evaluate the implementation of the comprehensive diligent recruitment programs to document processes and potential linkages between diligent recruitment strategies and improved outcomes; and;
5. Develop identifiable sites that other States/locales seeking to implement improved diligent recruitment methods can look at for guidance, insight and possible replication.

Link to Additional Information: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0593
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

Related Documents

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-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0593 Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in the Foster Care System PKG00173092 Apr 09, 2013 Jun 10, 2013 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

229835 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

229835 Other-1.1.pdf

229835 SF424A-1.0.pdf

229835 SF424B-1.1.pdf

229835 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf

229835 Project-1.1.pdf

229835 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf

Optional forms

229835 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf

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