The Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is offering this grant to develop an enhanced nationwide training and technical assistance strategy. This grant aims to support community-level financial management and administrative governance among entities eligible for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. This one-year grant will address critical needs through a national technical assistance strategy focused on three key areas. Firstly, it provides organizational stabilization and support for CSBG entities facing significant fiscal or organizational challenges. Secondly, it fosters capacity development to ensure high-quality program management as eligible entities adapt to evolving community needs. Lastly, this grant promotes exemplary practices by identifying and disseminating successful service models that reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities, and empower individuals towards self-sufficiency. Resources may fund direct technical assistance and an enhanced infrastructure for long-term support to the Community Action Network.
Opportunity ID: 47590
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-ET-0085 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Services Block Grant Training and Technical Assistance Program- National Training for Financial Management and Administrative Governance |
| 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: | 93.570 — Community Services Block Grant_Discretionary Awards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 27, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 26, 2009 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 26, 2009 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 26, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are Community Services Block Grant eligible entities, consisting of statewide or local organizations or associations, and non-profit organizations with demonstrated expertise in providing training to individuals and organizations on methods of effectively addressing the needs of low-income families and communities, and knowledge of and experience with the Community Services Network. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
| Description: | The Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces that competing applications will be accepted for a new grant to create an enhanced nationwide training and technical assistance strategy for community-level financial management and administrative governance among eligible entities in the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. This one year grant will support a national technical assistance strategy to help CSBG eligible entities address needs in three major focus areas: 1) Organizational Stabilization and Support for CSBG entities experiencing significant fiscal or organizational challenges; 2) Capacity Development to ensure ongoing high quality program management among eligible entities adapting to changing community needs; and 3) Promotion of Exemplary Practices by identifying and disseminating service approaches and models that have been successful in addressing specific community needs related to the reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low-income communities, and the empowerment of low-income families and individuals in rural and urban areas to become fully self-sufficient. Resources provided through this grant may support direct technical assistance projects for eligible entities as well as creation of an enhanced infrastructure to help OCS prepare to address long-term technical assistance needs of the Community Action Network. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-ET-0085.html |
| 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 47590 Full Announcement-1 -> link to the full announcement.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.570 | PKG00012299 | May 27, 2009 | Jun 26, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
47590 SF424-2.0.pdf
47590 SF424A-1.0.pdf
47590 SF424B-1.1.pdf
47590 Project-1.1.pdf
47590 Budget-1.1.pdf
47590 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
47590 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
47590 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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