Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2012 ACF OCS ET 0539
Apply for HHS 2012 ACF OCS ET 0539
- The Administration for Children and Families OCS in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Organizational Standards Center of Excellence (COE)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.569 Community Services Block Grant.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 22, 2012 and posted on Jun 22, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 6, 2012 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- As prescribed bySection 678A(c)(2) of the CSBG Act, eligible applicants are CSBG 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Organizational Standards Center of Excellence (COE) opportunity is a discretionary federal funding announcement from the Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It offers a two-year cooperative agreement to fund a single Center of Excellence designed to strengthen accountability and improve organizational performance across the nationwide CSBG Network. The basic idea is to help CSBG eligible entities and state CSBG lead agencies work from a shared, consistent set of high-quality organizational expectations, supported by practical tools, training, and assessment resources.
The COE is expected to focus on organizational standards that cut across the core operations of community action and other CSBG eligible organizations. The opportunity highlights key functional areas where consistent standards can raise quality and reduce risk, including organizational leadership, human resources management, financial operations, consumer input and involvement, community engagement, and board governance. Rather than funding direct services, the award supports infrastructure and capacity building so that CSBG-funded organizations are better equipped to deliver high-quality services to low-income individuals, families, and communities.
A central deliverable of the project is the development and dissemination of a core set of organizational performance standards that can be used across the CSBG Network. The COE is not meant to operate in isolation; it must actively gather input from the field and coordinate with state, regional, and national partners. In particular, the announcement emphasizes collaboration with CSBG T/TA Regional Performance and Innovation Consortia (RPIC) grantees, state CSBG lead agencies, state associations of eligible entities, and national CSBG technical assistance organizations. This input process is intended to surface existing standards already in use, identify gaps, and build consensus around a practical national framework.
The COE also has a strong “tools and implementation†expectation. Beyond drafting standards, the recipient must translate the core standards into curricula and training materials, along with tools that organizations and states can actually use. That includes organizational self-assessment tools for local eligible entities and state assessment tools that help state CSBG lead agencies evaluate performance consistently. The overall goal is to make assessment and quality improvement more uniform and actionable, so that eligible entities across different states and regions can be measured and supported using comparable expectations.
Partnership and alignment with other CSBG performance initiatives is another major requirement. The COE must develop a clear strategy for collaborating with Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) Next Generation Center of Excellence (funded separately) and other CSBG stakeholder organizations, and it should support the performance standards and accountability systems those partners administer. The announcement frames this as a network-wide approach led in coordination with OCS and other established national CSBG technical assistance centers that work on performance management, risk mitigation and quality improvement, and legal compliance.
The COE is also expected to participate in the web-based CSBG T/TA Resource Center environment. This includes contributing to and using shared infrastructure such as a web-based calendar, a T/TA request system, a consultant bank, discussion forums, and other features designed to make technical assistance more coordinated and easier to access across the network. In practice, that means the COE’s products and support are intended to be visible, shareable, and integrated into the broader CSBG technical assistance delivery system rather than housed on a standalone platform.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity was posted June 22, 2012 under Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2012-ACF-OCS-ET-0539, with an application deadline of August 6, 2012 (electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time). A single award was anticipated, with an estimated total funding amount of $200,000, and both the award ceiling and floor listed as $200,000, indicating a fixed-size award for one recipient. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The CFDA program number is 93.569 (Community Services Block Grant), and the activity category is Income Security and Social Services.
Eligible applicants are defined by the CSBG Act (Section 678A(c)(2)). In general terms, applicants must be CSBG eligible entities (including statewide or local organizations or associations) or nonprofit organizations with demonstrated expertise in providing training to individuals and organizations on effective methods for addressing the needs of low-income families and communities. The opportunity explicitly includes nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), emphasizing subject-matter expertise and demonstrated training capacity as key eligibility characteristics.
Overall, the grant is aimed at improving how the CSBG Network defines, assesses, and strengthens organizational capacity. The funded COE is expected to create a shared set of national organizational standards and the practical training and assessment tools needed to help states and local entities adopt those standards, measure performance consistently, and make sustained improvements in governance, management, and accountability.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Organizational Standards Center of Excellence (COE) discretionary federal funding opportunity administered by the Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
2) What type of award is being offered?
The announcement describes a two-year cooperative agreement to support one Center of Excellence (COE).
3) How many awards are expected?
A single award was anticipated, meaning one recipient would be selected to operate the COE.
4) What is the total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $200,000.
5) Is the award amount fixed?
Yes. The funding opportunity lists the award ceiling as $200,000 and the award floor as $200,000, indicating a fixed-size award amount for the one recipient.
6) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
7) What is the period of performance?
The project is described as a two-year cooperative agreement.
8) What is the purpose of the Organizational Standards Center of Excellence (COE)?
The COE is intended to strengthen accountability and improve organizational performance across the nationwide CSBG Network by helping CSBG eligible entities and state CSBG lead agencies work from a shared, consistent set of high-quality organizational expectations supported by practical tools, training, and assessment resources.
9) Does this grant fund direct services to individuals and families?
No. The announcement emphasizes that the award supports infrastructure and capacity building rather than funding direct services. The intent is to improve organizational capability so CSBG-funded organizations are better positioned to deliver high-quality services to low-income individuals, families, and communities.
10) What are the key focus areas for the organizational standards?
The opportunity highlights organizational standards that cut across core operations, including organizational leadership, human resources management, financial operations, consumer input and involvement, community engagement, and board governance.
11) What is a central required deliverable of the project?
A central deliverable is the development and dissemination of a core set of organizational performance standards that can be used across the CSBG Network.
12) Is the COE expected to work independently or coordinate with the CSBG Network?
The COE is not meant to operate in isolation. It must actively gather input from the field and coordinate with state, regional, and national partners to identify existing standards, identify gaps, and build consensus around a practical national framework.
13) Which partners does the announcement specifically emphasize for collaboration and input?
The funding opportunity emphasizes collaboration with CSBG T/TA Regional Performance and Innovation Consortia (RPIC) grantees, state CSBG lead agencies, state associations of eligible entities, and national CSBG technical assistance organizations.
14) Beyond writing standards, what else must the COE produce?
The opportunity includes a strong tools and implementation expectation. The COE must translate the core standards into curricula and training materials and develop practical tools that organizations and states can use.
15) What kinds of assessment tools are expected?
The COE is expected to develop organizational self-assessment tools for local eligible entities and state assessment tools to help state CSBG lead agencies evaluate performance consistently.
16) What is the broader goal of the standards and tools?
The overall goal is to make assessment and quality improvement more uniform and actionable so eligible entities across different states and regions can be measured and supported using comparable expectations.
17) Is coordination with other CSBG performance initiatives required?
Yes. The announcement requires partnership and alignment with other CSBG performance initiatives and calls for a clear strategy to collaborate with the Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) Next Generation Center of Excellence (funded separately) and other CSBG stakeholder organizations.
18) How does the COE relate to the ROMA Next Generation Center of Excellence?
The COE must develop a strategy for collaborating with the ROMA Next Generation Center of Excellence and should support performance standards and accountability systems administered by that and other CSBG partners, as framed in the announcement.
19) Does the opportunity require participation in a shared CSBG technical assistance platform?
Yes. The COE is expected to participate in the web-based CSBG T/TA Resource Center environment and to contribute to and use shared infrastructure intended to coordinate and simplify access to technical assistance across the network.
20) What shared CSBG T/TA Resource Center features are mentioned?
The announcement references a web-based calendar, a T/TA request system, a consultant bank, discussion forums, and other features to help make technical assistance more coordinated and accessible.
21) Are the COE products expected to be integrated into the broader CSBG technical assistance system?
Yes. The opportunity indicates that the COE’s products and support should be visible, shareable, and integrated into the broader CSBG technical assistance delivery system rather than housed on a standalone platform.
22) When was this opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on June 22, 2012.
23) What is the application deadline?
The application deadline is August 6, 2012. Electronic submissions were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
24) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS-2012-ACF-OCS-ET-0539.
25) What is the CFDA program number?
The CFDA program number is 93.569 (Community Services Block Grant).
26) What is the activity category listed for this opportunity?
The activity category is Income Security and Social Services.
27) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are defined by the CSBG Act (Section 678A(c)(2)). In general terms, applicants must be CSBG eligible entities (including statewide or local organizations or associations) or nonprofit organizations with demonstrated expertise in providing training to individuals and organizations on effective methods for addressing the needs of low-income families and communities.
28) Are nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status eligible?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly includes nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status.
29) Are institutions of higher education eligible?
No. The opportunity excludes institutions of higher education.
30) What capabilities are emphasized for eligibility and fit?
The opportunity emphasizes subject-matter expertise and demonstrated training capacity, particularly around effective methods for addressing the needs of low-income families and communities, as key eligibility characteristics.
31) What is the intended impact on the CSBG Network?
The grant is aimed at improving how the CSBG Network defines, assesses, and strengthens organizational capacity by creating shared national organizational standards and practical training and assessment tools to support consistent performance measurement and sustained improvements in governance, management, and accountability.
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