Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OCS ET 1128
Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OCS ET 1128
- The HHS-ACF-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) Program: Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.569.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 02, 2016 and posted on May 02, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 01, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 11 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Program: Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (HHS-ACF), through the Office of Community Services (OCS). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the awardee(s) should expect an active partnership with the federal agency rather than operating entirely independently. The goal is to strengthen how training and technical assistance are delivered across the CSBG network so that agencies serving low-income communities can consistently meet key standards, improve performance, and apply approaches that are informed by evidence.
OCS planned to fund 11 Regional Performance and Innovation Consortia (RPIs), each serving as a regional hub or focal point for coordination and leadership. These regional consortia are intended to improve and connect T/TA efforts among State Community Action Agency Associations (often referred to as State Associations). In practical terms, the RPIs are meant to reduce fragmentation and help create a more comprehensive, integrated regional system where states and local CSBG-eligible entities can access consistent guidance, shared tools, and coordinated support rather than duplicative or uneven resources.
A central emphasis of the program is organizational quality and accountability. The RPIs are expected to help ensure that all CSBG-eligible entities can meet organizational performance standards and state accountability measures. Alongside compliance, the opportunity stresses performance management systems and the use of evidence-informed service approaches, signaling that OCS is looking not only for agencies to follow required rules and benchmarks, but also to improve how programs are designed, tracked, and refined based on what is known to work. The ultimate purpose behind these expectations is improved capacity to address locally identified needs of low-income individuals and families in their communities.
Another major component is state-by-state planning and resource assessment. In partnership with State CSBG agencies, RPIs are expected to support an assessment of what T/TA resources already exist in each state, identify gaps or overlaps, and then assist each state in developing an annual CSBG T/TA strategy. That annual strategy is expected to focus strongly on the areas OCS highlights: organizational standards, accountability measures, and performance management. This suggests the RPIs are not simply delivering trainings, but also helping states take a more strategic, planned approach to technical assistance that aligns with both federal expectations and state oversight needs.
The opportunity also calls for the RPIs to create a regional approach to coordination and information-sharing tied to national technical assistance efforts that OCS supports. In other words, RPIs function as two-way connectors: they help push national guidance, tools, and priorities out to states and local agencies in an organized way, and they can also elevate regional needs, trends, and promising practices back into the broader CSBG T/TA ecosystem. This regional coordination role is meant to improve consistency and speed in dissemination of information, while still allowing flexibility to adapt support to regional and state contexts.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity number is HHS-2016-ACF-OCS-ET-1128, and the CFDA number listed is 93.569, which corresponds to CSBG. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) was $400,000 per award, with 11 expected awards, aligning with the plan to fund 11 regional consortia. The opportunity was posted May 2, 2016, created May 2, 2016, and had an application closing date of July 1, 2016. Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education), and other eligible entities as described in the full eligibility clarification section of the notice.
Overall, this grant is best understood as a capacity-building and systems-improvement investment for the CSBG network. Rather than funding direct client services, it funds regional entities that can organize, align, and strengthen training and technical assistance so that CSBG organizations can meet required standards, improve measurable performance, and deliver services more effectively to low-income communities.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the CSBG Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Program: Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC) grant?
It is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Community Services (OCS). The funding supports Regional Performance and Innovation Consortia (RPIs/RPICs) that strengthen how training and technical assistance are delivered across the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) network.
2) What is the main goal of this opportunity?
The main goal is to improve and strengthen the training and technical assistance system serving the CSBG network so agencies can consistently meet key standards, improve performance, and apply evidence-informed approaches. The broader purpose is to increase the capacity of CSBG organizations to address locally identified needs of low-income individuals and families.
3) Who is the federal agency offering this grant?
The grant is offered by HHS-ACF through the Office of Community Services (OCS).
4) What type of award is this (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement. That means awardees should expect an active partnership with the federal agency, rather than operating completely independently.
5) What does "active partnership" typically imply in this cooperative agreement context?
Based on the notice description, it implies the RPIC awardee(s) will coordinate closely with OCS and align regional work with national technical assistance efforts supported by OCS, including coordinated information-sharing and dissemination of guidance, tools, and priorities.
6) How many Regional Performance and Innovation Consortia were planned to be funded?
OCS planned to fund 11 Regional Performance and Innovation Consortia (RPIs).
7) What is the role of an RPIC/RPI?
Each RPI serves as a regional hub for coordination and leadership to improve and connect training and technical assistance efforts among State Community Action Agency Associations (State Associations). The intent is to reduce fragmentation and create a more integrated regional system where states and local CSBG-eligible entities can access consistent guidance, shared tools, and coordinated support.
8) Is this funding meant to pay for direct services to clients?
No. The opportunity is described as a capacity-building and systems-improvement investment for the CSBG network. It funds regional entities that organize, align, and strengthen training and technical assistance rather than funding direct client services.
9) What issues is the grant trying to address within the CSBG training and technical assistance landscape?
It aims to reduce fragmentation and duplicative or uneven resources by improving coordination, creating shared tools, and ensuring more consistent guidance and support across states and CSBG-eligible entities.
10) What are the key focus areas RPIs are expected to strengthen?
The central emphasis is on organizational quality and accountability, including helping CSBG-eligible entities meet organizational performance standards and state accountability measures. The opportunity also highlights performance management systems and evidence-informed service approaches.
11) What is meant by "organizational quality and accountability" in this program?
In this opportunity, it refers to supporting CSBG-eligible entities in meeting organizational performance standards and state accountability measures, and strengthening how performance is managed and tracked so organizations can improve and demonstrate results.
12) What does the opportunity mean by "evidence-informed service approaches"?
The notice signals an expectation that training and technical assistance should help organizations improve programs using approaches informed by evidence, meaning informed by what is known to work, and refined based on performance data and learning.
13) What is the expected relationship between RPIs and State Associations?
RPIs are intended to improve and connect training and technical assistance efforts among State Community Action Agency Associations by providing regional coordination and leadership and helping align resources and strategies.
14) What is the expected relationship between RPIs and State CSBG agencies?
In partnership with State CSBG agencies, RPIs are expected to support a state-by-state assessment of existing training and technical assistance resources, identify gaps or overlaps, and assist each state in developing an annual CSBG training and technical assistance strategy.
15) What is involved in the state-by-state training and technical assistance resource assessment?
The RPIs are expected to help assess what training and technical assistance resources already exist in each state, identify gaps or overlaps, and use that information to support development of a state annual CSBG training and technical assistance strategy.
16) What is an annual CSBG T/TA strategy expected to focus on?
The annual strategy is expected to focus strongly on the areas highlighted by OCS: organizational standards, accountability measures, and performance management.
17) How do RPIs connect regional work to national technical assistance efforts?
The opportunity calls for RPIs to create a regional approach to coordination and information-sharing that is tied to national technical assistance efforts supported by OCS. RPIs help disseminate national guidance, tools, and priorities to states and local agencies, and also elevate regional needs, trends, and promising practices back into the broader CSBG training and technical assistance ecosystem.
18) What is meant by RPIs being "two-way connectors"?
It means RPIs are expected to both (1) push national guidance and tools out to states and CSBG-eligible entities in an organized way, and (2) bring information back up from the region, such as needs, trends, and promising practices, to inform the wider CSBG training and technical assistance system.
19) What benefits is regional coordination expected to provide?
Regional coordination is intended to improve consistency and speed in the dissemination of information while allowing flexibility to adapt support to regional and state contexts.
20) What is the funding opportunity number?
The opportunity number is HHS-2016-ACF-OCS-ET-1128.
21) What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 93.569, which corresponds to CSBG.
22) What was the maximum award amount per award?
The award ceiling was $400,000 per award.
23) How many awards were expected?
11 awards were expected, aligning with the plan to fund 11 regional consortia.
24) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted May 2, 2016, created May 2, 2016, and had an application closing date of July 1, 2016.
25) Who was eligible to apply based on the information provided?
Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education), and other eligible entities as described in the full eligibility clarification section of the notice.
26) Are institutions of higher education eligible under the nonprofit categories listed?
No. The eligibility statement explicitly excludes institutions of higher education from the listed nonprofit categories.
27) Does the notice mention any other eligible entities besides nonprofits?
Yes. It references "other eligible entities" as described in the full eligibility clarification section of the notice, though those additional entities are not detailed in the information provided here.
28) What is the practical outcome OCS is aiming for by funding RPIs?
The practical outcome is a more comprehensive, integrated regional training and technical assistance system that reduces duplication and uneven resources, supports consistent guidance and shared tools, and strengthens the ability of CSBG-eligible entities to meet standards and improve measurable performance.
29) What kinds of improvements are RPIs expected to drive across the CSBG network?
The opportunity emphasizes improvements in meeting organizational performance standards, strengthening accountability, improving performance management systems, and supporting the use of evidence-informed approaches to improve program design and ongoing refinement.
30) Is the RPIC program more about compliance or performance improvement?
It addresses both. The notice emphasizes compliance-related expectations (organizational standards and state accountability measures) and also pushes for performance improvement through performance management systems and evidence-informed approaches.
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