Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2009 ACF ANA NI 0059
Apply for HHS 2009 ACF ANA NI 0059
- The Administration for Children and Families in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Family Preservation Improving the Well Being of Children Project Implementation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.612 Native American Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 11, 2009 and posted on Dec 5, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 25, 2009 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 430 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants include Federally recognized Indian Tribes consortia of Indian Tribes incorporated non Federally recognized Tribes incorporated non profit, multi purpose, community based Indian organizations Urban Indian Centers national or regional incorporated non profit Native American organizations with Native American community specific objectives Alaska Native Villages, as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and/or non profit Village consortia incorporated non profit Alaska Native multi purpose community based organizations non profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations in Alaska with Village specific projects non profit Native organizations in Alaska with Village specific projects public and non profit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians public and non profit private agencies serving Native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (the populations served may be located on these islands or in the United States) Tribally controlled community colleges, Tribally controlled Post Secondary Vocational Institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which serve Native Pacific Islanders and non profit Alaska Native community entities or Tribal governing bodies (Indian Reorganization Act or Traditional Councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Faith based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Family Preservation Improving the Well Being of Children Project Implementation grant was a Fiscal Year 2009 discretionary funding opportunity from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), which sits within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at HHS. The core aim was to fund projects that put practical, on-the-ground approaches into action to improve child well-being by reducing barriers that prevent families from staying strong and stable. The announcement emphasizes family strengthening in broad and culturally grounded ways, including fatherhood initiatives, foster parenting supports, efforts to address absentee parent issues, and services for grandparents raising grandchildren. It also supports work that helps create, maintain, and repair healthy families, relationships, and marriages, explicitly including Traditional Native American and Pacific Basin marriage traditions. In short, the program was designed to support community-driven, culturally relevant strategies that improve outcomes for children by supporting the family structures around them.
ANA framed this opportunity around its FY 2009 priorities of strengthening children, families, and communities through financial assistance to community-based organizations. The intent was to invest in organizations that are already embedded in Native communities and capable of delivering family preservation and child well-being initiatives in ways that fit local needs and values. While the title highlights family preservation and child well-being, the description makes clear that the funded projects were expected to focus on implementation, meaning carrying out established or planned approaches rather than only conducting research or planning activities.
Funding for the opportunity was substantial at the program level, with an estimated total of $3,000,000 available and an expectation of about 10 awards. Individual awards could range from a floor of $50,000 up to a ceiling of $300,000. The funding instrument was a grant, and the activity category was listed under Income Security and Social Services. The CFDA (now commonly referred to as an assistance listing) tied to this program was 93.612, Native American Programs. A cost sharing or matching requirement applied, meaning applicants had to contribute a non-federal share as part of the total project budget.
A key piece of the announcement was a formal modification meant to correct and clarify how applicants should calculate the required non-federal share (NFS). The published program announcement contained an error in the example figures used to explain the match. It incorrectly showed both the federal request amount and the total project costs as $125,000, while also stating an NFS of $25,000, which does not add up logically. The correction explained that the federal request amount should be revised to $100,000, which aligns with a total project cost of $125,000 when the NFS is $25,000. In practical terms, the corrected example reflects the standard structure where total project cost equals federal share plus non-federal share, and it was intended to prevent applicants from building budgets on an inaccurate match calculation.
Eligibility was broad across Native-serving and Native-governed entities, reflecting ANA's mandate and the community-based nature of the work. Eligible applicants included federally recognized Indian Tribes; tribal consortia; incorporated non-federally recognized Tribes; incorporated nonprofit, multipurpose, community-based Indian organizations; Urban Indian Centers; and national or regional incorporated nonprofit Native American organizations with Native community-specific objectives. Alaska-specific eligibility included Alaska Native Villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and/or nonprofit village consortia; incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multipurpose community-based organizations; nonprofit Alaska Native regional corporations/associations proposing village-specific projects; and other nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with village-specific projects. The announcement also covered Native Hawaiian and other Pacific communities, allowing public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians, and agencies serving Native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, whether the populations served were on the islands or in the continental United States. Tribally controlled community colleges, tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions, and colleges/universities located in Hawaii and the Pacific territories that serve Native Pacific Islanders were also included, along with certain Alaska Native community entities or tribal governing bodies recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Faith-based and community organizations were explicitly eligible, while foreign entities were not.
In terms of timing, the opportunity was posted on December 5, 2008, with an original and current closing date of March 25, 2009. The notice highlighted a strict electronic submission cutoff for Grants.gov applications: no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The opportunity later moved into archive status, with an archive date of April 24, 2009. For applicants who could not access the full announcement online, ACF provided support through the ACF Applications Help Desk (appsupport@acf.hhs.gov).
Overall, this grant opportunity was structured to strengthen child well-being by funding culturally relevant family preservation and relationship-strengthening efforts in Native communities, with clear expectations around implementation and a required non-federal match. The modification is important because it corrected the budgeting guidance so applicants could accurately calculate the federal share, total project costs, and the non-federal share required to meet the matching requirement.
Family Preservation: Improving the Well-Being of Children (Project Implementation) Grant (FY 2009) - FAQs
What is this grant opportunity?
The Family Preservation Improving the Well Being of Children Project Implementation grant was a Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 discretionary funding opportunity offered by the Administration for Native Americans (ANA). ANA is part of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
What was the main goal of the program?
The core aim was to fund practical, on-the-ground approaches that improve child well-being by reducing barriers that keep families from staying strong and stable. The program was designed around the idea that strengthening families and relationships improves outcomes for children.
What kinds of activities and approaches did the announcement emphasize?
The announcement emphasized broad, culturally grounded family-strengthening strategies, including:
- Fatherhood initiatives
- Foster parenting supports
- Efforts to address absentee parent issues
- Services for grandparents raising grandchildren
- Work that helps create, maintain, and repair healthy families, relationships, and marriages
- Support for Traditional Native American and Pacific Basin marriage traditions
Was this funding intended for planning or for implementation?
This opportunity was specifically framed as an implementation grant. The expectation was that funded projects would carry out established or planned approaches in real-world settings, rather than focusing only on research or planning activities.
How did ANA position this opportunity within its FY 2009 priorities?
ANA framed the opportunity around its FY 2009 priorities of strengthening children, families, and communities by providing financial assistance to community-based organizations. The intent was to invest in organizations already embedded in Native communities and able to deliver culturally relevant family preservation and child well-being initiatives.
What was the total funding amount available, and how many awards were expected?
The announcement estimated a total of $3,000,000 available across the program, with an expectation of about 10 awards.
What was the minimum and maximum award size?
Individual awards could range from a minimum of $50,000 to a maximum of $300,000.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument was a grant.
What program area/category was this opportunity listed under?
The activity category was listed under Income Security and Social Services.
What CFDA/Assistance Listing was associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA (now commonly referred to as an assistance listing) associated with this program was 93.612, Native American Programs.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. A cost sharing or matching requirement applied, meaning applicants were required to contribute a non-federal share (NFS) as part of the total project budget.
What was the key modification/correction included in the announcement?
A formal modification corrected an error in an example that explained how to calculate the required non-federal share (NFS). The original example contained figures that did not add up logically and could have caused applicants to build budgets using an incorrect match calculation.
What exactly was wrong with the original matching example?
The published program announcement incorrectly showed both the federal request amount and the total project cost as $125,000, while also stating an NFS of $25,000. Those numbers conflict because the total project cost should equal the federal share plus the non-federal share.
What was the corrected matching example?
The correction explained that the federal request amount should be $100,000 (not $125,000). This aligns with a total project cost of $125,000 when the non-federal share is $25,000. In other words: total project cost ($125,000) = federal share ($100,000) + non-federal share ($25,000).
Why did the correction matter for applicants?
The correction was intended to prevent applicants from preparing budgets based on an inaccurate match calculation, and to clarify how to correctly structure the relationship between federal share, non-federal share, and total project costs.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility included a wide range of Native-serving and Native-governed entities, including:
- Federally recognized Indian Tribes
- Tribal consortia
- Incorporated non-federally recognized Tribes
- Incorporated nonprofit, multipurpose, community-based Indian organizations
- Urban Indian Centers
- National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native American organizations with Native community-specific objectives
What Alaska-specific organizations were eligible?
Alaska-specific eligibility included:
- Alaska Native Villages (as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) and/or nonprofit village consortia
- Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multipurpose community-based organizations
- Nonprofit Alaska Native regional corporations/associations proposing village-specific projects
- Other nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska proposing village-specific projects
- Certain Alaska Native community entities or tribal governing bodies recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Did the opportunity include Native Hawaiian and other Pacific communities?
Yes. The announcement allowed public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians, and agencies serving Native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This included service to those populations whether they were located on the islands or in the continental United States.
Were colleges and universities eligible?
Yes. Eligibility included tribally controlled community colleges, tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions, and colleges/universities located in Hawaii and the Pacific territories that serve Native Pacific Islanders.
Were faith-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Faith-based and community organizations were explicitly eligible.
Were foreign entities eligible?
No. Foreign entities were not eligible.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on December 5, 2008.
What was the application deadline?
The original and current closing date was March 25, 2009.
Was there a specific electronic submission cutoff time?
Yes. For electronic submissions through Grants.gov, the notice stated a strict cutoff of no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity later moved into archive status, with an archive date of April 24, 2009.
Where could applicants get help if they could not access the full announcement online?
ACF provided support through the ACF Applications Help Desk at appsupport@acf.hhs.gov.
What is the overall takeaway of this grant opportunity?
This FY 2009 ANA opportunity was structured to strengthen child well-being by funding culturally relevant family preservation and relationship-strengthening efforts in Native communities. It emphasized implementation of practical approaches and required a non-federal match, with an important correction issued to clarify how applicants should calculate the non-federal share and total project costs.
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