Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2009 ACF ANA NI 0049
Apply for HHS 2009 ACF ANA NI 0049
- 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 Planning" 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 $1,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 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 Planning grant is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It was released with FY 2009 funds to support community-driven project planning efforts that are meant to improve child well-being in Native American and Pacific Basin communities. The central idea is to help communities design practical, culturally grounded approaches that remove barriers to strong family life and create the conditions for children to be safer, healthier, and better supported. Rather than funding full-scale service delivery by default, this particular opportunity emphasizes planning: building a solid roadmap, partnerships, and strategies that can later be carried into implementation.
The program focus is family preservation and strengthening, with explicit attention to activities that reinforce parenting and caregiving systems and that stabilize family relationships. The announcement highlights several related areas, including fatherhood initiatives, parenting education and support, foster parenting, support for grandparents raising grandchildren, and efforts connected to absentee parents. It also includes planning work aimed at forming, preserving, and sustaining healthy marriages and relationships, including Traditional Native American and Pacific Basin marriages. In practice, this means applicants are expected to plan approaches that fit the community context and culture, identify what is getting in the way of family stability, and outline how those barriers will be reduced through coordinated community action.
ANA frames this opportunity within its broader FY 2009 goals of strengthening children, families, and communities by providing financial assistance to community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations, Tribes, and Village governments. The intent is to support planning that is rooted in the community and designed to produce long-term benefits, such as stronger caregiving networks, healthier family relationships, and better outcomes for children. While the announcement does not lay out every allowable activity in the text provided, the overall direction is clear: applicants should use the funding to create thoughtful, organized plans that connect local needs to workable solutions and that can be sustained within the community.
Funding is available under Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2009-ACF-ANA-NI-0049, under CFDA 93.612 (Native American Programs). ANA expected to make about 10 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $1,000,000. Individual awards were expected to range from a floor of $50,000 to a ceiling of $150,000, depending on the scope and quality of the proposed planning project and how well it aligns with ANA priorities. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is listed under Income Security and Social Services.
A key requirement of this opportunity is cost sharing or matching, meaning applicants must provide a non-federal share (NFS). The notice includes a specific correction (a modification) because the original program announcement described the non-federal share calculation using incorrect figures. The incorrect example listed the federal request and total project costs both as $125,000, with an NFS of $25,000, which does not mathematically align. The corrected guidance clarifies that if the non-federal share is $25,000 and the total project cost is $125,000, then the federal request should be $100,000 (because $100,000 federal + $25,000 non-federal = $125,000 total). This correction matters for applicants building their budgets, because it affects how they structure the request amount and demonstrate compliance with the matching requirement.
Eligibility is broad but specific to Native-serving entities and institutions connected to Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and other Native Pacific Islander communities. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Indian Tribes, consortia of Tribes, incorporated non-federally recognized Tribes, and incorporated nonprofit multipurpose community-based Indian organizations. Urban Indian Centers and national or regional incorporated nonprofit Native American organizations with community-specific objectives are also eligible. For Alaska, eligible entities include 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 with Village-specific projects, nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with Village-specific projects, and certain Alaska Native community entities or Tribal governing bodies recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (including IRA or Traditional Councils). The announcement also includes 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 population served resides on the islands or in the United States. Tribally controlled community colleges, tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii or the Pacific territories that serve Native Pacific Islanders are eligible as well. Faith-based and community organizations are explicitly eligible. Foreign entities are not eligible.
The application timeline shows the opportunity was posted December 5, 2008, with an original and current closing date of March 25, 2009. Applications submitted through Grants.gov were required to be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The archive date was April 24, 2009, indicating the announcement is historical but still useful as a reference point for understanding ANA priorities and grant structure. For applicants needing the full announcement details, the listing provides a link through the ACF grants site and identifies the ACF Applications Help Desk (appsupport@acf.hhs.gov) as the point of contact for technical access issues.
Family Preservation - Improving the Well Being of Children Project Planning Grant (ANA/ACF, FY 2009) FAQs
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It was released using FY 2009 funds to support community-driven project planning focused on improving child well-being in Native American and Pacific Basin communities.
2) What is the main purpose of the funding?
The purpose is to fund planning work (not full-scale service delivery by default). The grant supports communities in designing practical, culturally grounded approaches that strengthen families, remove barriers to strong family life, and create conditions for children to be safer, healthier, and better supported.
3) Is this for planning or for implementing direct services?
This opportunity emphasizes planning: developing a solid roadmap, partnerships, and strategies that can later be carried into implementation. The focus in the information provided is on project planning rather than automatically funding full program operations or direct service delivery.
4) What issue area does the opportunity fall under?
The activity category is listed under Income Security and Social Services. The program focus is family preservation and strengthening to improve child well-being.
5) What topics or program areas can the planning focus on?
The announcement highlights planning related to family preservation and strengthening, including fatherhood initiatives, parenting education and support, foster parenting, support for grandparents raising grandchildren, efforts connected to absentee parents, and work aimed at forming, preserving, and sustaining healthy marriages and relationships (including Traditional Native American and Pacific Basin marriages).
6) What kinds of outcomes is ANA trying to achieve through this planning grant?
The intent is long-term community benefit, such as stronger caregiving networks, healthier and more stable family relationships, and improved outcomes for children. Applicants are expected to identify barriers to family stability in their community and plan coordinated strategies to reduce those barriers.
7) Which agency is offering the grant?
The grant is offered by the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) within ACF, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
8) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS-2009-ACF-ANA-NI-0049. The CFDA is 93.612 (Native American Programs).
9) How much funding was available in total and how many awards were expected?
ANA expected to make about 10 awards, with an estimated total funding level of $1,000,000.
10) What was the expected award size (minimum and maximum)?
Individual awards were expected to range from $50,000 (floor) to $150,000 (ceiling), depending on the scope and quality of the proposed planning project and its alignment with ANA priorities.
11) What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument is a grant.
12) Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The opportunity requires cost sharing/matching, meaning applicants must provide a non-federal share (NFS).
13) What was corrected about the non-federal share (matching) example?
The notice includes a correction because the original example used incorrect math. The incorrect example listed the federal request and total project costs both as $125,000, with an NFS of $25,000. The corrected guidance clarifies that if the non-federal share is $25,000 and the total project cost is $125,000, then the federal request should be $100,000 (because $100,000 federal + $25,000 non-federal = $125,000 total).
14) Why does the matching correction matter for applicants?
It affects how applicants structure their budget request and how they demonstrate compliance with the required non-federal share. The corrected example clarifies that the federal request plus the non-federal share must equal the total project cost.
15) Who is eligible to apply (in general terms)?
Eligibility is specific to Native-serving entities and institutions connected to Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and other Native Pacific Islander communities. Eligible applicants include various Tribal, Village, nonprofit, and Native community organizations, along with certain educational institutions serving Native Pacific Islanders. Faith-based and community organizations are explicitly eligible. Foreign entities are not eligible.
16) Are federally recognized Tribes eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized Indian Tribes are eligible applicants.
17) Are consortia of Tribes eligible?
Yes. Consortia of Tribes are eligible.
18) Are non-federally recognized Tribes eligible?
Yes, if incorporated. Incorporated non-federally recognized Tribes are included among eligible applicants.
19) Are nonprofit community-based Indian organizations eligible?
Yes. Incorporated nonprofit multipurpose community-based Indian organizations are eligible.
20) Are Urban Indian Centers eligible?
Yes. Urban Indian Centers are listed as eligible.
21) Are national or regional Native nonprofit organizations eligible?
Yes. National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native American organizations with community-specific objectives are eligible.
22) Which Alaska Native entities are eligible?
Eligible Alaska entities include 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 with Village-specific projects; nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; and certain Alaska Native community entities or Tribal governing bodies recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (including IRA or Traditional Councils).
23) Are Native Hawaiian-serving agencies eligible?
Yes. Public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians are eligible.
24) Are agencies serving Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands eligible?
Yes. Agencies serving Native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible, whether the population served resides on the islands or in the United States.
25) Are colleges and universities eligible?
Yes, certain institutions are eligible, including tribally controlled community colleges, tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii or the Pacific territories that serve Native Pacific Islanders.
26) Are faith-based organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. Faith-based organizations are explicitly eligible.
27) Are foreign entities eligible to apply?
No. Foreign entities are not eligible.
28) When was this opportunity posted and when was it due?
The opportunity was posted on December 5, 2008. The closing date (original and current) was March 25, 2009.
29) What was the Grants.gov submission deadline time on the due date?
Applications submitted through Grants.gov were required to be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
30) Is this opportunity still active?
The archive date was April 24, 2009, indicating the announcement is historical (archived). The information can still be useful as a reference point for ANA priorities and how the grant structure was set up.
31) Where could applicants find the full announcement details?
The listing indicates the full announcement could be accessed through a link on the ACF grants site.
32) Who should be contacted for technical issues accessing or submitting an application?
The ACF Applications Help Desk is listed for technical access issues at appsupport@acf.hhs.gov.
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