Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2009 ACF OCSE FD 0098
Apply for HHS 2009 ACF OCSE FD 0098
- The Administration for Children and Families in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Health Care/Medical Support in Child Support Enforcement Reform Strategy Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.564 Child Support Enforcement Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 25, 2009 and posted on Jun 25, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 24, 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 $500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 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 for these Section 1115 demonstration project grants are State (including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) Title IV D agencies or the umbrella agencies of the IV D program. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity, titled "Health Care/Medical Support in Child Support Enforcement Reform Strategy Grants" (Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2009 ACF OCSE FD 0098), was a discretionary federal grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE). It was offered in Fiscal Year 2009 to support Section 1115 demonstration activities connected to the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. The main purpose was to fund short, focused demonstration projects that would expand practical knowledge and strengthen how state child support programs handle medical support, with an emphasis on improving childrens health care coverage in ways that align with emerging national health care reform strategies.
Eligibility was narrowly limited. Only State Title IV-D agencies, or the larger umbrella agencies that house the IV-D program, could apply. The term "State" was defined broadly to include the District of Columbia and certain U.S. territories, specifically Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Foreign entities were explicitly ineligible. This narrow eligibility reflects that the work being funded was meant to be embedded directly in statewide child support enforcement systems and policy operations rather than run by external organizations such as universities or nonprofits acting alone.
OCSE asked applicants to propose 12-month projects, centered on developing collaborative statewide approaches to improving medical child support and childrens health care coverage. In practice, this points to projects that bring together relevant state partners, such as Medicaid and CHIP programs, public health agencies, insurance regulators, courts, employers, and child support offices, to reduce gaps in coverage and improve how medical support orders are established, enforced, tracked, and updated. The framing also suggests interest in projects that modernize medical support practices so they better fit changing health insurance markets and evolving reform models, rather than relying on older assumptions about employer-based private insurance being the default option.
The opportunity anticipated making about 10 awards nationwide, with an estimated total funding level of $500,000. Individual awards were expected to fall between $30,000 (floor) and $50,000 (ceiling), indicating relatively small demonstration grants designed to pilot, test, or refine strategies quickly rather than build large new programs. A cost sharing or matching requirement applied, meaning awardees needed to contribute non-federal resources as part of the project budget, consistent with many demonstration-style funding models that encourage state investment and commitment.
From an administrative standpoint, the grant was posted on June 25, 2009, and applications were due by August 24, 2009. For applications submitted through Grants.gov, the deadline was no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The announcement was later archived on September 23, 2009. The funding activity category was listed as Income Security and Social Services, and the CFDA number associated with the opportunity was 93.564 (Child Support Enforcement Research), reinforcing that the emphasis was on generating useful evidence and operational lessons for the national child support program, not just service delivery.
Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to the ACF Applications Help Desk (appsupport@acf.hhs.gov). The full announcement link was provided through the ACF grants site, where the detailed requirements, submission instructions, and evaluation criteria would have been laid out.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the official title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Health Care/Medical Support in Child Support Enforcement Reform Strategy Grants."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS 2009 ACF OCSE FD 0098.
Which federal agency offered this grant?
This was a discretionary federal grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE).
What fiscal year was this funding offered?
The grant opportunity was offered in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009.
What program authority or framework was this grant connected to?
The funding supported Section 1115 demonstration activities connected to the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.
What was the main purpose of the grant?
The purpose was to fund short, focused demonstration projects that expand practical knowledge and strengthen how state child support programs handle medical support, with an emphasis on improving childrens health care coverage in ways that align with emerging national health care reform strategies.
What types of projects did OCSE ask applicants to propose?
OCSE asked for 12-month projects centered on developing collaborative statewide approaches to improving medical child support and childrens health care coverage.
How long were proposed projects expected to last?
Applicants were asked to propose projects with a 12-month period of performance.
What does "collaborative statewide approaches" mean in the context of this grant?
Based on the announcement framing, this points to projects that bring together relevant state partners to reduce gaps in coverage and improve how medical support orders are established, enforced, tracked, and updated across the state.
Which partners were suggested as relevant collaborators?
The opportunity suggested collaboration among partners such as Medicaid and CHIP programs, public health agencies, insurance regulators, courts, employers, and child support offices.
What kinds of child support medical support improvements were implied?
The description emphasized improving processes for medical support orders, including establishing, enforcing, tracking, and updating orders, and modernizing medical support practices to fit changing health insurance markets and evolving reform models.
Was the grant focused on research or direct service delivery?
The CFDA association and stated goals emphasize generating useful evidence and operational lessons for the national child support program, rather than purely funding service delivery.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was narrowly limited to State Title IV-D agencies, or the larger umbrella agencies that house the IV-D program.
How was "State" defined for eligibility purposes?
"State" was defined broadly to include the District of Columbia and certain U.S. territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Were foreign entities eligible to apply?
No. Foreign entities were explicitly ineligible.
Could universities, nonprofits, or other external organizations apply on their own?
The eligibility language described the applicant as the State Title IV-D agency (or the umbrella agency housing it), reflecting that the work was intended to be embedded directly in statewide child support enforcement systems rather than run by external organizations acting alone.
How many awards were anticipated?
About 10 awards nationwide were anticipated.
What was the estimated total funding level for the competition?
The estimated total funding level was $500,000.
What was the expected award size?
Individual awards were expected to range from $30,000 (floor) to $50,000 (ceiling).
Does the grant include a cost sharing or matching requirement?
Yes. A cost sharing or matching requirement applied, meaning awardees needed to contribute non-federal resources as part of the project budget.
Why were the awards relatively small?
The stated award range suggests these were intended as small demonstration grants to pilot, test, or refine strategies quickly rather than build large new programs.
When was the funding opportunity posted?
The grant was posted on June 25, 2009.
What was the application due date?
Applications were due by August 24, 2009.
What was the submission deadline time for Grants.gov applications?
For applications submitted through Grants.gov, the deadline was no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
What does it mean that the announcement was archived?
The announcement was later archived on September 23, 2009, indicating it was no longer an active posting after that date.
What was the funding activity category?
The funding activity category was listed as Income Security and Social Services.
What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number associated with the opportunity was 93.564 (Child Support Enforcement Research).
Where could applicants find the full announcement and detailed requirements?
The full announcement link was provided through the ACF grants site, where detailed requirements, submission instructions, and evaluation criteria would have been laid out.
Who could applicants contact for help accessing the full announcement?
Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to the ACF Applications Help Desk at appsupport@acf.hhs.gov.
What was the overall policy emphasis of the funded work?
The opportunity emphasized improving childrens health care coverage through medical support practices that align with emerging national health care reform strategies, including modernization beyond older assumptions that employer-based private insurance is the default option.
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