Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2011 ACF ACYF CO 0169
Apply for HHS 2011 ACF ACYF CO 0169
- The Administration for Children and Families in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Integrating Trauma Informed and Trauma Focused Practice in Child Protective Service (CPS) Delivery" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.652 Adoption Opportunities.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 5, 2011 and posted on Jun 3, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 25, 2011 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 $3,200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $640,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments City or township governments County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Eligible applicants are State, Tribal or county public child welfare agencies and Private child welfare agencies under contract with the public child welfare agency Collaborative efforts are strongly encouraged, but applicants must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement. If the primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement is not a public child welfare agency, the applicant must document a strong partnership with the public child welfare agency(ies) with responsibility for administering the child welfare program(s) in the targeted geographical area(s) and courts having jurisdiction over the targeted child welfare population. Applicants are required to partner with key agencies, e.g., a university, medical center, mental health agency, and/or community based provider with nationally demonstrated expertise in child traumatic stress interventions and experience with the population(s) that the applicant proposes to serve with their proposed project. Applicants must either demonstrate in their proposals that efforts to integrate trauma informed and trauma focused practices into their provision of child welfare services have already been undertaken prior to reviewing and responding to this funding opportunity announcement or demonstrate that there is considerable community interest and commitment to developing these practices. Applicants must also demonstrate that they have the capacity within their child welfare systems, or in partnership with mental health agencies, to offer accessible and individualized mental health services to children in the child welfare system. Faith based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity "Integrating Trauma Informed and Trauma Focused Practice in Child Protective Service (CPS) Delivery" is a discretionary federal funding program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), offered as a cooperative agreement. Its central aim is to help child welfare agencies strengthen how they identify, respond to, and treat trauma among children and families involved with child protective services. The announcement emphasizes both system-level change (building a trauma-informed child welfare system) and clinical-level change (expanding the use of effective trauma-focused treatments), with the overarching goals of improving child safety, permanency, well-being, and longer-term outcomes such as adoption stability.
At the system level, the FOA is designed to move child welfare agencies toward becoming meaningfully trauma-informed, meaning the system is expected to recognize how common trauma is in the CPS population and to adjust policies, casework practices, supervision, and service pathways accordingly. The funding is meant to support public child welfare systems in improving access to effective mental and behavioral health services, and to create an organizational environment that is ready to introduce or expand evidence-based trauma treatments. Applicants are expected to show either that trauma-informed and trauma-focused integration work has already begun before applying, or that there is strong community interest and commitment to undertake this transformation. The intent is not simply to add another program, but to reshape service delivery so trauma considerations become standard practice across the system.
At the clinical level, the opportunity focuses on replicating and scaling trauma-focused treatment models that can reduce traumatic stress reactions for one or more defined groups of children served by the child welfare system. The FOA puts strong weight on implementing these models with high fidelity, meaning the treatments should be delivered in a way that matches the evidence-based model requirements rather than being loosely adapted without a clear rationale. In addition to rolling out treatment, applicants must put in place the supports needed to implement and sustain the models over time, such as workforce training, coaching, supervision structures, referral and screening pathways, and cross-system coordination that ensures children can actually access the services.
A major feature of the FOA is its emphasis on learning what it takes to successfully install and implement trauma treatments in child welfare settings. Projects are expected to identify practical factors and strategies linked to successful adoption of trauma-focused interventions, which can include issues like leadership support, staff readiness, cross-agency agreements, workforce capacity, data sharing arrangements, and referral processes. The grant also requires applicants to evaluate impacts, not only on clinical and social-emotional outcomes for children showing trauma symptoms, but also on core child welfare outcomes such as safety, permanency, well-being, and adoption-related results. In other words, the government is looking for projects that both deliver improved care and generate credible evidence about what works in real child welfare environments.
Funding can be used broadly for service transformation activities that improve mental and behavioral health services and deepen trauma-informed practice across the child welfare system. The announcement explicitly mentions allowable activity types such as training, installation, implementation, and evaluation. A sustainability plan is a key expectation: applicants are supposed to design their projects so that the service transformations continue after the grant ends, including how the child welfare agency will maintain the practices, staffing competencies, and financing or resource allocation needed to keep trauma-focused services available.
The FOA also seeks to complement ongoing federal efforts to improve the standard of care for children who have experienced trauma, specifically referencing SAMHSA's National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. This signals that applicants should align with nationally recognized trauma intervention expertise and implementation approaches, and that projects should be grounded in established best practices rather than experimental or untested models.
Eligibility is centered on child welfare leadership and accountability. Eligible applicants include state, tribal, or county public child welfare agencies, as well as private child welfare agencies that operate under contract with a public child welfare agency. Collaborative applications are strongly encouraged, but the proposal must clearly name a primary applicant that will administer the cooperative agreement. If the lead applicant is not a public child welfare agency, the application must document a strong partnership with the relevant public child welfare agency or agencies in the target area, and with the courts that have jurisdiction over the child welfare population being served. Applicants are also required to partner with key agencies such as universities, medical centers, mental health agencies, and/or community-based providers that have nationally demonstrated expertise in child traumatic stress interventions and experience serving the proposed populations. Faith-based and community organizations can participate if they meet eligibility requirements, but individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity number is HHS-2011-ACF-ACYF-CO-0169 under CFDA 93.652 (Adoption Opportunities). The federal government anticipated making about five awards, with an estimated total funding pool of $3.2 million and an award ceiling of $640,000 per award; there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The application deadline listed was July 25, 2011, with an electronic submission cutoff time of 4:30 p.m. Eastern via Grants.gov. The FOA was posted June 3, 2011 and later archived December 23, 2011. The eligibility section was modified to explicitly add categories such as state, county, and local governments; public and private institutions of higher education; tribal governments and tribal organizations; and nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, reflecting a broader set of entities that may apply, provided the core child welfare partnership and leadership requirements are satisfied.
In practical terms, this grant opportunity is for child welfare systems that want to embed trauma-informed principles into everyday CPS work while simultaneously expanding access to proven trauma-focused clinical treatments for children showing trauma symptoms. It prioritizes careful implementation, strong cross-system partnerships, and rigorous evaluation tied to both therapeutic outcomes and child welfare outcomes, with the expectation that funded sites will leave behind lasting system improvements rather than short-term pilot programs.
FAQs: Integrating Trauma Informed and Trauma Focused Practice in Child Protective Service (CPS) Delivery (HHS-2011-ACF-ACYF-CO-0169)
What is the purpose of this grant opportunity?
This discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), supports child welfare agencies in strengthening how they identify, respond to, and treat trauma among children and families involved with child protective services (CPS). It is aimed at improving child safety, permanency, well-being, and longer-term outcomes such as adoption stability.
Is this funding a grant or another type of award?
The funding is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal government expects substantial involvement in the work compared with a standard grant.
What does the program focus on at the system level?
At the system level, the FOA is designed to help child welfare agencies become meaningfully trauma-informed. That includes recognizing how common trauma is within CPS populations and adjusting policies, casework practices, supervision approaches, and service pathways so trauma considerations become standard practice across the system (not a separate add-on program).
What does the program focus on at the clinical level?
At the clinical level, the FOA emphasizes replicating and scaling effective trauma-focused treatment models for one or more defined groups of children served by the child welfare system, with a strong emphasis on delivering models with high fidelity (in line with evidence-based requirements).
What are the overarching outcomes this opportunity is trying to improve?
The FOA highlights outcomes including child safety, permanency, well-being, and longer-term results such as adoption stability, alongside reductions in trauma-related symptoms and improvements in clinical and social-emotional functioning for children with traumatic stress reactions.
Does the FOA expect applicants to already be doing trauma-informed work?
Yes. Applicants are expected to show either that integration work has already begun before applying, or that there is strong community interest and commitment to undertake the transformation to trauma-informed and trauma-focused CPS delivery.
Is the goal to launch a new stand-alone program?
No. The stated intent is not simply to add another program, but to reshape service delivery so that trauma-informed principles and trauma-focused responses become routine across the child welfare system.
What does "high fidelity" implementation mean in this context?
High fidelity implementation means trauma-focused treatments should be delivered in ways that match the evidence-based model requirements, rather than being loosely adapted without a clear rationale.
What kinds of supports are expected to make trauma-focused treatments accessible and sustainable?
The FOA expects applicants to put in place supports such as workforce training, coaching, supervision structures, referral and screening pathways, and cross-system coordination so children can actually access services and the models can be sustained over time.
What is the FOA trying to learn from funded projects?
A major feature is learning what it takes to successfully install and implement trauma treatments in child welfare settings. Projects are expected to identify practical factors and strategies linked to successful adoption, such as leadership support, staff readiness, cross-agency agreements, workforce capacity, data sharing arrangements, and referral processes.
Are applicants required to evaluate results?
Yes. The FOA requires evaluation of impacts on clinical and social-emotional outcomes for children showing trauma symptoms, as well as core child welfare outcomes like safety, permanency, well-being, and adoption-related results.
What types of activities can grant funds support?
Funding can be used broadly for service transformation activities that improve mental and behavioral health services and deepen trauma-informed practice across the child welfare system. The FOA explicitly mentions allowable activity types such as training, installation, implementation, and evaluation.
Is a sustainability plan required?
Yes. A sustainability plan is a key expectation. Applicants are supposed to design projects so the service transformations continue after the grant ends, including how practices, staffing competencies, and financing or resource allocation will be maintained to keep trauma-focused services available.
How does this opportunity connect to other federal trauma initiatives?
The FOA is intended to complement federal efforts to improve the standard of care for children who have experienced trauma and specifically references SAMHSA's National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. This signals an expectation to align with established best practices and nationally recognized trauma intervention expertise.
Who is eligible to apply as the lead applicant?
Eligible applicants include state, tribal, or county public child welfare agencies, as well as private child welfare agencies that operate under contract with a public child welfare agency.
Are collaborative applications encouraged?
Yes. Collaborative applications are strongly encouraged, but the proposal must clearly name a primary applicant that will administer the cooperative agreement.
If the lead applicant is not a public child welfare agency, what partnerships are required?
If the lead applicant is not a public child welfare agency, the application must document a strong partnership with the relevant public child welfare agency or agencies in the target area, and with the courts that have jurisdiction over the child welfare population being served.
What other partner organizations are applicants required to include?
Applicants are required to partner with key agencies such as universities, medical centers, mental health agencies, and/or community-based providers that have nationally demonstrated expertise in child traumatic stress interventions and experience serving the proposed populations.
Can faith-based or community organizations participate?
Faith-based and community organizations can participate if they meet eligibility requirements.
Who is not eligible to apply?
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible.
What is the opportunity number and CFDA listing?
The opportunity number is HHS-2011-ACF-ACYF-CO-0169, under CFDA 93.652 (Adoption Opportunities).
How many awards were anticipated and what was the estimated total funding?
The federal government anticipated making about five awards, with an estimated total funding pool of $3.2 million.
What was the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling was $640,000 per award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The FOA states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the application deadline and how were applications submitted?
The listed application deadline was July 25, 2011, with an electronic submission cutoff time of 4:30 p.m. Eastern via Grants.gov.
When was the FOA posted and when was it archived?
The FOA was posted on June 3, 2011 and later archived on December 23, 2011.
Did the eligibility section change over time?
Yes. The eligibility section was modified to explicitly add categories such as state, county, and local governments; public and private institutions of higher education; tribal governments and tribal organizations; and nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, while still emphasizing the core child welfare partnership and leadership requirements.
What kinds of improvements should a funded site be expected to leave behind?
The FOA emphasizes lasting system improvements rather than short-term pilots, including trauma-informed changes to everyday CPS work and sustained access to proven trauma-focused clinical treatments supported by training, supervision, referral pathways, and cross-system coordination.
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