Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2014 ACF ACYF CO 0828
Apply for HHS 2014 ACF ACYF CO 0828
- The Administration for Children and Families ACYF/CB in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Intensive Child Focused Adoptive Parent Recruitment" 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 Jun 6, 2014 and posted on May 6, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 7, 2014 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) County governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Small businesses Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities State governments City or township governments Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility For profit organizations other than small businesses.
- Collaborative efforts and interdisciplinary approaches are acceptable. Applications from collaborations must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement. If the primary applicant is not the state or county child welfare system, CB strongly encourages a strong partnership and a signed agreement in place with the state or county child welfare system 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 stating that they are working in partnership with the applicant. Faith based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Faith based organizations are encouraged to review the ACF Policy on Grants to Faith Based Organizations at http //www.acf.hhs.gov/acf policy on grants to faith based organizations. Applications from individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship for profit organizations are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Intensive Child Focused Adoptive Parent Recruitment funding opportunity (HHS-2014-ACF-ACYF-CO-0828) is a discretionary federal grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Children s Bureau (ACYF/CB). The core goal is to test and expand "intensive" and "exhaustive" child-focused adoptive parent recruitment methods for children and youth in foster care who are consistently the hardest to place, particularly older youth, children with disabilities or other special needs, and sibling groups. The premise behind the program is that these intensive recruitment approaches outperform traditional recruitment by more directly matching families to specific children and by investing more time and tailored effort into both preparing the child and developing an adoptive family that can meet that child s needs.
ACF planned to make 8 awards nationwide, with an estimated total funding level of $4,000,000. Individual awards were expected to range from $400,000 to $500,000. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement noted for applicants. The funding activity aligns with CFDA 93.652 (Adoption Opportunities) under the broader category of Income Security and Social Services. The opportunity was posted May 6, 2014, with applications due July 7, 2014 (electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. ET), and the announcement later archived August 6, 2014.
Programmatically, each funded site is expected to concentrate on the children and youth who have been waiting the longest for adoption within the public child welfare system. Grantees are expected to (1) identify these long-waiting children based on factors like age, special needs, or sibling group membership; (2) reduce the time those children spend waiting for an adoptive placement; (3) reduce the number of older adolescents who leave foster care through emancipation without a permanent adoptive family; and (4) produce or strengthen integrated models that show how public child welfare staff can successfully carry out intensive recruitment as part of their practice. A key feature is that each grantee must conduct a performance evaluation of these outcomes to demonstrate the effect the project has on the associated public child welfare system.
The FOA emphasizes that grantees should tailor their model to the unique needs of their state s or locality s foster care population. For each child or youth selected as part of the project, the site is expected to complete an individual needs assessment that looks at strengths, challenges, and service needs that may need to be addressed before adoption finalization. Recruitment is intended to be truly child-specific: the grantee develops a targeted recruitment and family development process aimed at locating and preparing adoptive parents who can meet the identified child s particular needs. The FOA also stresses that successful adoption depends on thorough preparation on both sides: preparing the child or youth for adoption and preparing prospective adoptive families through education about the child s history and needs, training in intervention strategies for mental health, medical, emotional, and behavioral challenges, and support that strengthens the caregivers capacity to provide lasting relational permanency.
In terms of who could apply, eligibility is broad and includes many government entities and organizations, such as state, county, city, or township governments; tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities; independent school districts; special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education); small businesses; and other for-profit organizations (with the important limitation that sole proprietorship for-profit organizations are not eligible). Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible and would be disqualified from review. The FOA explicitly allows collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches, but requires collaborations to name a primary applicant responsible for administering the grant. If the lead applicant is not the state or county child welfare agency, the Children s Bureau strongly encourages a formal partnership, ideally documented through a signed agreement, with both the relevant child welfare agency responsible for the target area and the courts that have jurisdiction over the child welfare population, confirming that the parties will work together. Faith-based and community organizations are also eligible if they meet the standard eligibility rules.
Finally, the announcement notes a modification to the FOA: language in Section VI.2 related to an award term and condition about federal recognition of same-sex spouses and marriages was removed from that section. Even with that header language removed, the text indicates that a standard term and condition would be included in the final Notice of Award instructing grantees to recognize same-sex marriages that were legally entered into in a U.S. jurisdiction (or certain foreign jurisdictions, if the marriage would be recognized by a U.S. jurisdiction) when applying relevant federal statutory requirements. The removed language also clarified that this recognition does not extend to domestic partnerships or civil unions that are not legally marriages, and it directed recipients to update policies and procedures where federal terms like marriage, spouse, family, or household member appear, so those terms reflect inclusion of same-sex spouses and marriages as described.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Intensive Child Focused Adoptive Parent Recruitment funding opportunity?
The Intensive Child Focused Adoptive Parent Recruitment opportunity (HHS-2014-ACF-ACYF-CO-0828) is a discretionary federal grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Children's Bureau (ACYF/CB). Its purpose is to test and expand intensive, child-focused adoptive parent recruitment methods for children and youth in foster care who are consistently the hardest to place.
What is the core goal of this program?
The core goal is to test and expand "intensive" and "exhaustive" child-focused recruitment approaches that aim to outperform traditional recruitment by directly matching families to specific children and investing more time and tailored effort into preparing the child and developing an adoptive family that can meet the child's needs.
Which children and youth are the focus of the recruitment efforts?
The program targets children and youth in foster care who have been waiting the longest for adoption and who are among the hardest to place, particularly older youth, children with disabilities or other special needs, and sibling groups.
How is "child-focused" recruitment described in this opportunity?
Recruitment is intended to be truly child-specific. For each child or youth selected, the grantee completes an individual needs assessment and then develops a targeted recruitment and family development process aimed at locating and preparing adoptive parents who can meet that particular child's identified needs.
What outcomes are funded sites expected to achieve?
Funded sites are expected to: (1) identify long-waiting children based on factors such as age, special needs, or sibling group membership; (2) reduce the time those children wait for an adoptive placement; (3) reduce the number of older adolescents who leave foster care through emancipation without an adoptive family; and (4) produce or strengthen integrated models showing how public child welfare staff can carry out intensive recruitment as part of regular practice.
Is evaluation required as part of the project?
Yes. Each grantee must conduct a performance evaluation focused on the required outcomes to demonstrate the effect the project has on the associated public child welfare system.
Are grantees required to tailor the approach to local needs?
Yes. The FOA emphasizes that grantees should tailor their model to the unique needs of their state's or locality's foster care population.
What is required for each child or youth included in the project?
For each child or youth selected as part of the project, the site is expected to complete an individual needs assessment addressing strengths, challenges, and service needs that may need to be addressed before adoption finalization.
What does the FOA say about preparing youth and families for adoption?
The FOA stresses thorough preparation on both sides: preparing the child or youth for adoption and preparing prospective adoptive families. This includes education about the child's history and needs, training in intervention strategies for mental health, medical, emotional, and behavioral challenges, and support to strengthen caregiver capacity to provide lasting relational permanency.
How many awards did ACF plan to make, and what was the total funding level?
ACF planned to make 8 awards nationwide, with an estimated total funding level of $4,000,000.
What was the expected award size?
Individual awards were expected to range from $400,000 to $500,000.
Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is noted for applicants in the information provided.
What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
This funding activity aligns with CFDA 93.652, Adoption Opportunities, within the broader category of Income Security and Social Services.
When was the opportunity posted, and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted on May 6, 2014. Applications were due July 7, 2014, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
What does it mean that the announcement was archived?
The announcement was archived on August 6, 2014, meaning it was later marked as no longer active for new applications based on the timeline stated in the notice.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes: state, county, city, or township governments; tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities; independent school districts; special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education); small businesses; and other for-profit organizations (with a limitation that sole proprietorship for-profit organizations are not eligible). Faith-based and community organizations are also eligible if they meet the standard eligibility rules.
Who was not eligible to apply?
Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible and would be disqualified from review. Sole proprietorship for-profit organizations are also not eligible.
Are collaborations allowed, and how must they be structured?
Collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches are explicitly allowed. However, collaborations must name a primary applicant that is responsible for administering the grant.
What partnerships does the Children's Bureau encourage?
If the lead applicant is not the state or county child welfare agency, the Children's Bureau strongly encourages a formal partnership (ideally documented through a signed agreement) with: (1) the relevant child welfare agency responsible for the target area, and (2) the courts with jurisdiction over the child welfare population, confirming that the parties will work together.
What change (modification) was noted in the FOA regarding same-sex marriages?
The announcement notes that language in Section VI.2 related to an award term and condition about federal recognition of same-sex spouses and marriages was removed from that section.
Does the FOA still indicate any requirement related to recognition of same-sex marriages?
Yes. Even with the header language removed from Section VI.2, the text indicates that a standard term and condition would be included in the final Notice of Award instructing grantees to recognize same-sex marriages that were legally entered into in a U.S. jurisdiction (and certain foreign jurisdictions if the marriage would be recognized by a U.S. jurisdiction) when applying relevant federal statutory requirements.
Does the recognition described extend to domestic partnerships or civil unions?
No. The removed language clarified that recognition does not extend to domestic partnerships or civil unions that are not legally marriages.
What policy or procedure updates were recipients directed to make regarding same-sex marriage recognition?
The removed language directed recipients to update policies and procedures where federal terms like "marriage," "spouse," "family," or "household member" appear, so those terms reflect inclusion of same-sex spouses and marriages as described.
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