Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF ACYF CA 1175
Apply for HHS 2016 ACF ACYF CA 1175
- The HHS-ACF in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Quality Improvement Center for Preventive Services and Interventions in Indian Country" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.670.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 20, 2016 and posted on Apr 20, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 29, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Quality Improvement Center for Preventive Services and Interventions in Indian Country is a federal discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (HHS-ACF), designed to fund a single, 5-year cooperative agreement to establish a Quality Improvement Center (QIC) focused on preventing and addressing child abuse and neglect in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. The central idea is to build a national center that can strengthen what works in tribal child welfare by collecting practice-based knowledge, helping communities put promising approaches into place, and sharing results broadly so other tribal systems can adapt and benefit from what is learned.
The QIC is expected to gather, generate, and disseminate knowledge about effective practice models that fit AI/AN contexts, with a clear emphasis on strengths-based, culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and preventive services. Rather than focusing only on responding after harm has occurred, the project is positioned to support upstream prevention and early intervention across all forms of child maltreatment. In practical terms, this means the center would identify approaches that align with tribal values and community realities, support implementation in real-world settings, and evaluate how those approaches perform so that future efforts are grounded in evidence that comes from practice in Indian Country.
A major required component is direct support for two to five selected project sites. These sites function as learning laboratories where the QIC provides technical assistance and hands-on implementation assistance to help them adopt, implement, and assess specific practice models that show promise for preventing child abuse and neglect. The intent is not only to help those communities improve outcomes locally, but also to test and document models in ways that make them transferable, meaning other tribal child welfare systems can implement the same models or adapt them appropriately. Because this is a cooperative agreement, the federal agency typically maintains substantial involvement during the project period, which often includes collaboration on planning, performance expectations, and dissemination activities.
The opportunity lays out three core objectives. First, it aims to promote awareness and use of culturally relevant prevention and intervention services in tribal child welfare systems that are supported by practice-based evidence, elevating approaches that are both effective and rooted in community context. Second, it seeks to improve holistic services for children and families who have experienced child abuse or neglect or who are at risk, signaling an emphasis on wraparound, family-centered supports rather than narrow, fragmented interventions. Third, it prioritizes dissemination and knowledge transfer, meaning the QIC must actively share findings, tools, and lessons learned with the broader field so that the investment benefits Indian Country beyond the initial sites.
The overarching goals emphasize identifying, implementing, and disseminating culturally relevant services and interventions in AI/AN communities while empowering AI/AN families. The language of empowerment is tied to building or strengthening skills, capacities, and protective factors that support safe, stable, and healthy family life, with an explicit preference for keeping families intact when possible. In effect, the QIC is intended to help communities move from isolated promising practices to more consistent, evidence-informed, culturally grounded systems of prevention and support.
Administratively, the FOA is identified as HHS 2016 ACF ACYF CA 1175 under CFDA 93.670, with an original and current closing date of June 29, 2016, and a posting/creation date of April 20, 2016. The award ceiling is listed as $1,000,000, with one expected award. Eligibility is broad and includes tribal governments (federally recognized), tribal organizations, state and local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, public housing/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), and for-profit entities including small businesses. This wide eligibility suggests the applicant could be a tribal entity or a partner organization with the capacity to run a national center, manage multi-site implementation support, and produce field-facing products and evaluation findings over a five-year period.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the National Quality Improvement Center (QIC) for Preventive Services and Interventions in Indian Country?
It is a federal discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (HHS-ACF) to establish a national Quality Improvement Center focused on preventing and addressing child abuse and neglect in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The purpose is to build a national center that strengthens tribal child welfare by collecting practice-based knowledge, helping communities implement promising approaches, evaluating how those approaches perform in real-world settings, and sharing results broadly so other tribal systems can adapt and benefit.
How many awards are expected and what is the maximum funding amount?
The funding opportunity anticipates one award, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000.
What type of award is this?
This is a 5-year cooperative agreement. In a cooperative agreement, the federal agency typically has substantial involvement during the project period, often collaborating on planning, performance expectations, and dissemination activities.
How long is the project period?
The project is expected to run for five years.
What does the QIC focus on: prevention, intervention, or both?
Both. The QIC is positioned to support upstream prevention and early intervention across all forms of child maltreatment, while also improving holistic services for children and families who have experienced abuse or neglect or who are at risk.
What communities are the focus of this QIC?
The QIC is focused on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and tribal child welfare systems, with an emphasis on ensuring approaches fit AI/AN contexts.
What kinds of services and approaches are emphasized?
The opportunity emphasizes strengths-based, culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and preventive services. It prioritizes approaches aligned with tribal values and community realities.
What does "practice-based evidence" mean in the context of this opportunity?
Based on the description, it refers to evidence grounded in what is learned from implementing and evaluating promising approaches in real-world settings in Indian Country, elevating models that are effective and rooted in community context.
What are the three core objectives of the QIC described in this opportunity?
The three objectives are: (1) promote awareness and use of culturally relevant prevention and intervention services in tribal child welfare systems supported by practice-based evidence; (2) improve holistic services for children and families who have experienced child abuse or neglect or who are at risk; and (3) disseminate findings and support knowledge transfer so benefits extend beyond the initial sites.
What are the overarching goals of the QIC?
The overarching goals emphasize identifying, implementing, and disseminating culturally relevant services and interventions in AI/AN communities while empowering AI/AN families, strengthening protective factors, and supporting safe, stable, and healthy family life, with an explicit preference for keeping families intact when possible.
Is support for project sites required?
Yes. A major required component is direct support for two to five selected project sites that serve as learning laboratories for adopting, implementing, and assessing specific practice models.
How many project sites are expected to be supported?
Two to five selected project sites are expected to receive direct support from the QIC.
What is the role of the project sites in this QIC?
The sites function as learning laboratories where the QIC provides technical assistance and hands-on implementation assistance to help them adopt, implement, and assess promising practice models for preventing child abuse and neglect.
What is expected from the QIC in terms of technical assistance?
The QIC is expected to provide technical assistance and hands-on implementation support to the selected sites to help with adoption, implementation, and assessment of specific practice models.
Is evaluation part of the QIC's responsibilities?
Yes. The QIC is expected to evaluate how implemented approaches perform so that future efforts are grounded in evidence generated from practice in Indian Country.
What does "transferable" mean for the practice models developed or tested?
It means the models should be tested and documented in ways that make them usable beyond the initial sites, so other tribal child welfare systems can implement the same models or adapt them appropriately.
What is expected for dissemination and knowledge transfer?
The QIC must actively share findings, tools, and lessons learned with the broader field so that the investment benefits Indian Country beyond the initial sites.
Who is eligible to apply for this funding opportunity?
Eligibility includes tribal governments (federally recognized), tribal organizations, state and local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, public housing/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), and for-profit entities including small businesses.
Does an applicant need to be a tribal government to apply?
No. The eligibility is broad and includes non-tribal entities such as universities, nonprofits, and for-profit organizations, as well as tribal governments and tribal organizations.
What kind of organization is best positioned to apply based on the described scope?
Based on the scope, an applicant would need the capacity to run a national center, manage multi-site implementation support, and produce field-facing dissemination products and evaluation findings over a five-year period.
What is the FOA identification number and CFDA number?
The FOA is identified as HHS 2016 ACF ACYF CA 1175 under CFDA 93.670.
When was the opportunity posted and what is the closing date?
The posting/creation date is April 20, 2016, and the closing date is June 29, 2016 (listed as both the original and current closing date).
Is the emphasis only on responding after harm occurs?
No. The opportunity explicitly emphasizes upstream prevention and early intervention rather than focusing only on responses after harm has occurred.
Does the opportunity prioritize keeping families intact?
Yes. The goals include strengthening protective factors and supporting safe, stable, and healthy family life, with an explicit preference for keeping families intact when possible.
What does "holistic services" mean in this opportunity?
The opportunity signals an emphasis on wraparound, family-centered supports rather than narrow, fragmented interventions for children and families who have experienced abuse or neglect or who are at risk.
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