Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2009 ACF ACYF CZ 0016
Apply for HHS 2009 ACF ACYF CZ 0016
- The Administration for Children and Families in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Resource Center for Child Welfare Organizational Improvement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.556 Promoting Safe and Stable Families.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 26, 2009 and posted on Feb 26, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 27, 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 $1,400,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Special district governments County governments Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses.
- Collaborative efforts and interdisciplinary approaches are acceptable. Applications from collaborations must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement. Faith based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Resource Center for Child Welfare Organizational Improvement (NRCOI) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2009 ACF ACYF CZ 0016) was a discretionary federal funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), under the Childrens Bureau. It sought to fund a single National Resource Center through a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal agency expected to have an active partnership role in shaping and overseeing the work rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal involvement. The NRCOI was positioned as part of the Childrens Bureau Child Welfare Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Network, a national support system intended to strengthen child welfare practice and administration across States and Tribes through sustained, system level change.
At its core, the purpose of the NRCOI was to serve as the primary national provider of training, technical assistance, and consultation focused specifically on organizational improvement for publicly supported child welfare agencies. The emphasis was not on direct services to families, but on helping agencies build the internal management capacity needed to run effective child welfare systems. The intended result of that organizational strengthening was better child welfare outcomes aligned with the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA), particularly the central goals of safety, permanency, and well being for children and youth. In practical terms, the NRCOI would assist State, local, and Tribal child welfare agencies in improving how they operate, manage, and integrate services so they can produce more reliable outcomes for children, youth, and families involved with the child welfare system.
A major element of the work involved supporting agencies administration of Title IV-B and Title IV-E child welfare programs, which are key federal funding streams that support child welfare services and foster care and adoption assistance. The opportunity explicitly highlighted helping agencies strengthen the management structures and systems required to administer these programs effectively. This included helping jurisdictions respond to Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs), the federal review process used to assess child welfare system performance, and to develop and implement Program Improvement Plans (PIPs) when performance gaps are identified. In other words, the NRCOI was expected to help agencies translate review findings into actionable improvement plans and then build the organizational conditions needed to carry those plans out successfully.
The announcement framed the NRCOI mission around three broad improvement targets: improving agency management and operations, bolstering organizational capacity, and promoting service integration. Improving management and operations generally points to strengthening leadership practices, governance, decision making processes, performance management, data use, workforce systems, and internal controls that affect daily operations and long term stability. Bolstering organizational capacity refers to building the agencys ability to plan, implement, and sustain reforms, including readiness for change, staff development, and institutionalizing effective practices. Promoting service integration reflects the reality that child welfare outcomes depend on coordination across systems like courts, education, behavioral health, substance use services, domestic violence services, and community based providers, so agencies need structures and partnerships that allow them to deliver coherent, coordinated support rather than fragmented services.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity anticipated one award with an estimated total funding amount of $1,400,000, with an award ceiling of $1,400,000 and no stated award floor. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The CFDA number listed was 93.556, Promoting Safe and Stable Families, and the funding activity category was Income Security and Social Services. The opportunity was posted on February 26, 2009, with an original and current closing date of April 27, 2009. For electronic submissions through Grants.gov, applications were required to be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The archive date was May 27, 2009.
Eligibility was broad and included state governments, county and city or township governments, special district governments, public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), for profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. The announcement allowed collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches and required that collaborations designate a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement. Faith based and community organizations were eligible, while foreign entities were not eligible under this announcement. For applicants needing help accessing the full announcement, the notice directed inquiries to the ACF Applications Help Desk at appsupport@acf.hhs.gov. The announcement also provided an additional information link hosted by ACF for full details.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the NRCOI grant opportunity?
The National Resource Center for Child Welfare Organizational Improvement (NRCOI) was a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), under the Children's Bureau. The Funding Opportunity Number was HHS 2009 ACF ACYF CZ 0016.
What type of award was funded under this opportunity?
This opportunity funded a cooperative agreement to support a single National Resource Center. A cooperative agreement indicates that the federal agency expected to play an active partnership role in shaping and overseeing the work, rather than issuing a grant with limited federal involvement.
How many awards were anticipated?
The announcement anticipated one award.
What was the total estimated funding and the award ceiling?
The estimated total funding amount was $1,400,000. The award ceiling was also $1,400,000. No award floor was stated.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What was the primary purpose of the NRCOI?
The purpose was to serve as the primary national provider of training, technical assistance, and consultation focused on organizational improvement for publicly supported child welfare agencies. The emphasis was on strengthening agencies' internal management capacity, not on providing direct services to families.
How was the NRCOI expected to improve outcomes for children and families?
By helping child welfare agencies improve how they operate, manage, and integrate services, the NRCOI was intended to support better child welfare outcomes aligned with the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA), particularly safety, permanency, and well-being for children and youth.
Was NRCOI part of a larger national initiative or network?
Yes. NRCOI was positioned as part of the Children's Bureau Child Welfare Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Network, described as a national support system intended to strengthen child welfare practice and administration across States and Tribes through sustained, system-level change.
What kinds of agencies or systems were intended to benefit from the NRCOI?
The NRCOI was expected to assist State, local, and Tribal child welfare agencies with organizational improvement efforts, including strengthening management systems and service integration that support effective child welfare administration.
What did the opportunity say about Title IV-B and Title IV-E support?
A major element of the work was supporting agencies' administration of Title IV-B and Title IV-E child welfare programs. The opportunity highlighted strengthening the management structures and systems needed to administer these programs effectively.
How did the NRCOI relate to the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs)?
The opportunity explicitly included helping jurisdictions respond to the CFSR process, which is used to assess child welfare system performance, and helping develop and implement Program Improvement Plans (PIPs) when performance gaps are identified.
What is a Program Improvement Plan (PIP) in the context of this opportunity?
In this announcement, a PIP was described as the plan jurisdictions develop and implement when CFSR findings identify performance gaps. The NRCOI was expected to help translate review findings into actionable improvement plans and strengthen the organizational conditions needed to carry those plans out.
What were the three broad improvement targets described in the announcement?
The NRCOI mission was framed around: (1) improving agency management and operations, (2) bolstering organizational capacity, and (3) promoting service integration.
What does "improving agency management and operations" mean in this opportunity?
The announcement described this as strengthening leadership practices, governance, decision-making processes, performance management, data use, workforce systems, and internal controls that affect day-to-day operations and long-term stability.
What does "bolstering organizational capacity" mean in this opportunity?
Bolstering organizational capacity referred to building an agency's ability to plan, implement, and sustain reforms, including readiness for change, staff development, and institutionalizing effective practices.
What does "promoting service integration" mean in this opportunity?
Service integration emphasized that child welfare outcomes depend on coordination across systems such as courts, education, behavioral health, substance use services, domestic violence services, and community-based providers. The NRCOI was expected to support structures and partnerships that reduce fragmentation and improve coordination.
What was the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed was 93.556, Promoting Safe and Stable Families.
What was the funding activity category?
The funding activity category was Income Security and Social Services.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on February 26, 2009. The original and current closing date was April 27, 2009. The archive date was May 27, 2009.
What was the electronic submission deadline time for Grants.gov?
For electronic submissions through Grants.gov, applications were required to be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility included: state governments; county and city or township governments; special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses.
Were faith-based and community organizations eligible?
Yes. The announcement stated that faith-based and community organizations were eligible.
Were foreign entities eligible to apply?
No. The announcement stated that foreign entities were not eligible under this opportunity.
Did the opportunity allow collaborative applications?
Yes. The announcement allowed collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches and required that collaborations designate a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement.
Who was responsible for administering the cooperative agreement in a collaboration?
If multiple organizations collaborated, the announcement required designating a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement.
Where could applicants get help accessing the full announcement?
Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to contact the ACF Applications Help Desk at appsupport@acf.hhs.gov. The announcement also referenced an additional information link hosted by ACF for full details.
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