Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2011 ACF OCSE FD 0152
Apply for HHS 2011 ACF OCSE FD 0152
- The Administration for Children and Families in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Partnership with Child Support Services to Develop Workforce Strategies and Economic Sustainability" 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 Dec 5, 2011 and posted on Apr 28, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 27, 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 $330,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $55,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments 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. 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:
Partnership with Child Support Services to Develop Workforce Strategies and Economic Sustainability (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2011-ACF-OCSE-FD-0152) is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), focused on helping State child support (Title IV-D) agencies build stronger workforce partnerships that improve the employment and long-term economic stability of noncustodial parents. The core idea is that consistent employment and earnings can increase parents ability to pay child support, reduce arrears growth, and strengthen family stability, while also improving outcomes for children. Rather than funding direct ongoing services at scale, this opportunity is designed to support planning and strategy development efforts grounded in careful, state-specific data analysis.
The grant emphasizes creating coordinated, cross-system workforce strategies that cut through typical program silos. Applicants are expected to design "strategy teams" that bring together partners while still keeping each organization focused on its own strengths and responsibilities. The partnerships are intended to connect noncustodial parents to practical employment pathways, including job search assistance, transitional jobs, subsidized employment, supportive services that address barriers to work, job placement, and job advancement supports. In other words, the emphasis is on building an organized pipeline from outreach and assessment through employment and retention, with services aligned so participants do not get lost between agencies.
A key feature of this opportunity is its explicit encouragement of collaborations between IV-D agencies and other systems that influence employment and family economic outcomes. Potential partners named in the announcement include the State TANF program, workforce development programs, community colleges, responsible fatherhood programs, faith-based and community-based organizations, employers, and courts. The presence of courts as a potential partner reflects the reality that child support orders, enforcement actions, and participation requirements often interact with employment barriers, and coordinated approaches can make compliance more realistic while still protecting the child support program mission.
Funding levels are relatively modest and targeted: ACF anticipated making about 6 awards, with an estimated total funding pool of $330,000. Individual awards were expected to range from $35,000 (floor) to $55,000 (ceiling), and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The funding activity category is Income Security and Social Services, and the CFDA listing referenced is 93.564 (Child Support Enforcement Research), consistent with the strategy, demonstration, and learning-oriented nature of the work rather than large-scale service delivery.
Eligibility is limited to governmental IV-D leadership. Eligible applicants are State governments, specifically State Title IV-D agencies (including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) or the umbrella agencies that oversee the IV-D program. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible to apply or receive awards under this announcement. The opportunity was posted April 28, 2011, with an application deadline of June 27, 2011, and electronic submissions through Grants.gov required submission by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The opportunity was later archived on December 23, 2011.
Overall, the grant opportunity is best understood as a planning and partnership-building vehicle meant to help child support agencies work hand-in-hand with workforce, education, community service, employer, and court partners to design data-driven strategies that improve employment outcomes for noncustodial parents and support more reliable child support payments over time.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
Partnership with Child Support Services to Develop Workforce Strategies and Economic Sustainability (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2011-ACF-OCSE-FD-0152) is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF). It focuses on helping State child support (Title IV-D) agencies strengthen workforce partnerships that support employment and long-term economic stability for noncustodial parents.
What is the main goal of the grant?
The main goal is to support planning and strategy development that helps noncustodial parents achieve consistent employment and earnings. The underlying idea is that stable work can improve a parent's ability to pay child support, reduce growth in arrears, strengthen family stability, and improve outcomes for children.
Is this grant meant to fund direct services at scale?
No. The opportunity is described as being designed to support planning and strategy development efforts grounded in careful, state-specific data analysis, rather than funding direct ongoing services at scale.
What kinds of activities does the grant emphasize?
The grant emphasizes creating coordinated, cross-system workforce strategies that reduce program silos. Applicants are expected to design "strategy teams" that align partners while keeping each organization focused on its own strengths and responsibilities.
What is meant by "strategy teams" in this opportunity?
"Strategy teams" refers to the applicant's planned structure for bringing together multiple partners (for example, workforce, education, courts, and community organizations) in a coordinated way to design and align employment-related approaches that support noncustodial parents.
Who is the target population for these strategies?
The strategies are intended to improve employment and economic stability for noncustodial parents who are connected to the child support (Title IV-D) system.
What types of employment pathway components are envisioned?
The announcement describes practical employment pathways that may include job search assistance, transitional jobs, subsidized employment, supportive services to address barriers to work, job placement, and job advancement supports. The emphasis is on organizing an end-to-end pipeline from outreach and assessment through employment and retention.
Why does the opportunity emphasize coordination across systems?
The opportunity is built around the idea that employment outcomes and child support outcomes are affected by multiple systems. Coordinated strategies are intended to reduce handoff gaps between agencies so participants do not get lost between programs, while still keeping responsibilities clear.
What kinds of partner organizations are encouraged?
Potential partners named include the State TANF program, workforce development programs, community colleges, responsible fatherhood programs, faith-based and community-based organizations, employers, and courts.
Why are courts listed as a potential partner?
The announcement reflects that child support orders, enforcement actions, and participation requirements often interact with employment barriers. Coordinated approaches can help make compliance more realistic while still protecting the child support program mission.
How many awards were expected to be made?
ACF anticipated making about 6 awards.
What was the estimated total funding available?
The estimated total funding pool was $330,000.
What was the expected award size?
Individual awards were expected to range from $35,000 (floor) to $55,000 (ceiling).
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The opportunity states there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is Income Security and Social Services.
What CFDA program is referenced for this funding?
The CFDA listing referenced is 93.564 (Child Support Enforcement Research), aligning with strategy, demonstration, and learning-oriented work rather than large-scale service delivery.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to governmental IV-D leadership. Eligible applicants are State governments, specifically State Title IV-D agencies (including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) or the umbrella agencies that oversee the IV-D program.
Who is not eligible to apply?
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible to apply or receive awards under this announcement.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on April 28, 2011.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was June 27, 2011.
How were applications required to be submitted?
Electronic submissions through Grants.gov were required, with submission due by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Was this opportunity later archived?
Yes. The opportunity was archived on December 23, 2011.
What is the overall purpose of this grant in plain terms?
In plain terms, it is a planning and partnership-building grant meant to help child support agencies work closely with workforce, education, community service, employer, and court partners to design data-driven strategies that improve employment outcomes for noncustodial parents and support more reliable child support payments over time.
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