Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2013 ACF ACYF CO 0637
Apply for HHS 2013 ACF ACYF CO 0637
- The Administration for Children and Families ACYF/CB in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Promoting Well Being and Adoption after Trauma" 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 20, 2013 and posted on Jun 20, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 5, 2013 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: Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Small businesses 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 State governments.
- Eligible applicants are public and private agencies and organizations. 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. 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:
Promoting Well Being and Adoption after Trauma is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), specifically the Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) and the Childrens Bureau (CB), funded under CFDA 93.652 (Adoption Opportunities). It was offered as a competitive program using cooperative agreements, meaning awardees would be expected to work closely with the federal project officer and participate in ongoing planning, implementation support, and performance monitoring. The central purpose of the opportunity is to help child welfare systems better address the mental and behavioral health needs of children and youth affected by trauma, with the broader aim of improving social and emotional well-being, restoring developmentally appropriate functioning, and strengthening adoption and overall permanency outcomes.
The FOA focuses on system change rather than paying for therapy or other direct clinical services. Applicants are expected to redesign how a child welfare agency and its partners identify needs, make referrals, and ensure children and families actually receive effective help early. A major theme is building or reshaping a flexible and responsive service array so that supports match what children, youth, and families truly need, rather than what happens to be available. This includes putting in place evidence-based or evidence-informed screening and assessment approaches, then using the results to drive functional, outcomes-oriented case planning. The intention is to create a more integrated pathway from identification of concerns to appropriate interventions, while avoiding one-size-fits-all practices.
Another key expectation is active service array reconfiguration at both the child level and the system level. Projects should use screening and functional assessment data to align services, close gaps, and also reduce or phase out practices that are not effective or that do not fit the assessed needs of the target population. The FOA explicitly pushes grantees to look at what is not working and to be willing to de-scale low-value approaches, replacing them with better matched supports. Alongside implementation, applicants are expected to identify what makes these changes succeed, including practical strategies for installation, day-to-day execution, and long-term sustainability within the child welfare service delivery system.
Evaluation is not treated as an add-on; it is a core deliverable. Grantees are expected to measure the effects of the implemented system changes on outcomes such as safety, permanency, well-being, adoption outcomes, and costs. The evaluation should look at overall impacts and also examine outcomes for specific subgroups, recognizing that children and youth in child welfare are not a uniform population and may respond differently depending on history, placement type, behavioral health needs, or other factors. Allowable activities therefore include partnership development, planning, workforce and provider capacity building, training, implementation support, data collection and tracking, evaluation, and dissemination of findings, with a clear requirement to plan for sustaining the transformation after the federal project ends.
Eligibility is broad and includes public and private agencies and organizations, such as state and local governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including those without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses are listed, and small businesses are also eligible), and faith-based and community organizations that otherwise meet the requirements. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible. A particularly important program design expectation is that if the lead applicant is not the state or local child welfare agency, the proposal must show a strong partnership with the relevant state and local child welfare agencies and with the courts that have jurisdiction over the targeted child welfare population, since the work depends on policy, practice, and workflow changes inside the child welfare system.
Funding for the competition was estimated at $4,000,000 total, with an anticipated 8 awards. Individual awards were expected to range from $250,000 to $500,000 per year, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The project period was anticipated to be 60 months, structured as five 12-month budget periods. Continuation funding each year would be considered on a non-competitive basis depending on satisfactory progress, availability of funds, and a determination that continued funding serves the federal governments interest. The opportunity was posted June 20, 2013, with an application due date of August 5, 2013 (11:59 p.m. ET), and an archive date of September 4, 2013. The funding opportunity number is HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0637, and the program sits within the Income Security and Social Services activity category.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "Promoting Well Being and Adoption after Trauma" grant opportunity?
It is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) and the Children's Bureau (CB). It was funded under CFDA 93.652, Adoption Opportunities.
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The central purpose is to help child welfare systems better address the mental and behavioral health needs of children and youth affected by trauma. The broader goal is to improve social and emotional well-being, restore developmentally appropriate functioning, and strengthen adoption and overall permanency outcomes.
Is this program meant to pay for therapy or other direct clinical services?
No. The FOA emphasizes system change rather than paying for therapy or other direct clinical services. Projects are expected to redesign processes and pathways so children and families are identified early and successfully connected to effective supports.
What kind of approach does the FOA prioritize?
The FOA prioritizes redesigning how child welfare agencies and partners identify needs, make referrals, and ensure children and families actually receive effective help early. A key theme is building or reshaping a flexible, responsive service array that matches assessed needs rather than simply relying on what services are currently available.
What does "system change" mean in this FOA?
System change refers to altering policy, practice, and workflows within the child welfare service delivery system so that screening, assessment, referral, and case planning are more integrated and outcomes-oriented, and so that the service array better fits the needs of the target population.
Are evidence-based practices required?
The FOA calls for evidence-based or evidence-informed screening and assessment approaches, with results used to drive functional, outcomes-oriented case planning.
What is meant by screening and functional assessment in this context?
Screening and functional assessment refer to structured approaches for identifying trauma-related mental and behavioral health needs, then using those results to shape case planning and connect children and families to appropriate interventions in a way that avoids one-size-fits-all practices.
What is the "service array," and what changes are expected?
The service array is the set of supports and services available to children, youth, and families in or connected to the child welfare system. The FOA expects active reconfiguration of that array at both the child level and system level, using screening and assessment data to align services, close gaps, and improve fit for the target population.
Does the FOA allow or encourage reducing services that are not working?
Yes. The FOA explicitly pushes grantees to identify practices that are not effective or do not fit assessed needs, and to be willing to reduce or phase out low-value approaches and replace them with better-matched supports.
What outcomes are projects expected to improve?
Projects are expected to improve outcomes related to safety, permanency, well-being, adoption outcomes, and costs, as those outcomes relate to the system changes being implemented.
Is evaluation required?
Yes. Evaluation is a core deliverable, not an add-on. Grantees are expected to measure the effects of implemented system changes on key outcomes and costs.
Does the evaluation need to look at subgroups of children and youth?
Yes. The FOA indicates the evaluation should examine outcomes for specific subgroups, recognizing that children and youth in child welfare are not a uniform population and may respond differently depending on factors such as history, placement type, and behavioral health needs.
What kinds of activities are allowable under this opportunity?
Allowable activities include partnership development, planning, workforce and provider capacity building, training, implementation support, data collection and tracking, evaluation, dissemination of findings, and planning for sustaining the transformation after the federal project ends.
What type of award mechanism was used?
The opportunity was offered as a competitive program using cooperative agreements.
What does it mean that this was a cooperative agreement?
It means awardees were expected to work closely with a federal project officer and participate in ongoing planning, implementation support, and performance monitoring.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included public and private agencies and organizations, such as state and local governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including those without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (including small businesses), and faith-based and community organizations that otherwise meet the requirements.
Who was not eligible to apply?
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships were not eligible.
If an organization is not a state or local child welfare agency, can it still be the lead applicant?
Yes, but the proposal must show a strong partnership with the relevant state and local child welfare agencies and with the courts that have jurisdiction over the targeted child welfare population. The FOA highlights this because the work depends on policy, practice, and workflow changes inside the child welfare system.
How much total funding was estimated for the competition?
Total estimated funding was $4,000,000.
How many awards were anticipated?
The competition anticipated 8 awards.
What was the expected size of individual awards?
Individual awards were expected to range from $250,000 to $500,000 per year.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
How long was the project period?
The project period was anticipated to be 60 months.
How were budget periods structured?
The 60-month project period was structured as five 12-month budget periods.
Was funding renewable each year?
Continuation funding each year would be considered on a non-competitive basis, depending on satisfactory progress, availability of funds, and a determination that continued funding served the federal government's interest.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted on June 20, 2013. The application due date was August 5, 2013 (11:59 p.m. ET). The archive date was September 4, 2013.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CO-0637.
What CFDA program was this associated with?
It was associated with CFDA 93.652, Adoption Opportunities.
What government category did this opportunity fall under?
The program sits within the Income Security and Social Services activity category.
What is the FOA's stance on one-size-fits-all practices?
The FOA aims to avoid one-size-fits-all practices by using evidence-based or evidence-informed screening and assessment to guide functional, outcomes-oriented case planning and to match interventions and supports to assessed needs.
What does the FOA expect regarding sustainability after federal funding ends?
The FOA requires planning to sustain the system transformation after the federal project ends and expects applicants to identify what makes changes succeed, including strategies for installation, day-to-day execution, and long-term sustainability.
Are dissemination activities part of the expected work?
Yes. Dissemination of findings is listed among allowable activities, alongside evaluation and implementation work.
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