Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2008 ACF ACYF AE 0126
Apply for HHS 2008 ACF ACYF AE 0126
- The Administration for Children and Families in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Technical Assistance to Broaden the Reach of Community Based Abstinence Education Programs" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.010 Community Based Abstinence Education (CBAE).
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 21, 2008 and posted on Jul 21, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 20, 2008 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 $1,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments Independent school districts Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) State governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments 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 Special district governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
- Faith based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity, titled Technical Assistance to Broaden the Reach of Community Based Abstinence Education Programs (Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2008 ACF ACYF AE 0126), was issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF), specifically through the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) and the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB). It is a discretionary grant competition using the cooperative agreement funding instrument, which generally means the federal agency expects to have an ongoing, collaborative role with the awardees during the project rather than providing a hands-off grant.
The main goal is to strengthen and expand Community Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) programs by funding two separate technical assistance (TA) providers. FYSB indicates it expects these TA cooperative agreements to help CBAE grantees reach more young people and to improve program quality, with the underlying idea that better-supported programs will deliver more effective services to participating youth. Rather than directly paying for local abstinence education programming, the awards are designed to build capacity across the network of existing CBAE grantees by offering targeted support, guidance, and structured assistance.
The announcement lays out two priority areas for the technical assistance work. Priority Area I focuses on helping CBAE grantees build partnerships with local school systems, with a particular emphasis on aligning grantee curricula and program content with state health guidelines. In practice, this suggests the TA provider would help programs understand school district expectations, navigate approval processes, map curriculum content to relevant state standards or health frameworks, and develop strategies for establishing and maintaining school-based collaborations so that services can be delivered more broadly through school-linked channels.
Priority Area II centers on peer-to-peer technical assistance among abstinence education grantees, giving special attention to encouraging collaborations that connect youth and family programming. This points to a model where experienced or high-performing grantees share practical methods, tools, and lessons learned with other grantees, potentially through communities of practice, mentoring arrangements, peer learning events, shared resources, and structured problem-solving support. The explicit emphasis on youth and family program collaborations suggests that the TA provider would promote approaches that better integrate family engagement with youth-focused services, helping grantees coordinate program components and strengthen outcomes through aligned family involvement strategies.
Funding for the competition totals an estimated $1.5 million, with two expected awards. Individual awards are anticipated to range from $250,000 to $750,000 (award floor and ceiling). The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number listed is 93.010, Community Based Abstinence Education (CBAE). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement indicated, meaning applicants generally are not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of the award.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and private entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, federally recognized tribal governments, and other tribal organizations. Both nonprofit organizations (including those with 501(c)(3) status and those without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education in those categories) and higher education institutions (public/state-controlled and private) are eligible. For-profit organizations are also eligible, including small businesses and other for-profit entities that are not small businesses. The announcement also specifies that faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply, while foreign entities are not eligible under this solicitation.
Key dates show the opportunity was posted and created on July 21, 2008, with an original and current closing date of August 20, 2008, and an archive date of September 19, 2008. For applicants submitting through Grants.gov, the deadline note emphasizes that electronic submissions needed to be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. An additional information link is provided in the source text for the full announcement, and a contact point is listed as the ACYF Operations Center (fysb@dixongroup.com) for support accessing the full announcement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Technical Assistance to Broaden the Reach of Community Based Abstinence Education Programs.
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS 2008 ACF ACYF AE 0126.
3) Which federal agency is offering this grant?
This opportunity was issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), specifically the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) and the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB).
4) What type of award is this?
This is a discretionary grant competition using a cooperative agreement funding instrument.
5) What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally means the federal agency expects to have an ongoing, collaborative role with awardees during the project, rather than providing a hands-off grant.
6) What is the main purpose of the funding?
The purpose is to strengthen and expand Community Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) programs by funding two technical assistance (TA) providers that can support existing CBAE grantees to reach more young people and improve program quality.
7) Is this funding meant to pay for direct local abstinence education programming?
No. The focus is on technical assistance designed to build capacity across the network of existing CBAE grantees, rather than directly paying for local program delivery.
8) How many awards are expected to be made?
The announcement indicates two awards are expected.
9) What is the total estimated funding available?
The competition totals an estimated $1.5 million.
10) What is the expected award size?
Individual awards are anticipated to range from $250,000 to $750,000 (award floor and ceiling).
11) Are there specific priority areas for the technical assistance work?
Yes. The announcement describes two priority areas: Priority Area I and Priority Area II.
12) What is Priority Area I?
Priority Area I focuses on helping CBAE grantees build partnerships with local school systems, with a particular emphasis on aligning curricula and program content with state health guidelines.
13) What kinds of support might a TA provider offer under Priority Area I?
Based on the announcement, this could include helping grantees understand school district expectations, navigate approval processes, map curriculum content to state standards or health frameworks, and develop strategies for establishing and maintaining school-based collaborations.
14) What is Priority Area II?
Priority Area II centers on peer-to-peer technical assistance among abstinence education grantees, with special attention to encouraging collaborations that connect youth and family programming.
15) What does "peer-to-peer technical assistance" mean in this context?
It refers to approaches where experienced or high-performing grantees share practical methods, tools, and lessons learned with other grantees, potentially through communities of practice, mentoring arrangements, peer learning events, shared resources, and structured problem-solving support.
16) What is the emphasis on youth and family programming collaborations?
The announcement highlights encouraging collaborations that connect youth and family programming, suggesting the TA provider would promote approaches that better integrate family engagement with youth-focused services so program components and outcomes are strengthened through aligned family involvement strategies.
17) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 93.010, Community Based Abstinence Education (CBAE).
18) Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated in the information provided.
19) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many public and private entities, including state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; federally recognized tribal governments; and other tribal organizations. Eligible applicants also include nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories), higher education institutions (public/state-controlled and private), and for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profit entities).
20) Are faith-based and community organizations eligible?
Yes. The announcement specifies that faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
21) Are foreign entities eligible to apply?
No. The solicitation states that foreign entities are not eligible.
22) What are the key dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted and created on July 21, 2008. The original and current closing date is August 20, 2008. The archive date is September 19, 2008.
23) What time was the electronic submission deadline for Grants.gov?
The deadline note indicates electronic submissions needed to be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
24) Where can applicants find the full announcement or additional information?
The source text mentions an additional information link for the full announcement, and lists the ACYF Operations Center as a contact point for support accessing the full announcement.
25) Who is the contact for support related to accessing the full announcement?
The contact listed is the ACYF Operations Center at fysb@dixongroup.com.
26) What is FYSB expecting these TA awards to accomplish for CBAE grantees?
FYSB indicates it expects the TA cooperative agreements to help CBAE grantees reach more young people and improve program quality, based on the idea that better-supported programs can deliver more effective services to participating youth.
27) How is the work structured across awardees?
The announcement describes funding for two separate technical assistance providers and lays out two priority areas for the technical assistance work.
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