Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2015 ACF ORR ZT 0988
Apply for HHS 2015 ACF ORR ZT 0988
- The Administration for Children and Families ORR in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Technical Assistance to the Survivors of Torture Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.604 Assistance for Torture Victims.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 4, 2015 and posted on May 4, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 6, 2015 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 $500,000.00 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 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Independent school districts State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments Small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities County governments For profit organizations other than small businesses.
- As referenced in 45 CFR sect 75.215(b), no HHS funds may be paid as profit to any recipient even if the recipient is a commercial organization. Profit is any amount in excess of allowable direct and indirect costs. 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. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Technical Assistance to the Survivors of Torture Program is a federal grant opportunity offered by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal program office expects to be substantially involved in guiding or partnering on key parts of the work rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant. The core purpose is not to fund direct clinical services themselves, but to fund a national technical assistance effort that strengthens organizations already providing direct services to survivors of torture and their families across the United States.
At the center of the opportunity is the idea that survivors of torture often need coordinated, long-term, culturally responsive support that spans multiple systems, including physical health care, behavioral health care, case management, legal and social services, and community-based supports. ORR is aiming to ensure that the Direct Services to Survivors of Torture (DS SOT) grantees, along with other ORR-funded service providers, have access to the training, tools, and capacity-building support needed to deliver high-quality care that is integrated across disciplines and sustainable over time. In practice, this kind of technical assistance award generally involves activities like developing and delivering training curricula, hosting learning collaboratives or communities of practice, providing targeted coaching to individual programs, supporting the adoption of evidence-informed or promising practices, disseminating resources and guidance, and helping programs improve program design, service coordination, and data or quality improvement processes.
The opportunity lays out three main objectives. First, it seeks to build the service capacity of DS SOT grantees and other ORR-funded organizations so they can provide consistent, high-quality services to survivors. This points to workforce development and organizational strengthening, such as improving staff competency in trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches, strengthening clinical supervision models, improving intake and assessment practices, and helping programs address operational challenges that affect service quality. Second, it emphasizes fostering collaboration between DS SOT organizations, other ORR-funded providers, and mainstream health and behavioral health systems to deliver integrated care. This objective reflects a real-world barrier many survivor-serving programs face: survivors may receive fragmented care across agencies that do not routinely coordinate. Technical assistance under this objective would likely focus on strengthening referral pathways, building cross-provider partnerships, improving information-sharing practices within legal and ethical boundaries, and helping programs navigate how survivors can access specialized medical and behavioral health services in local communities. Third, the program aims to assess and strengthen the quality and sustainability of DS SOT grantees so services remain available beyond the grant period. That sustainability focus commonly includes helping programs diversify funding, improve governance and management systems, enhance outcome measurement, implement continuous quality improvement, and plan for long-term staffing and service delivery models that can endure after a specific project ends.
From a funding standpoint, ORR anticipated making a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $500,000. The award ceiling is $500,000 and the award floor is $400,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funding instrument is listed under the activity category of Income Security and Social Services, and the CFDA (now often referenced as the Assistance Listing number) is 93.604, Assistance for Torture Victims. Because only one award was expected, the selected recipient would effectively serve as the primary national technical assistance provider under this initiative for the project period established in the full announcement.
Eligibility is broad and includes many common applicant types, such as nonprofit organizations (including those with 501(c)(3) status), state and local governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, public and private institutions of higher education, public housing authorities, independent school districts, and for-profit entities (other than small businesses are explicitly listed, though small businesses are also included). Faith-based and community organizations are eligible as long as they meet the standard requirements. However, applications from individuals, including sole proprietorships, and from foreign entities are not eligible and would be disqualified. A key restriction is that, consistent with HHS grants regulations (referencing 45 CFR 75.215(b)), no HHS funds may be paid as profit to any recipient, even if the recipient is a commercial organization; in other words, grant funds can cover allowable direct and indirect costs, but not generate profit beyond those allowable costs.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted on May 4, 2015, with an application deadline of July 6, 2015, due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time for electronic submission. The listing indicates the opportunity was archived on August 5, 2015. For applicants who had difficulty accessing the full announcement, the ACF Applications Help Desk was the primary contact point, with support available via appsupport@acf.hhs.gov.
In plain terms, this grant was designed to select one organization to act as a national capacity-builder for the ORR survivor of torture service network. The funded work would concentrate on strengthening provider organizations through training and hands-on support, improving coordination with broader health and behavioral health systems, and helping programs become more durable and effective so survivors can continue to access comprehensive care even after the federal project period ends.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Technical Assistance to the Survivors of Torture Program (ORR/ACF)
1) What is the Technical Assistance to the Survivors of Torture Program?
It is a federal grant opportunity from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The award supports a national technical assistance effort for organizations serving survivors of torture and their families in the United States.
2) What type of funding instrument is this?
This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal program office generally expects substantial involvement in guiding or partnering on key aspects of the funded work (rather than a fully hands-off grant).
3) What is the main purpose of this grant?
The purpose is to fund national technical assistance that strengthens organizations already delivering direct services to survivors of torture and their families. It is intended to build provider capacity, improve service integration, and support long-term quality and sustainability.
4) Does this grant pay for direct clinical services to survivors?
No. The core purpose is not to fund direct clinical services themselves. Instead, it funds training, tools, capacity-building, and other technical assistance activities that help service providers deliver high-quality, coordinated care.
5) Who is the technical assistance meant to support?
The primary focus is on the Direct Services to Survivors of Torture (DS SOT) grantees and other ORR-funded service providers. The funded technical assistance is meant to strengthen their ability to serve survivors effectively.
6) Why is technical assistance needed for this field?
The program is based on the reality that survivors of torture often need coordinated, long-term, culturally responsive support across multiple systems, such as physical health care, behavioral health care, case management, legal and social services, and community-based supports. Technical assistance is intended to help organizations deliver that kind of integrated, sustainable care.
7) What kinds of activities are typically included in this technical assistance award?
Examples of activities described include developing and delivering training curricula, hosting learning collaboratives or communities of practice, providing targeted coaching to individual programs, supporting adoption of evidence-informed or promising practices, disseminating resources and guidance, and helping programs improve program design, service coordination, and data or quality improvement processes.
8) What are the three main objectives of the opportunity?
The opportunity highlights three objectives: (1) build the service capacity of DS SOT grantees and other ORR-funded organizations to provide consistent, high-quality services; (2) foster collaboration between DS SOT organizations, other ORR-funded providers, and mainstream health and behavioral health systems to deliver integrated care; and (3) assess and strengthen the quality and sustainability of DS SOT grantees so services remain available beyond the grant period.
9) What does "building service capacity" mean in this context?
It points to workforce development and organizational strengthening, such as improving staff competency in trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches, strengthening clinical supervision models, improving intake and assessment practices, and helping programs address operational challenges that affect service quality.
10) What does the collaboration objective focus on?
It emphasizes improving coordination between survivor-serving organizations and broader systems of care. The technical assistance may focus on strengthening referral pathways, building cross-provider partnerships, improving information-sharing practices within legal and ethical boundaries, and helping programs navigate access to specialized medical and behavioral health services in local communities.
11) What does the sustainability objective include?
It focuses on helping programs remain durable beyond the grant period. Common sustainability-related supports described include helping programs diversify funding, improve governance and management systems, enhance outcome measurement, implement continuous quality improvement, and plan for long-term staffing and service delivery models.
12) How many awards did ORR anticipate making?
ORR anticipated making a single award. The selected recipient would effectively serve as the primary national technical assistance provider for this initiative.
13) What is the estimated amount of funding available?
The estimated total funding amount was $500,000.
14) What are the award ceiling and floor?
The award ceiling was $500,000 and the award floor was $400,000.
15) Is there a cost sharing or match requirement?
No. The opportunity specifies that there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
16) What is the CFDA/Assistance Listing number for this program?
The CFDA (now commonly referred to as the Assistance Listing number) is 93.604, Assistance for Torture Victims.
17) What is the activity category listed for this funding?
The opportunity lists the activity category as Income Security and Social Services.
18) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) entities), state and local governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, public and private institutions of higher education, public housing authorities, independent school districts, and for-profit entities (including small businesses). Faith-based and community organizations are also eligible if they meet standard requirements.
19) Who is not eligible to apply?
Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and from foreign entities are not eligible and would be disqualified.
20) Can a for-profit organization apply, and can it earn profit with grant funds?
For-profit entities are listed as eligible applicants, but a key restriction applies: consistent with HHS grants regulations (referencing 45 CFR 75.215(b)), no HHS funds may be paid as profit to any recipient, even if the recipient is a commercial organization. Funds may cover allowable direct and indirect costs, but may not be used to generate profit beyond those allowable costs.
21) When was the opportunity posted, and what was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted on May 4, 2015. The application deadline was July 6, 2015, due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time for electronic submission.
22) Is this opportunity still open?
No. The listing indicates the opportunity was archived on August 5, 2015.
23) What should an applicant do if they cannot access the full announcement?
The ACF Applications Help Desk is listed as the primary contact point for applicants who had difficulty accessing the full announcement. Support was available via appsupport@acf.hhs.gov.
24) In plain terms, what role would the funded recipient play?
The funded organization would act as a national capacity-builder for the ORR survivor of torture service network, focusing on strengthening provider organizations through training and hands-on support, improving coordination with broader health and behavioral health systems, and helping programs become more durable and effective over time.
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