Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2012 ACF OCC TH 0302
Apply for HHS 2012 ACF OCC TH 0302
- The Administration for Children and Families OCC in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (TMIECHV) Grant Program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.508 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 15, 2012 and posted on May 15, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 16, 2012. (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 $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
- Federally recognized Indian Tribes (or a consortium of Indian Tribes), Tribal Organizations, or Urban Indian Organizations (as defined by Section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Pub.L. 94 437). Federally recognized Native American tribal governments means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or group or regional or village corporation as defined or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indian because of their status as Indians. In addition, consortia of Federally recognized Indian Tribes are eligible under this program. Also eligible are Urban Indian Organizations that are a nonprofit corporate body situated in an urban center, governed by an urban Indian controlled board of directors, and providing for the maximum participation of all interested Indian groups and individuals, which body is capable of legally cooperating with other public and private entities for the purpose of performing the activities described in the funding opportunity announcement. Faith based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. 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:
The Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (TMIECHV) Grant Program under the Affordable Care Act is a Fiscal Year 2012 discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, administered by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The program funds five-year demonstration projects structured as cooperative agreements, meaning awardees are expected to work closely with the federal agencies during planning, implementation, and evaluation. The overall purpose is to help Tribal communities build and strengthen high-quality home visiting systems that are grounded in evidence-based (and, where appropriate, promising) models and that reflect the needs, strengths, and realities of American Indian and Alaska Native families. In practice, the grant is meant to do two things at once: expand access to effective home visiting services for pregnant people and families with young children, and grow the evidence base about what works best in Tribal settings, including how models may need to be adapted while still maintaining fidelity to core evidence-based practices.
The funded work centers on home visiting services for pregnant women and families with children from birth through kindergarten entry. These services are intended to improve a wide range of family and child outcomes, including maternal and prenatal health, infant health, and children s health and developmental progress. The program also targets prevention and protective factors, such as reducing child maltreatment, strengthening parenting practices tied to healthy child development, and improving school readiness. Beyond child and parent outcomes, TMIECHV emphasizes broader family stability and safety goals, including improvements in family socioeconomic status, better coordination and follow-through on referrals to community resources, and reductions in injuries, crime, and domestic violence. ACF and HRSA also frame this initiative as a way to help create a more coordinated early childhood system in Tribal communities, with the infrastructure and supports needed to sustain quality services over time.
The grant is structured in phases across the five-year project period. Year one is primarily a needs assessment and planning year. Awardees use initial funding to conduct a Tribal community needs assessment that looks at local community characteristics, the quality and capacity of existing home visiting efforts, and how home visiting fits alongside other supportive services already in place. The needs assessment is expected to coordinate with other relevant assessments and to involve community stakeholders when appropriate, so that planning is grounded in local input and existing community planning efforts. Based on the results, grantees carry out collaborative planning to build the capacity and infrastructure required to plan, adopt, implement, and sustain high-quality home visiting programming with strong fidelity to evidence-based or promising models.
After successful completion of year one activities, grantees must submit a detailed workplan for review and approval by ACF and HRSA. Years two through five represent the implementation phase and are funded through annual awards, generally at levels higher than the year one planning amount. During these later years, grantees are expected to implement the approved workplan, deliver high-quality evidence-based (and promising) home visiting services, and begin tracking progress toward required benchmarks at the three-year and five-year marks. A key expectation is cooperation with research and evaluation activities connected to the cooperative agreement, reflecting the program s emphasis on building knowledge about effectiveness, implementation, and sustainability in Tribal contexts.
A defining feature of this opportunity is the required focus on evaluation at the local level. Grantees are supported in conducting rigorous evaluations that may look at how well particular home visiting models work with Tribal populations, whether and how adaptations improve cultural relevance and outcomes, and what implementation conditions or infrastructure investments are necessary to deliver services with quality and consistency. This evaluation component is not just an add-on; it is part of the program s strategy to strengthen the national evidence base for home visiting in American Indian and Alaska Native communities while supporting practical service expansion.
Eligibility is limited to Federally recognized Indian Tribes, consortia of Federally recognized Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations as defined under Section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The announcement clarifies that Federally recognized tribal governments include Alaska Native villages and certain Alaska Native entities recognized as eligible for federal Indian programs and services. Urban Indian Organizations must be nonprofit corporate bodies located in urban centers, governed by an urban Indian-controlled board, and structured to support broad participation by interested Indian groups and individuals, with the legal capacity to partner with other public and private entities to carry out the funded activities. Faith-based and community organizations can be eligible if they meet the program s eligibility requirements, but individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible.
From a funding standpoint, the opportunity (HHS-2012-ACF-OCC-TH-0302) anticipated making about seven awards with an estimated total funding amount of $1.5 million. Individual awards were expected to range from $100,000 (floor) to $400,000 (ceiling), and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The program is associated with CFDA 93.508. The funding announcement was posted May 15, 2012, with an application closing date of July 16, 2012, and it was later archived on August 15, 2012. The administering agency listed is ACF, Office of Child Care (OCC), and applicants needing technical help accessing the announcement were directed to the ACF Applications Help Desk at appsupport@acf.hhs.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the TMIECHV Grant Program?
The Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (TMIECHV) Grant Program is a Fiscal Year 2012 discretionary funding opportunity under the Affordable Care Act. It is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
What is the purpose of this grant opportunity?
The overall purpose is to help Tribal communities build and strengthen high-quality home visiting systems that are grounded in evidence-based (and, where appropriate, promising) models and that reflect the needs, strengths, and realities of American Indian and Alaska Native families. The program is intended to both expand access to effective home visiting services and grow the evidence base about what works best in Tribal settings, including how models may be adapted while still maintaining fidelity to core evidence-based practices.
What kind of projects does TMIECHV fund?
TMIECHV funds five-year demonstration projects. These projects are structured as cooperative agreements, with a phased approach that includes a first-year needs assessment and planning period followed by years two through five focused on implementation and ongoing measurement of benchmarks.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement means awardees are expected to work closely with ACF and HRSA during planning, implementation, and evaluation. Cooperation with research and evaluation activities is a key expectation of the award structure.
Who is the target population for the funded home visiting services?
The funded work centers on home visiting services for pregnant women and families with children from birth through kindergarten entry.
What outcomes is the program aiming to improve?
The program is intended to improve a wide range of outcomes, including maternal and prenatal health, infant health, and children’s health and developmental progress. It also targets prevention and protective factors such as reducing child maltreatment, strengthening parenting practices tied to healthy child development, and improving school readiness.
Does TMIECHV address broader family and community stability goals?
Yes. TMIECHV emphasizes broader family stability and safety goals, including improvements in family socioeconomic status, better coordination and follow-through on referrals to community resources, and reductions in injuries, crime, and domestic violence.
How does TMIECHV relate to early childhood systems in Tribal communities?
ACF and HRSA describe TMIECHV as a way to help create a more coordinated early childhood system in Tribal communities, including the infrastructure and supports needed to sustain quality services over time.
How is the five-year project period structured?
The project period is divided into phases. Year one is primarily a needs assessment and planning year. Years two through five are the implementation phase and are funded through annual awards, generally at levels higher than the year one planning amount.
What is expected during year one (planning year)?
During year one, awardees use initial funding to conduct a Tribal community needs assessment examining local community characteristics, the quality and capacity of existing home visiting efforts, and how home visiting fits alongside other supportive services already in place. The needs assessment is expected to coordinate with other relevant assessments and, when appropriate, involve community stakeholders to ensure planning reflects local input and existing community planning efforts. Grantees then carry out collaborative planning to build the capacity and infrastructure needed to plan, adopt, implement, and sustain high-quality home visiting programming with strong fidelity to evidence-based or promising models.
What must be submitted after year one is completed?
After successful completion of year one activities, grantees must submit a detailed workplan for review and approval by ACF and HRSA.
What is expected during years two through five (implementation years)?
During years two through five, grantees are expected to implement the approved workplan, deliver high-quality evidence-based (and promising) home visiting services, and begin tracking progress toward required benchmarks at the three-year and five-year marks.
Is evaluation required under this grant?
Yes. A defining feature of this opportunity is a required focus on evaluation at the local level. The evaluation component is part of the program’s strategy to strengthen the national evidence base for home visiting in American Indian and Alaska Native communities while also supporting practical service expansion.
What kinds of evaluation questions can grantees study?
Grantees are supported in conducting rigorous evaluations that may examine how well particular home visiting models work with Tribal populations, whether and how adaptations improve cultural relevance and outcomes, and what implementation conditions or infrastructure investments are necessary to deliver services with quality and consistency.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to Federally recognized Indian Tribes, consortia of Federally recognized Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations as defined under Section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
Are Alaska Native villages and Alaska Native entities eligible?
Yes. The announcement clarifies that Federally recognized tribal governments include Alaska Native villages and certain Alaska Native entities recognized as eligible for federal Indian programs and services.
What qualifies as an eligible Urban Indian Organization?
Urban Indian Organizations must be nonprofit corporate bodies located in urban centers. They must be governed by an urban Indian-controlled board and structured to support broad participation by interested Indian groups and individuals. They must also have the legal capacity to partner with other public and private entities to carry out the funded activities.
Are faith-based organizations eligible?
Faith-based and community organizations can be eligible if they meet the program’s eligibility requirements.
Who is not eligible to apply?
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity is identified as HHS-2012-ACF-OCC-TH-0302.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The program is associated with CFDA 93.508.
How many awards were anticipated and what was the estimated total funding?
The opportunity anticipated making about seven awards with an estimated total funding amount of $1.5 million.
What was the expected funding range for individual awards?
Individual awards were expected to range from $100,000 (floor) to $400,000 (ceiling).
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the announcement posted and when were applications due?
The funding announcement was posted on May 15, 2012. The application closing date was July 16, 2012.
Is this funding opportunity still active?
No. The announcement was archived on August 15, 2012.
Which office within ACF administered this opportunity?
The administering agency listed is ACF, Office of Child Care (OCC).
Where could applicants get technical help accessing the announcement?
Applicants needing technical help accessing the announcement were directed to the ACF Applications Help Desk at appsupport@acf.hhs.gov.
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