New forecast was published today: Building the Evidence for Family Group Decision-Making in Child Welfare HHS-2014-ACF-ACYF-CF-0830

March 7, 2014

Tribal Title IV-E Implementation Grantees

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This new forecast was published today:

Building the Evidence for Family Group Decision-Making in Child Welfare HHS-2014-ACF-ACYF-CF-0830
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/hhsgrantsforecast/index.cfm?switch=grant.view&gff_grants_forecastInfoID=67324

Most Recent Update: 03/07/2014 09:21:02 AM

Summary:
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2014-ACF-ACYF-CF-0830
Forecast ID Number: ACF-2014-FCAST-0208
Fiscal Year: 2014
Funding Opportunity Title: Building the Evidence for Family Group Decision-Making in Child Welfare
CFDA Number: 93.605
Funding Activity Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Instrument Type Code(s): Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement: Yes
Affordable Care Act (ACA): No

Estimated Funding Information:
Estimated Funding: $2,900,000
Expected Number of Awards: 3
Estimated Award Ceiling: $967,000
Estimated Award Floor: $700,000

Estimated Milestone Dates:
Estimated Post Date: 04/01/2014
Estimated Application Due Date: 05/31/2014
Application Due Date Explanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Estimated Award Date: 09/29/2014
Estimated Start Date: 09/29/2014

Eligibility:
Eligibility Category:
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Additional Eligibility Information:
Section 427(a) of the Social Security Act identifies eligible applicants as "State, local, or tribal child welfare agencies, and private nonprofit organizations that have experience in working with foster children or children in kinship care arrangements." The legislation also requires that if the applicant is a private organization, it is required to provide documentation of support from the relevant local or State child welfare agency and a description of how the organization plans to coordinate its services and activities with those offered by the relevant local or State child welfare agency.

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, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship for-profit organizations are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.

Description:
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to solicit proposals for demonstration projects which will:

1. Conduct a Family Group Decision-Making (FGDM) program which effectively supports family connections and engages family members in ways that achieve positive outcomes for the target population of children who are in, or at risk of entering, foster care and their families; and

2. Analyze the implementation, impact and cost of the FGDM program, through a rigorous local evaluation and cross-site evaluation participation, and produce high level evidence of what worked and why in order to contribute to the evidence base for FGDM practice.

Grant projects will implement and evaluate a FGDM program, which includes essential elements required under this FOA. Grant projects will be designed to support families in making decisions and developing plans that nurture children in the target population, protect them from abuse and neglect, and, when appropriate, address domestic violence issues in a safe manner. Throughout the project period, grantees will devote a substantial amount of resources to the effective collection and analysis of data for evaluation purposes, and to the dissemination of evaluation findings regarding the impact of the FGDM process on safety, permanency and well-being outcomes for the target population of children and their families.

Federal Agency Contact Information:
Federal Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Name: Cathy Overbagh
Email Address: cathy.overbagh@acf.hhs.gov
Phone: (202) 205-7273(202) 205-7273(202) 205-7273(202) 205-7273

OpDiv: Administration for Children & Families
Sub OpDiv: Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Division: Children's Bureau

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