Building the Evidence for Family Group Decision-Making in Child Welfare

The summary for the Building the Evidence for Family Group Decision-Making in Child Welfare grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Administration for Children and Families ACYF CB, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Building the Evidence for Family Group Decision-Making in Child Welfare: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to solicit proposals for 36-month 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 Grant Title:	Building the Evidence for Family Group Decision-Making in Child Welfare
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families ACYF CB
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2015-ACF-ACYF-CF-1008
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.605
CFDA Descriptions:	Family Connection Grants
Current Application Deadline:	Apr 24, 2015 Electronically submitted application
Original Application Deadline:	Apr 24, 2015 Electronically submitted application
Posted Date:	Feb 23, 2015
Creation Date:	Feb 23, 2015
Archive Date:	May 25, 2015
Total Program Funding:	$2,010,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$670,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$500,000
Expected Number of Awards:	3
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Private institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
County 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
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The legislation specifies that if the applicant is a private organization, it shall 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. The legislation also states that institutions of higher education (as defined under section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. § 1001)) are eligible applicants.
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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2015-ACF-ACYF-CF-1008
Grant Announcement Contact: ACF Applications Help Desk [email protected]
ACF Applications Help Desk

Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB 202-690-7110
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