CAPTA: National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services

The summary for the CAPTA: National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	CAPTA: National Quality Improvement Center on Differential Response in Child Protective Services
	CFDA Number:	93.670
	CFDA Description:	Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities
	Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families
	Category of Funding Activity:	Income Security and Social Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-CA-0056
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 13, 2008
	Creation Date:	May 13, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 11, 2008 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 11, 2008 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
	Archive Date:	Aug 10, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - Special district governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - For profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility: Partnerships are encouraged between organizations with experience and expertise in child welfare, differential response and family support, but applications must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the grant. The primary applicant must be one of the eligible entities listed above. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Grant Description: The purpose of this program announcement is to award a cooperative agreement to establish a National Quality Improvement Center (QIC) on Differential Response in Child Protective Services (CPS). The QIC will work to generate knowledge on effective practice models of differential response in child protective systems. It will support the infrastructure needed at the State and local levels to improve child welfare outcomes for children and their families who are identified as a result of referrals for suspected child maltreatment.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/hhs-2008-acf-acyf-ca-0056.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Jean NussbaumJean.Nussbaum@acf.hhs.gov
Jean Nussbaum [Jean.Nussbaum@acf.hhs.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect; • National Resource Center for Child Welfare Legal and Judicial Issues; • National Resource Center for In-Home Services; • Rigorous Evaluations of Existing Child Abuse Prevention Programs; • National Resource Center for Child Protective Services; • CAPTA: National Quality Improvement Center on Preventing the Abuse and Neglect of Infants and Young ...; • Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visitation Programs to Prevent Child Maltreatment