Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Organizational Standards Center of Excellence (COE)

The summary for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Organizational Standards Center of Excellence (COE) 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 OCS, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Organizational Standards Center of Excellence (COE): The Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces that funds will be available for a cooperative agreement for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Organizational Standards Center of Excellence (COE). This cooperative agreement will support an enhanced ongoing State, regional and national training and technical assistance (T/TA) strategy for meeting organizational standards, State Accountability Measures, and other CSBG Performance Management Framework efforts.
The Organizational Standards COE will continue to develop and coordinate projects in partnership with State CSBG Lead Agencies, local CSBG-eligible entities, and regional and national partners, including the Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC). The Organizational Standards COE will continue to focus on increasing accountability and performance management by assisting State CSBG Lead Agencies, State Community Action Agency (CAA) Associations, and local CSBG-eligible entities in meeting high organizational performance standards in the areas of consumer input and involvement, community engagement, community assessment, organizational leadership, board governance, strategic planning, human resource management, financial operations and oversight, and data and analysis. The COE will also focus on State Accountability Measures that address efficiency and effectiveness characteristics such as timeliness of the distribution of funds, grantee monitoring, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Two prior cooperative agreements supported by OCS funded the development and initial implementation of organizational standards. Through this cooperative agreement, OCS will implement the next phase of the Organizational Standards COE to ensure that all State CSBG Lead Agencies and local CSBG-eligible entities are able to meet high-quality organizational standards and State Accountability Measures and have the capacity to provide high-quality services to low-income individuals and communities.
The COE will also work in connection with the CSBG Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Program: Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC), funding opportunity number HHS-2016-ACF-OCS-ET-1128, to help strengthen relationships and T/TA efforts among and between CSBG Lead Agencies, State CAA Associations and RPICs, CSBG-eligible entities, and national T/TA providers. By helping to ensure close coordination and implementation of T/TA, the COE will support an enhanced ongoing state, regional and national T/TA strategy for meeting CSBG Performance Management Framework efforts as well as regionally- focused initiatives, including facilitating the development of state-specific technical assistance plans to assure high quality services for low income people and communities.
Federal Grant Title: Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Organizational Standards Center of Excellence (COE)
Federal Agency Name: Administration for Children and Families OCS
Grant Categories: Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2016-ACF-OCS-ET-1127
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 321541
CFDA Descriptions: Community Services Block Grant
Current Application Deadline: Jun 21, 2016 Electronically submitted application
Original Application Deadline: Jun 21, 2016 Electronically submitted application
Posted Date: Apr 22, 2016
Creation Date: Apr 22, 2016
Archive Date: Jul 21, 2016
Total Program Funding: $600,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $600,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $600,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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
Additional Information on Eligibility
As prescribed by Section 678A(c)(2) of the CSBG Act (42 U.S.C. § 9913(c)(2)), eligible applicants are CSBG-eligible entities, or statewide or local organizations or associations, with demonstrated expertise in providing training to individuals and organizations on methods of effectively addressing the needs of low-income families and communities. 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-2016-ACF-OCS-ET-1127
Grant Announcement Contact
ACF Applications Help Desk [email protected]
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