Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Demonstration Program

The summary for the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Demonstration Program 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:	Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Demonstration Program
	CFDA Number:	93.009
	CFDA Description:	Compassion Capital Fund
	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-2009-ACF-OCS-EJ-0009
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 14, 2009
	Creation Date:	May 14, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 22, 2009 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:	Jun 22, 2009 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:	Jul 22, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	35
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$17,250,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Independent school districts - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - 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 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: As a demonstration program, CCF aims to fund a broad range of organizations and program models. Because of this, current CCF grantees [Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 CCF Demonstration program grantees and FY 2007 Communities Empowering Youth (CEY) grantees] are not eligible to apply for a 2009 CCF Demonstration program award. Please see Section IV for required documentation supporting eligibility or funding restrictions if any are applicable. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Grant Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), announces that applications will be accepted for new grants pursuant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) authorized under Section 1110 of the Social Security Act governing Social Services Research and Demonstration activities; Department of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law (P.L.) 110-161, and; Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, P.L. 110-329. Pursuant to this announcement, ACF will award funds to experienced organizations to deliver capacity building services to faith-based and community organizations through the provision of training, technical assistance, and sub-awards. Intermediary organizations will assist faith-based and community organizations with capacity building activities in four critical areas: 1) leadership development, 2) organizational development, 3) program development, and 4) community engagement. Capacity building activities are designed to increase an organization's sustainability and effectiveness, enhance its ability to provide social services, and create collaborations to better serve those most in need.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/hhs-2009-acf-ocs-ej-0009.html
Grant Announcement Contact: ACF Applications Help Deskapp_support@acf.hhs.gov
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