How OCSE Grantees Can Support "Building Assets for Fathers and Families" (BAFF)

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	Federal Grant Title:	How OCSE Grantees Can Support "Building Assets for Fathers and Families" (BAFF)
	CFDA Number:	93.564
	CFDA Description:	Child Support Enforcement Research
	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-2010-ACF-OCSE-FD-0113
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 08, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jun 08, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 23, 2010 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 23, 2010 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 22, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	3
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$255,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$85,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$60,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Only applications submitted by State title IV-D agencies, and/or their umbrella agency, in States where an AFI grant is in progress will be accepted. Information on the Office of Community Services' Assets for Independence program may be found at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/afi/index.html. * 54 = 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement.
Grant Description: This funding opportunity is offered to support collaborations between State IV-D agenciesand ACF's Assets for Independence (AFI) program grantees that assist low-income parents (and individuals) by providing financial education that includes child support information in its curriculum and assisting in the building of Individual Development Accounts (IDA) that can be used for specified assets (education, homes and small businesses). This FOA does not require the 5 percent cash/in-kind match that has been normally required for Section 1115 grants.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/hhs-2010-acf-ocse-fd-0113
Grant Announcement Contact: ACF Applications Help Deskapp_support@acf.hhs.gov
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