Special Improvement Project (SIP) -- Improving Child Support Enforcement (CSE) and Court Collaboration

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	Federal Grant Title:	Special Improvement Project (SIP) -- Improving Child Support Enforcement (CSE) and Court Collaboration
	CFDA Number:	93.601
	CFDA Description:	Child Support Enforcement Demonstrations and Special Projects
	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-OCSE-FI-0018
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Feb 19, 2009
	Creation Date:	Feb 19, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 20, 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:	Apr 20, 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:	May 20, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	2
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$200,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$100,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligibility is open to all types of domestic applicants other than individuals. Individuals, including sole proprietorship organizatons, are not eligible under this announcement. 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 Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), invites eligible applicants to submit competitive grant applications for Special Improvement Projects (SIP), which further the national child support enforcement (CSE) mission, vision, and goals to ensure that all children receive financial and medical support from their parents. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, approximately $200,000 is available for this solicitation which addresses the priority area of improving CSE and court collaboration. Applications will be screened and evaluated as indicated in this program announcement. Awards will be contingent upon the outcome of the competition and the availability of funds. A non-Federal match is not required. Given that the purpose of these projects is to improve child support enforcement programs, it is critical that applicants who are not Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (IV-D) agencies have the cooperation of IV-D agencies to operate these projects. Also, projects are encouraged to collaborate with workforce development and other organizations to expand employment opportunities for noncustodial parents or with IV-D Tribal agencies/courts to improve services for Tribal customers. All applications developed jointly by more than one agency/organization must identify a single lead organization as the official applicant. The lead organization will be the recipient of the grant award. Participating agencies and organizations can be included as co-participants or subcontractors with their written authorization.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/hhs-2009-acf-ocse-fi-0018.html
Grant Announcement Contact: ACF Applications Help Deskapp_support@acf.hhs.gov
ACF Applications Help Desk [app_support@acf.hhs.gov]
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