Special Improvement Project (SIP) -- Projects to Address the Economic Downturn on IV-D Operations

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	Federal Grant Title:	Special Improvement Project (SIP) -- Projects to Address the Economic Downturn on IV-D Operations
	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-2011-ACF-OCSE-FI-0151
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 28, 2011
	Creation Date:	Apr 28, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 29, 2011 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 29, 2011 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:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	3
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	300,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	100,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
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
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: Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made 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) to develop creative strategies and processes to operate programs more effectively and efficiently in order to address their immediate needs during theeconomic downturn and advance longer-term structural changes. Many State/Tribal and/or local IV-D agencies are operating with substantial reductions in staff and funding resources due to continuing budget cutbacks.Creative strategies and processes could include, but are not limited to: Establishing or enhancing partnerships and/or interfaces/data exchanges with agencies such as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Child Welfare, Unemployment Insurance, Courts, State/Tribal IV-D agency linkages, Department of Corrections, Unemployment Insurance, with the goal of improving case management and increasing case processing speed and flexibility. Using partnerships and collaborations with organizations that develop online legal information, automated forms, and other systems to improve the process and experience for those who represent themselves (pro se). Streamlining processes (e.g. the review and adjustment process) so that child support agencies can respond more quickly to the changing circumstances of both parents. Using automation tools to enhance program efficiency to improve service delivery and outcomes forchild support enforcementparents, especially to offset staff reductions. Given that the purpose of these projects is to improve child support enforcement outcomes for families, 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. 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/foa/view/hhs-2011-acf-ocse-fi-0151
Grant Announcement Contact: ACF Applications Help Deskapp_support@acf.hhs.gov
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