Standing Announcement for Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants

The summary for the Standing Announcement for Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants 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, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Standing Announcement for Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to solicit proposals for one-time grants to tribes, tribal organizations, or tribal consortia that are seeking to develop and, within 24 months of grant receipt, submit to the Department of Health and Human Services a plan to implement a title IV-E foster care, adoption assistance, and, at tribal option, guardianship assistance program. Grant funds under this FOA may be used for the cost of developing a title IV-E plan under section 471 of the Social Security Act (the Act) to carry out a program under section 479B of the Act. The grant may be used for costs relating to the development of case planning and case review systems, foster care licensing and standards for tribal foster homes and child care facilities, quality assurance systems, court structure and procedures, data collection systems, cost allocation methodology development, financial controls and financial management processes, or any other costs attributable to meeting any other requirement necessary for approval of a title IV-E plan.
Federal Grant Title: Standing Announcement for Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants
Federal Agency Name: Administration for Children and Families
Grant Categories: Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2016-ACF-ACYF-CS-1176
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 321748
CFDA Descriptions: Foster Care_Title IV-E
Current Application Deadline: Jul 28, 2016 Electronically submitted application
Original Application Deadline: Jul 28, 2016 Electronically submitted application
Posted Date: Apr 29, 2016
Creation Date: Apr 29, 2016
Archive Date: Aug 27, 2016
Total Program Funding: $1,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $300,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $150,000
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia. The terms "Indian tribe" and "tribal organization" have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Pub. L. 93-638, 25 U.S.C. § 450b. Also see sections 479B(a) and 476(c)(2)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act. 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-ACYF-CS-1176
Grant Announcement Contact
ACF Applications Help Desk [email protected]
ACF Applications Help Desk

Administration for Children and Families 202-690-5840