AdoptUSKids

The summary for the AdoptUSKids 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.

AdoptUSKids: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to establish, by awarding a cooperative agreement, a multi-faceted national AdoptUSKids program designed to assist States and Tribes in the recruitment and support of foster and adoptive families for children in public foster care. AdoptUSKids will: Provide training and technical assistance to States and Tribes regarding the recruitment, including interjurisdictional recruitment, of foster and adoptive families for children who require these services. Maintain a National Adoption Internet Photolisting Service (currently operating as AdoptUSKids). Operate a National Adoption Information Exchange System that helps locate and recruit prospective adoptive parents for the adoption of children from foster care and assists in making connections between the public and private agencies that may be involved in achieving these adoptions within and across jurisdictions. Plan, carry out, and assist States and Tribes to carry out fulfillment activities in response to a national multi-media adoptive and foster home recruitment campaign. Implement adoptive family support activities. Note: The planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the Children's Bureau's multimedia national recruitment campaign will be conducted under a separate mechanism. It will not be an activity under this funding opportunity announcement.

Federal Grant Title:	AdoptUSKids
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2012-ACF-ACYF-CQ-0269
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.254
CFDA Descriptions:	Infant Adoption Awareness Training
Current Application Deadline:	Jun 25, 2012
Original Application Deadline:	Jun 25, 2012
Posted Date:	Apr 25, 2012
Creation Date:	Apr 25, 2012
Archive Date:	Jun 26, 2012
Total Program Funding:	$3,669,500
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$3,669,500
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$366,950
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - 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: The Children's Bureau will accept applications that represent partnerships or collaborations. Applications from collaborations must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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