The Administration for Children and Families is seeking applications for its State-Tribal Partnerships to Implement Best Practices in Indian Child Welfare.
Donor Name: Administration for Children and Families
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/07/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
The purpose of this NOFO is to create and implement intergovernmental partnership models to improve existing and develop new best practices in family preservation and reunification efforts for Indian children. Recipients will serve as demonstration sites to design and implement projects to effectively develop and implement child welfare best practices to prevent the placement of Indian children outside their tribal communities and improve equity in cases involving Indian families. Partnerships must include the state Court Improvement Program; the state child welfare agency; and a tribal government, group of tribal governments, or tribal consortia including tribal corresponding court(s). The “tribal government” partner(s) may be tribal child welfare agencies where appropriate under tribal law or custom.
This NOFO is intended to encourage state and tribal governments to work together to find creative, common-sense ways to build, enhance, or develop best practices in child welfare to promote the best interests of children and families.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $3,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
- Award Floor: $450,000
Project Period
48-month project period with four 12-month budget periods.
Eligibility Criteria
- Per section 426 (a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 626(a)(1)(A)), eligibility is open to public or other nonprofit institutions of higher learning, and to public or other nonprofit agencies and organizations engaged in research or child-welfare activities.
- CB will accept applications that represent partnerships among organizations with relevant experience. Organizations specializing in assigned tasks may be selected as subrecipients (either through contract or subaward) by the primary applicant. Applications from collaborations must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the grant.
- Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity.
- Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements.
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