Closed HHS-2016-ACF-ACYF-CT-1123 CFDA 93.648 Discretionary

State and Tribal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Implementation Partnership Grants

Posted by Administration for Children and Families

Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — State and Tribal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Implementation Partnership Grants — is cataloged under number HHS-2016-ACF-ACYF-CT-1123 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.648, posted by Administration for Children and Families. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on April 6, 2016. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.

Award economics. The award range on file is $250,000 -- $500,000. The agency has projected $1.4 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 4 awards. If the agency funds the expected 4 awards from the $1.4 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $350,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.

Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on June 22, 2016. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.

Award Range

$250,000 -- $500,000

Close Date

June 22, 2016

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

Posted

April 6, 2016

Est. Total Funding

$1,400,000

Expected Awards

4

Instrument

Grant

Description

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to support the creation of effective practice model partnerships between state courts and/or Court Improvement Program, state public child welfare agency and a tribe, group of tribes, or tribal consortia, including both the tribal child welfare agency and tribal court for effective implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978 (Pub.L. 95-608). Demonstration sites will be required to jointly develop protocols and practices to promote effective and timely: - Identification of Indian children; - Notice to tribes;- Tribal participation as parties in hearings involving Indian children;- Tribal intervention in dependency cases;- Transfer of ICWA cases to tribal courts; and- Placement of Indian children according to tribal preferences. Partnership models must be co-created by states and tribes, jointly implemented, and designed to generate and capture clear, measurable outcomes such as: - Compliance with identification methods;- The number of Indian children identified;- Length of time from removal or petition filed until identification is made;- Number of notices sent;- Length of time from identification until notice sent (state measure)- Number of notices received (tribal measure)- Length of time for tribal intervention or participation; (tribal measure)- Number of cases in which a tribe intervenes; (joint measure)- Number of transfers; (joint measure); and- Number of Indian children placed according to tribal placement preferences (joint measure). This is a 60-month project with five 12-month budget periods.

Eligibility

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Agency Contact

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Key Dates

Posted April 6, 2016
Close Date June 22, 2016
Archive Date July 22, 2016
Last Updated April 6, 2016

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this grant opportunity?
This is a federal funding opportunity titled "State and Tribal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Implementation Partnership Grants", offered by Administration for Children and Families. It is associated with CFDA program 93.648. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to support the creation of effective practice model partnerships between state courts and/or Court Improvement Program, state public child welfa...
Is this opportunity still open?
No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on June 22, 2016. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.
How much funding is available?
The award range for this opportunity is $250,000 -- $500,000. Total estimated funding: $1,400,000. Expected number of awards: 4.
How do I apply?
Applications for federal grant opportunities are typically submitted through Grants.gov. Visit the official listing at grants.gov for application instructions, required documents, and submission deadlines.

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