Closed · HHS-2018-ACF-ACYF-CT-1350 · CFDA 93.648 · Discretionary

Child Welfare Training: The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute

Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$3M-$4.8M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 23, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Child Welfare Training: The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB that offered $3,000,000 -- $4,800,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.

$3M-$4.8M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
93.648
CFDA program

Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Child Welfare Training: The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute - is cataloged under number HHS-2018-ACF-ACYF-CT-1350 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.648, posted by Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 22, 2018. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.

Award economics. The award range on file is $3,000,000 -- $4,800,000. The agency has projected $4.8 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $4.8 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $4.8 million. 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 May 23, 2018. 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. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.

Award Range

$3,000,000 -- $4,800,000

Close Date

May 23, 2018

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

Posted

March 22, 2018

Est. Total Funding

$4,800,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The purpose of this FOA is to establish, by awarding one cooperative agreement, a National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) to advance federal priorities to improve safety, permanency, and well-being by building the capacity of child welfare professionals and improving the organizations that recruit, train, supervise, manage, and retain them. The NCWWI will play a national leadership role in the field of child welfare in the following broad areas: (1)Demonstrating how university partnerships support workforce development; (2) Implementing organizational interventions to improve workforce recruitment and retention; (3) Providing leadership training across the child welfare career spectrum; (4) Developing cross system approaches to improve worker and child outcomes; and (5) Building evidence of best practices in workforce development. A broad range of activities will be undertaken by the NCWWI to promote effective child welfare practice, enhance agency efforts to create supportive work environments, and improve worker recruitment and retention outcomes by: Implementing an innovative, comprehensive and integrated organizational, educational, and professional development approach to effective child welfare workforce development building on the last two iterations of NCWWI work; Implementing effective workforce organizational interventions that result in improved agency climate, worker preparation, recruitment, and retention outcomes for agencies; such as reduction in emotional stress and worker burnout, increased length of stay for workers, changes in worker attitude and satisfaction, increased recruitment, etc.; Demonstrating expertise in collecting and disseminating information about effective and promising workforce practices in innovative ways; Implementing an intensive, structured research design that rigorously evaluates and measures the impact of each major component of the project and a cross-site evaluation that will build a body of knowledge regarding the appropriate elements to consider and address when implementing a comprehensive model of effective workforce development; and Demonstrating improved safety, well-being, permanency and placement stability outcomes for children and youth in agency care. This will be a 60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods.

Eligibility

Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 06, 20. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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CFDA 93.648

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Agency Contact

ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov

Key Dates

Posted March 22, 2018
Close Date May 23, 2018
Archive Date June 22, 2018
Last Updated March 22, 2018

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this grant opportunity?
This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Child Welfare Training: The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute", offered by Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB. It is associated with CFDA program 93.648. The purpose of this FOA is to establish, by awarding one cooperative agreement, a National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) to advance federal priorities to improve safety, permanency, and we...
Is this opportunity still open?
No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on May 23, 2018. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.
How much funding is available?
The award range for this opportunity is $3,000,000 -- $4,800,000. Total estimated funding: $4,800,000. Expected number of awards: 1.
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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