Field-Initiated Approach to Addressing Racial Bias and Inequity in Child Welfare
Posted by Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Field-Initiated Approach to Addressing Racial Bias and Inequity in Child Welfare — is cataloged under number HHS-2023-ACF-ACYF-CA-0020 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.670, posted by Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 1, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $400,000 -- $500,000. The agency has projected $4.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 8 awards. If the agency funds the expected 8 awards from the $4.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $500,000. 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 July 31, 2023. 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
$400,000 -- $500,000
Close Date
July 31, 2023
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.
Posted
June 1, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$4,000,000
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Child and family well-being for all families, including families most impacted by racial disparities, is the responsibility of equitable, diverse, and culturally competent systems and the community. The purpose of this NOFO is to fund grants that support the development, implementation, and evaluation of field-initiated approaches to addressing racial bias and inequity in child welfare; and improving the safety, stability, and well-being of families in traditionally underserved communities.As a field-based initiative, this funding opportunity will enable communities to design and lead targeted solutions to local issues of systemic disproportionality and inequitable access to services experienced by traditionally underserved communities at varying points across the child welfare continuum.Grant recipients will utilize supporting data, and any pre-analysis if available, from their respective states or communities that describes the problem of inequity and racial bias as it exists in their community. The Children’s Bureau (CB) is open to the type of data submitted and encourages applicants to use the best information or evidence available. Recipients are encouraged to either establish partnerships to access needed data or to consider other publicly available data sources (i.e., Census, community organization data dashboards, etc.). Upon award, grant recipients will complete a thorough exploration or assessment that, at a minimum, involves a review of current practices, policies, and service delivery to the target population with input from community members and families with lived child welfare experience. Ultimately, applicants will demonstrate readiness and a commitment to inclusive, co-designed solutions to address issues of racial bias and inequity in child welfare and reflect what communities say they need to thrive.
Eligibility
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Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Family Violence Prevention and Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Contact
Jan Shafer<br/>CB@grantreview.org
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