Building Early Childhood-Child Welfare Partnerships to Support the Well-Being of Young Children, Families, and Caregivers
Posted by Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Building Early Childhood-Child Welfare Partnerships to Support the Well-Being of Young Children, Families, and Caregivers — is cataloged under number HHS-2023-ACF-ACYF-CA-0011 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 January 12, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $250,000 -- $275,000. The agency has projected $2.2 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 8 awards. If the agency funds the expected 8 awards from the $2.2 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $275,000. 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 March 13, 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
$250,000 -- $275,000
Close Date
March 13, 2023
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.
Posted
January 12, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$2,200,000
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Grant
Description
In every State and community, early care and education (ECE) and child welfare systems are natural partners in meeting the social, emotional, developmental, mental health, and educational needs of young children and supporting families. Research has demonstrated that participation in Early Head Start, one such high-quality ECE program, improves key factors known to prevent child maltreatment. Despite this natural alignment, strategic and effective coordination between child welfare and ECE has proven difficult to achieve in many states and local jurisdictions due to a variety of long-standing challenges, many of which have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, despite the fact that children in foster care are categorically eligible for enrollment in Head Start/Early Head Start, and the benefits of engagement in such high-quality ECE programs for children and their families are well-documented, enrollment numbers for this population remain low. Support provided through this opportunity will allow for the development and/or enhancement of this strategic multi-system and multi-level collaboration between child welfare, ECE, and other relevant partners to effectively prevent child abuse and neglect and provide comprehensive supports to children and families. The benefits of participation in high-quality ECE programs extend well-beyond the enrolled child and often provide resources for parents and caregivers, siblings, and other family members through a whole-family approach that strengthens and supports their individual and collective well-being. Grant funding will support the development of policy, quality practice, and other strategies across systems that work to support children and families at-risk or engaged with the child welfare system. Grant recipients will implement strategies to ensure that coordination and communication between relevant partners becomes institutionalized. Such strategies may include, but are not limited to: establishing formalized mechanisms of coordination between partner agencies; increasing cross-training and partnership opportunities for child welfare and ECE at both the staff and leadership levels; developing and enhancing strategies to facilitate referral and coordination processes between agencies; and ensuring that child welfare agencies have ready and accurate information about ECE. Potential applicants will be required to demonstrate commitment of the appropriate State, local, or tribal child welfare agency and an appropriate ECE partner to implement their work.
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
Lauren Fischman<br/>cb@grantreview.org
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