Open · HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CO-0040 · CFDA 93.652 · Discretionary
Technology Enhanced Adoptive Family Recruiting and Matching
Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1.5M-$2.7M
- Award range
- Open
- Status
- 11d
- Days left
- 4
- Expected awards
The verdict
Technology Enhanced Adoptive Family Recruiting and Matching is an open discretionary opportunity from Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB, offering $1,500,000 -- $2,674,000 across 4 expected awards. Applications close in 11 days.
- $1.5M-$2.7M
- award range
- Open
- 11 days left
- 4
- expected awards
- 93.652
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Technology Enhanced Adoptive Family Recruiting and Matching - is cataloged under number HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CO-0040 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.652, posted by Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as open, first posted on July 22, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1,500,000 -- $2,674,000. The agency has projected $10.7 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 4 awards. If the agency funds the expected 4 awards from the $10.7 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $2.7 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. Applications close on August 21, 2026 - roughly 11 days from today. That is a tight window, prioritize SAM.gov registration validation and assemble required documents immediately. 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
$1,500,000 -- $2,674,000
Close Date
August 21, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.
Posted
July 22, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$10,696,000
Expected Awards
4
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
This program will fund projects focused on technology-enabled strategies that improve adoptive matching, placement, and permanency for children in foster care awaiting adoption. The funds, awarded to four regional centers, will be used to design, implement and evaluate these strategies.These centers will focus on children with an adoption permanency goal or who are legally free for adoption due to child welfare involvement. Centers will partner with state, territorial, tribal, and local child welfare agencies and courts to develop secure, accessible technology solutions that improve how families are matched with children in need of permanent homes. Proposed solutions must be interoperable with existing systems and may include tools such as data-informed recruitment support, AI-assisted matching, and predictive analytics.Each center will strengthen data infrastructure, support continuous quality improvement, and develop scalable resources that jurisdictions nationwide can adopt. ACF will define four national service regions to ensure full U.S. coverage. Centers will provide regional innovation support, training, technical assistance, and dissemination of best practices while collaborating nationally on shared learning.Applicants will be expected to demonstrate measurable improvements in match timeliness, placement stability, and adoption finalization outcomes.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 06, 07, 11, 12, 20, 22, 25. 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
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Surina Amin cb@grantreview.org
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