Open · HHS-2026-ACF-OCS-ET-0031 · CFDA 93.569 · Discretionary
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Performance Management, Data Collection, and Compliance Support
Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children and Families - OCS, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $650K-$650K
- Award range
- Open
- Status
- 10d
- Days left
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Performance Management, Data Collection, and Compliance Support is an open discretionary opportunity from Administration for Children and Families - OCS, offering $650,000 -- $650,000 across 1 expected award. Applications close in 10 days.
- $650K-$650K
- award range
- Open
- 10 days left
- 1
- expected award
- 93.569
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Performance Management, Data Collection, and Compliance Support - is cataloged under number HHS-2026-ACF-OCS-ET-0031 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.569, posted by Administration for Children and Families - OCS. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as open, first posted on July 24, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $650,000 -- $650,000. The agency has projected $650,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $650,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $650,000. 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. Applications close on August 24, 2026 - roughly 10 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
$650,000 -- $650,000
Close Date
August 24, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.
Posted
July 24, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$650,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Office of Community Services (OCS), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), intends to issue a funding opportunity for a cooperative agreement for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Strengthening CSBG Outcomes: Performance Management, Data Collection, and Compliance Support.This NOFO will promote a national competition to identify one organization to support CSBG states, territories, and eligible entities with performance management activities, including data collection and reporting as well as approaches to remedy issues of non-compliance resulting from monitoring visits. This cooperative agreement builds on a national infrastructure for CSBG performance excellence by supporting data quality, outcome measurement, and the annual Report to Congress. This investment emphasizes practical capacity building—enabling states, territories, and eligible entities to translate data into actionable insights designed to inform and improve CSBG program outcomes.This cooperative agreement builds off a previous NOFO and enhances the CSBG Performance Management Framework by emphasizing training and technical assistance (T/TA) that helps the CSBG network translate data into actionable insights designed to improve CSBG impacts, outcomes, and accountability.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 20, 22, 23, 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
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Parent Grant Program
Community Services Block Grant
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Contact
Cheryl Zuni Cheryl.Zuni@acf.hhs.gov
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