ANA - 2008 Tribal Resource Directory

2008 Tribal Resource Directory

Introduction:

ACF Overview

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is responsible for a number of programs intended to promote the social and economic well-being of American children, youth, their families and the communities in which they live. Through its Federal leadership, ACF seeks to form innovative partnerships with State, local and Tribal governments; other Federal and relevant public and private agencies; and community-based and national organizations, including Native American entities and frontline service providers. Together with its partners, ACF strives to empower individuals, families and communities to enhance their social and economic independence and to promote a better quality of life.

ACF Tribal Resource Directory

The purpose of this Tribal Resource Directory is to provide useful information on programs funded by ACF for American Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Villages and/or Native American organizations. This Resource Directory includes profiles of ACF programs for which American Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Villages and/or Native American organizations are eligible to apply directly or where, by law, they receive services through the States. Each program profile describes the program’s purposes, funding uses, types of awards and funding levels, as well as eligibility requirements and application instructions for funding. For additional information, see the Agency Contact table listed at the end of each program.

ACF Tribal Resources Website

The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) website, http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana/resources/links.html, contains information on a number of relevant Tribal resources. Although this site can provide links to many Tribal programs, it may not include all available programs and should be considered only as a first step and helpful tool in navigating through the web in search of specific programs that may benefit Tribes. Additionally, the following websites may prove helpful in designing effective strategies to assist Tribal families in becoming self-sufficient:

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and welfare reform at: (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/dts)
Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program at: (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/ content/youthdivision/programs/mcpfactsheet.htm)
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) at: (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/resources/tribal/)
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) at: (http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/SYSTEM.BROWSE_AGENCY_RPT.show)

Administration on Children, Youth, and Families

Children's Bureau

Title IV-B, Subpart 1, Child Welfare Services
(CFDA 93.645)

Program Office	Children’s Bureau
Purpose	The purpose of this program is to promote State flexibility in the development and expansion of a coordinated child and family services program that utilizes community-based agencies and ensures all children are raised in safe, loving families.
Funding Uses	Examples of activities that grants may be used for include cost of personnel to provide protective services to children, standard-setting for and licensing of foster care homes, assisting with costs of homemaker services, return of runaway children and prevention and reunification services.
Types of Awards	Formula grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	States, the District of Columbia, Indian Tribes and Territories.
Application Process	Each Indian Tribe must submit, and have approved, a five-year comprehensive State plan, titled the Child and Family Services State Plan (CFSP). The plan must be jointly developed by the Secretary of HHS and the Indian Tribe and written after consultation with other, appropriate State, county or Tribal agencies and community-based organizations. This plan is to encompass service delivery across the full child welfare services spectrum and must coordinate the provision of services under Title IV-B with services under other Federal or Federally assisted programs serving the same populations. An annual update to the plan is also required. The Associate Commissioner has approval authority for any plans submitted.
Determination of Funding Amounts	State allotments are determined first and then Tribal allotments are allocated based on the number of Tribal children in the State. Funds are taken from the Title IV-B allotment of the State in which the Tribe is located and are paid to the Tribe by the Department. If the eligible Tribe includes populations from more than one State, a proportionate amount of the grant is paid from each State’s allotment. Grantees receive Federal funds at a rate of 75% of their expenditures up to the limit of the Tribe’s allocation.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: 146 Tribes received $5,687,435 FY 06: 156 Tribes received $5,674,716
Agency Contact	Tribes should contact ACF Regional Offices or www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb for further information.

Title IV-B, Subpart 2, Promoting Safe and Stable Families
(CFDA 93.556)

Program Office	Children’s Bureau
Purpose	The purpose of this program is to enable States to develop and establish, or expand, and to operate coordinated programs of community-based family support services, family preservation services, time-limited family reunification services, and adoption promotion and support services.
Funding Uses	Examples of the following services include pre-placement/preventive services; respite care; services designed to improve parenting skills; services intended to facilitate the reunification of the child safely back into the child’s home; and adoption promotion and support services designed to encourage more adoptions out of the foster care system, when adoptions promote the best interests of the child.
Types of Awards	Formula grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	States, Territories and Indian Tribes whose grant allotments equal $10,000 or more.
Application Process	Each Indian Tribe must submit, and have approved, a five-year comprehensive State plan, titled the Child and Family Services State Plan (CFSP). This plan is to encompass planning and service delivery across the full child welfare services spectrum. This includes: Title IV-B, subpart 1, Foster Care, Independent Living and other Child Welfare related services. The ACF Regional Offices have approval authority for all plans submitted.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Allotments to Indian Tribes are based on a percentage set-aside of the total appropriation in each fiscal year and computed based on the number of children in the Tribe compared to the total number of children in all eligible Indian Tribes. Grantees receive Federal matching at a rate of 75% of their expenditures up to the limit of their allocation.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: 88 Tribes received $ 5,131,025 FY 06: 83 Tribal grantees received $4,832,000
Agency Contact	Tribes should contact ACF Regional Offices or www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/ for further information.

Infant Adoption Awareness Training
(CFDA 93.254)

Program Office	Children’s Bureau
Purpose	To develop and implement programs to train designated staff of eligible health centers in providing adoption information and referrals to pregnant women on an equal basis with all other courses of action included in non-directive counseling to pregnant women.
Funding Uses	Grant funds may be used to plan and implement: approved programs directly or through grants or cooperative agreements with other adoption organizations; training curricula, consistent with best-practices guidelines; reimbursement to eligible health centers for all costs involved in obtaining training. Project funds may not be used for construction.
Types of Awards	Grants. (This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements.)
Entities Eligible to Apply	Private, non-profit national, regional or local organizations among whose primary purposes are adoption and are knowledgeable in all elements of the adoption process. This includes types of adoptions; relevant State and local laws regarding relinquishment procedures and putative father involvement; medical and financial resources for birth mothers; and on providing adoption information and referrals to pregnant women.
Application Process	Application procedure can be obtained at www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html or http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/programs_fund/discretionary/iaatp.htm
Determination of Funding Amounts	The Federal share of small or regional projects may not exceed $1,500,000 in the first budget period. Project Periods for Awards: The projects will be awarded for a project period of 24 months. The initial grant award will be for a 12-month budget period. The award of continuation funding beyond each 12-month budget period will be subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory progress on the part of the grantee and a determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of the government.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	Grant competition was held in FY 2006 no new funds will be available until FY 2011.
Agency Contact	Patricia Campiglia Children's Bureau Portals Office Building, 8th floor Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: 202-205-8060 Fax: 202-401-5917 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/programs_fund/discretionary/iaatp.htm

Collaboration between TANF and Child Welfare to Improve Child Welfare Program Outcomes
(CFDA 93.556)

Program Office	Children’s Bureau
Purpose	The purpose of this funding is to: demonstrate models of effective collaboration between public assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and child welfare agencies that will improve outcomes for children and youth who are in/at risk of entering the child welfare system; evaluate and document the processes and outcomes of these collaborations; and develop identifiable sites that other States/locales seeking improved collaboration between TANF and child welfare agencies can look to for guidance, insight, and possible replication.
Funding Uses	These are demonstration projects. At the Children's Bureau, a demonstration project is one that puts into place and tests new, unique, or distinctive approaches for delivering services to a specific population. These are demonstration projects. At the Children’s Bureau, a demonstration project is one that puts into place and tests new, unique or distinctive approaches for delivering services to a specific population. Under this priority area, funds are to be used to stimulate and facilitate development and evaluation of models of coordination, not to provide funding for direct services. Areas that the grant may help to support include, but are not limited to, interagency planning, policy development, comprehensive family assessment, blending or braiding of interagency finances, information and data sharing mechanisms, confidentiality issues, and cross-training of welfare and child welfare staff.
Types of Awards	Grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Applications “one time only” in FY 2006. State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American Tribal governments (Federally recognized). Applicants were required to demonstrate a strong commitment on the part of the Child Welfare and TANF agencies, and any other agencies identified as part of the project, to collaborate on this project, with clearly defined roles, responsibilities and budgets.
Application Process	Application procedure for grant announcements can be obtained via the World Wide Web at: www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Project Periods for Awards: The projects are awarded for a project period of 60 months with initial funding for a 12 month budget period. Continuation funding beyond each 12-month budget period is subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory progress on the part of the grantee, and a determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of the government. Grantees must provide at least 10% match.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 06: Up to $400,000 per year for five years: Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc., Anchorage, AK.
Agency Contact	Gail Collins Children's Bureau Portals Office Building, 8th floor Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: 202-205-8552 Fax: 202-260-9345 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/grantreview/directory/DetailGranteeServlet

Abandoned Infants
(CFDA 93.551)

Program Office	Children’s Bureau
Purpose	To develop, implement and operate projects that demonstrate how to: prevent the abandonment of infants and young children exposed to HIV/AIDS and drugs, including the provision of services to family members for any conditions that increased the probability of abandonment of an infant or young child; identify and address the needs of abandoned infants, especially those born with AIDS and those exposed to drugs; assist these children in either residing with their natural families, if at all possible, or in foster care; recruit, train, and retain foster parents; carry out residential care programs for abandoned children and children with AIDS; establish programs of respite care for families and foster families; recruit and train health and social services personnel to work with families, foster families and residential care staff; and prevent the abandonment of infants and young children by providing needed resources through model programs. This program also funds technical assistance, including training, with respect to the planning, development, and operation of projects.
Funding Uses	Funds may be used to accomplish any of the stated program purposes.
Types of Awards	Grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	State or local governments; Federally recognized Tribal governments; U.S. Territories and possessions; and non-profit organizations and universities.
Application Process	Application procedures can be obtained at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/programs_fund/index.htm or by contacting the Headquarters Office, listed below, for application information.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Project Periods for Awards: The projects are awarded for a period of48 months. The initial grant award is for a 12-month budget period. The award of continuation funding beyond each 12-month budget period will be subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory progress on the part of the grantee, and a determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of the government. A minimum cost sharing of 10% of the total project cost is required.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: Grantees receive up to $475,000 per year for 4 years. FY 06: The program is funded at $11,955,000.
Agency Contact	Patricia Campiglia Children's Bureau Portals Office Building, 8th floor Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: 202-205-8060 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/

Adoption Opportunities
(CFDA 93.652)

Program Office	Children’s Bureau
Purpose	To facilitate the elimination of barriers, including geographic barriers, to adoption and to provide permanent and loving environment for children who would benefit from adoption, particularly children with special needs, including disabled infants with life-threatening conditions.
Funding Uses	Grants are for: special demonstration projects in the field of special needs adoption, which are of regional or national significance, and projects that demonstrate new methods showing promise of substantial contribution to the advancement of special-needs adoption.
Types of Awards	Grants or contracts.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Government entities, public or private non-profit licensed child welfare or adoption agencies, community-based and other organizations, or adoptive family groups.
Application Process	The Children’s Bureau announces opportunities to apply for these grants on its website at http://www.grants.gov. This usually occurs in the spring. The announcements contain descriptions of the eligible applicants, competition requirements, and the instructions and forms for applying.
Determination of Funding Amounts	The financial assistance range for grants is $120,000 to $500,000, with an average grant of$271,432. The amount that can be used for contracts cannot be pre-determined.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	No Tribes funded.
Agency Contact	Jan Shafer Children's Bureau Portals Office Building, 8th floor Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: 202-205-8172 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb

Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Grants
(CFDA 93.590)

Program Office	Children's Bureau
Purpose	To support community-based efforts to develop, operate, expand, enhance, and expand where appropriate, to network, programs and initiatives aimed at the prevention of abuse and neglect.
Funding Uses	Projects within the purview of the purposes are acceptable.
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	States receive the bulk of the funding, however, 1% of the funds are set aside for Tribal and migrant programs. Tribes compete for three-year grants.
Application Process	The Children’s Bureau announces on its website, at http://www.grants.gov, opportunities to apply for these tribal and migrant grants. This usually occurs in the spring, however these grants are only offered every three years. The announcements contain descriptions of the eligible applicants, competition requirements, and the instructions and forms for applying.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Based on 1% of the allocation for the Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) program.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY05, FY 06, grants to Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Migrant Programs for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs (CFDA #93.590) up to $142,000 per year for three years.
Agency Contact	Melissa Brodowski Children's Bureau Portals Office Building, 8th floor Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: 202-205-2629 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb http:www.friendsnrc.org

Family and Youth Services Bureau

Basic Center Program
(CFDA 93.623)

Program Office	Family and Youth Services Bureau
Purpose	The purpose of the Basic Center Program, Part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Act, is to establish or strengthen locally controlled community-based programs that address the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. Services must be delivered outside of law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems. The goals and objectives of the Basic Center Program are to: alleviate problems of runaway and homeless youth; reunite youth with their families and encourage the resolution of intra-family problems through counseling and other services; strengthen family relationships and encourage stable living conditions for youth; and help youth decide on constructive courses of action.
Funding Uses	Each Basic Center Program is required to provide outreach to runaway and homeless youth; temporary shelter for a maximum of fifteen days; food; clothing; individual, group, and family counseling; and aftercare and referrals, as appropriate. Some programs provide some or all of their shelter services through host homes (usually private homes under contract to the centers), with counseling and referrals being provided from a central location. Basic Center Programs offer shelter to youth who are under 18 years of age and who are at risk of separation from their family. The Basic Center Program must provide age-appropriate services or referrals for homeless youth ages 18-21.
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Application Process	Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form 424, is to be submitted. Specific instructions are published in the Federal Register.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Federal share of grant is up to 90%. The non-Federal share may be in cash or in-kind. The statute contains a formula for allocation of funds by State. It is based on the under-age-18 population of each State as a proportion of the national under-age-18 population. The financial assistance range is $100,000 to $200,000, with an average grant of $120,000.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: Total: $48,800,000 2 Tribes: $324,000 FY 06: Total: $48,300,000 2 Tribes: $324,000
Agency Contact	Deborah Yatsko, Tribal Liaison Family and Youth Services Bureau 1250 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 8405 Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: 202- 690-7843 Fax: 202-260-9333 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb

Community-Based Abstinence Education Program
(CDFA 93.010)

Program Office	Family and Youth Services Bureau
Purpose	The Community-Based Abstinence Education Program provides support to public and private entities for the development and implementation of abstinence education programs for adolescents, ages 12 through 18, in communities across the country.
Funding Uses	CBAE grantees focus on educating young people and creating an environment within communities that supports teen decisions to postpone sexual activity until marriage. Examples of abstinence education program activities include mentoring, counseling, and teaching abstinence education curricula to youths in public schools and other community settings.
Types of Awards	Grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Those eligible to apply include faith-based and community organizations, State or local governments, independent school districts, hospitals and clinics, State-controlled institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American Tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized Tribal governments), non-profits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), and for-profit organizations other than small businesses.
Application Process	Applicants must submit Standard Form 424 (Application for Federal Assistance). FYSB solicits applications for financial assistance through www.grants.gov. Specific instructions can be found in open program announcements, available through http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open.html.
Determination of Funding Amounts	FYSB funds five-year grants, with funding ranges between $250,000 and $600,000.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: Total: $153,698,000* Tribal: $2,974,039 FY 06: Total: $163,325,000* Tribal: $2,974,039 *Note: total CBAE funding includes all funding for administrative and T&TA purposes, in addition to grantee funding.
Agency Contact	Division of Abstinence Education Family and Youth Services Bureau/ACYF Portals Building, Suite 800 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW. Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: 202-401-9205 Fax: 202-401-5533 Web: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/content/abstinence/index.htm

Family Violence Prevention and Services/Grants
for Battered Women’s Shelters (FVPSA)
(CDFA 93.592)

Program Office	Family and Youth Services Bureau
Purpose	To improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services through the development of new techniques and approaches to deal with priority-area issues related to domestic violence; and specific sections in the Act authorize funding for such discretionary projects as National Resource Centers; a national domestic violence hotline; public education and information activities; and research into the most effective programs for the prevention, identification, and treatment of family violence.
Funding Uses	To fund a wide range of discretionary activities for the purpose of preventing family violence; protecting victims and their dependents; improving the design, delivery, and coordination of services to address family violence; gathering information on the incidences of family violence; and increasing knowledge and understanding of issues through research, demonstration, and evaluation projects.
Types of Awards	Competitive. Based on priority areas seeking to support innovative ideas and new approaches to problematic program areas.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Depending on the purpose of the project and the statutory requirements, an applicant may be a public agency, a private agency (for-profit or non-profit), a Federally recognized Indian Tribe, an Alaska Native Village, or a non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporation.
Application Process	The annual Federal Register notice contains all the necessary grant application information. Contact the Headquarters Office listed below for further information.
Determination of Funding Amounts	The financial assistance range is $50,000 to $400,000, with an average grant of $150,000.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: Total: $125,384,000 Tribes: $12,563,000 FY 06: Total: $124,618,000 Tribes: $12,473,000
Agency Contact	William Riley ACYF 1250 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 8402 Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: (202) 401-5529; wriley@acf.hhs.gov Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs

Family Violence Prevention and Services/Grants
for Battered Women’s Shelters Grants to Sates and Indian Tribes (FVPSA)
(CDFA 93.671)

Program Office	Family and Youth Services Bureau
Purpose	To assist States and Indian Tribes in the prevention of family violence and the provision of immediate shelter and related assistance for victims and their dependents.
Funding Uses	Federal funds are used by States for grants to local public agencies and non-profit private organizations to prevent incidents of family violence and to provide immediate shelter and related assistance to victims of family violence. States must give special emphasis to the support of community-based projects of demonstrated effectiveness carried out by non-profit private organizations, particularly those projects where the primary purpose is to operate shelters for victims of family violence, and those that provide counseling, advocacy, and self-help services to victims and their children. States and Indian Tribes may not impose an income eligibility standard on individuals receiving services supported by funds appropriated under this Act. Also, Federal funds may not be used as direct payment to any victim of family violence. No less than 70% of the funds distributed may be used for immediate shelter and related assistance, and no less than 25% for related assistance.
Types of Awards	State and Tribal Formula Grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	The 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Federally recognized Indian Tribes.
Application Process	Applications must be submitted to the Administration for Children and Families. The annual Federal Register notice contains all necessary application information. Contact the Headquarters Office listed below for further information.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Each State shall be allotted for a payment in a grant authorized under section 303(a), of $600,000, with the remaining funds to be allotted to each State in an amount that bears the same ratio to such remaining funds as the population of such State bears to the population of all States; Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be allotted not less than 1/8 of 1% of the amounts available for grants under section 303(a) for the fiscal year for which the allotment is made; and to carry out section 303(b) the Secretary of HHS shall make available not less than 10% of such amounts to make grants available to Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations and non-profit private organizations approved by an Indian Tribe. No grant may be made to any entity other than a State or an Indian Tribe unless the entity provides for the following non-Federal matching local share: not less than 20%, if an entity operating an existing program under this title; and not less than 35% if a new program under this title. The local share may be cash or in-kind, but may not include any Federal funds other than what is provided for under this title. By the end of the fiscal year, following the fiscal year in which the grant was received, State allocations must be expended by States and Indian Tribes. The financial assistance range for Indian Tribes is $24,710 to $2,162,081.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: Tribal: $12,563,000 States: $88,102,000 FY 06: Tribal: $12,473,000 States: $85,488,000
Agency Contact	Shena Williams (Tribes) ACYF 1250 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 8403 Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: Shena Williams 202-205-5932, Email: swilliam1@acf.hhs.gov Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs

Mentoring Children of Prisoners
(CFDA 93.616)

Program Office	Family and Youth Services Bureau
Purpose	To make competitive grants to urban, suburban, rural, and Tribal applicants with substantial numbers of children of incarcerated parents; and to support the establishment of expansion programs using a network of public and private entities to provide mentoring services to these children.
Funding Uses	To support services and activities of mentoring programs, including outreach to and screening of mentors and the children to be mentored; outreach to and liaison with local sponsoring organizations; matching of children with mentors, support and oversight of the mentoring relationship; and establishing goals and expected outcomes for the mentored children. The funds for this program may be used for the full range of activities that support the one-on-one mentoring relationship. Applicants are also expected to incorporate elements of positive youth development (such as healthy messages about life and social behavior, participation in civic service and community activities) into their comprehensive program. Coordinating with agencies that can provide an array of services, such as psychological counseling, in developing a holistic plan for the family is integral to a successful project.
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Faith- and community-based organizations, County governments, City or Township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, State-controlled institutions of higher education, Native American Tribal governments or Tribal consortia, Public Housing authorities, Indian housing authorities, Native American Tribal organizations, and non-profit organizations. Note: There is a 5% set-aside of grant funds for Tribes and Tribal Consortia.
Application Process	Application for Assistance, Standard form 424, must be submitted. Specific instructions are published in the Federal Register. Grantees must provide a non-Federal share of 25% of the total project cost. Project periods are for 36 months with 12-month budget periods.
Determination of Funding Amounts	The financial assistance range is $34,000 and $740,000.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: Total: $49,500,000 Tribes: $1,700,000 FY 06: Total: $49,500,000 Tribes: $1,800,000
Agency Contact	Tribal Liaison Deborah Yatsko Family and Youth Services Bureau Administration for Children and Families 1250 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 8405 Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: 202-690-7843 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb

Street Outreach Program
(CFDA 93.557)

Program Office	Family and Youth Services Bureau
Purpose	To make grants available to non-profit agencies for the purpose of providing street-based services to runaway, homeless and street youth, who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, or sexual exploitation.
Funding Uses	Provide education and prevention services to runaway, homeless and street youth who have been subjected to or are at risk of sexual exploitation or abuse; and establish and build relationships between street youth and program outreach staff to help youth leave the streets.
Types of Awards	Grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Any private, non-profit agency is eligible to apply, including faith- and community-based organizations. Non-Federally recognized Tribes and urban Indian organizations are eligible to apply for grants as private, non-profit agencies. (Note: Public agencies are not eligible.)
Application Process	Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form 424, must be submitted. Specific instructions are published in the Federal Register.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Grantee must provide a non-Federal share or match of at least 10% of the Federal funds awarded. The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants are encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash contributions. The financial assistance range is $100,000 in Federal support each year to a maximum of $300,000 for a three-year project.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: Total: $15,200,000 1 Tribe: $100,000 FY 06: Total: $15,000,000 1 Tribe: $100,000
Agency Contact	Tribal Liaison Deborah Yatsko Family and Youth Services Bureau Administration for Children and Families 1250 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 8405 Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: 202-690-7843 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb

Transitional Living for Homeless Youth
(CFDA 93.550)

Program Office	Family and Youth Services Bureau
Purpose	The overall purpose of the Transitional Living Program (TLP) for Homeless Youth is to establish and operate transitional living projects for homeless youth, including pregnant and parenting youth. This program is structured to help older homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency and avoid long-term dependency on social services. Transitional Living Programs provide shelter, skills training, and support services to homeless youth, including pregnant and parenting youth ages 16 through 21 for a continuous period not exceeding 18 months.
Funding Uses	Transitional Living Programs are required to provide youth with stable, safe living accommodations and services that help them develop the skills necessary to move to independence. Living accommodations may be host family homes, or "supervised apartments." (Supervised apartments are either grantee-owned apartment buildings or "scattered site" apartments, which are single-occupancy apartments rented directly by young people with support from the grantee.)
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Unless they are part of the law enforcement structure or the juvenile justice system, States, localities, private entities, and coordinated networks of such entities are eligible to apply for a Transitional Living Program grant. Federally recognized Tribes are eligible to apply for grants; non-Federally recognized Tribes and urban Indian organizations are eligible to apply as private, non-profit agencies. Faith-based organizations and small community-based organizations are also eligible to apply.
Application Process	Application for Federal assistance, Standard Form 424, is to be submitted. Specific instructions published in the Federal Register.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Grantee must provide matching funds equal to at least 10% of the Federal share. The non-Federal share may be in cash or in-kind. (There are certain exceptions for Tribes with "638" funding pursuant to P.L. 93-638, under which certain Federal grants funds may qualify as matching funds for other Federal grant programs, e.g., those that contribute to the purposes for which grants under section 638 were made). The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants are encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash contributions. Therefore, a five-year project costing $1,000,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of $200,000 per 12-month budget period) must include a match of at least $100,000 ($20,000 per budget period). Grants are awarded competitively for project periods of 3 to 5 years. The financial assistance range is $100,000 to $200,000, with an average grant of $150,000.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: Total: $39,900,000 4 Tribes: $593,000 FY 06: Total: $39,500,000 4 Tribes: $593,000
Agency Contact	Tribal Liaison Deborah Yatsko Family and Youth Services Bureau Administration for Children and Families 1250 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 8405 Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: 202-690-7843 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb

Office of Head Start

American Indian/Alaska Native Programs Branch
(CFDA 93.600)

Program Office	Office of Head Start
Purpose	To: promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of low-income children, including children on Federally recognized reservations. This will be done through the provision of comprehensive health, social, educational, nutritional, and other services; and involve parents in their children's learning and to help parents make progress toward children’s’ educational, literacy and employment goals. Head Start also emphasizes the significant involvement of parents in the administration of their local Head Start programs.
Funding Uses	At least 90% of the enrollees in a program must come from families whose income is below the poverty guidelines as established by the Office of Management and Budget or from families receiving public assistance. Under certain conditions American Indians/Alaska Native grantees may enroll up to 49% of children from over-income families. Training and technical assistance grants are available to Head Start programs and to agencies that provide services to Head Start programs.
Types of Awards	Grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Any Federally recognized Indian Tribe or Alaska Native corporation. However, an application will be considered only when submitted in response to a specific announcement; published in the Federal Register or other public document; or that is in response to solicited proposals to establish new Head Start Programs. Grantee agencies may subcontract with other child-serving agencies to provide services to Head Start children.
Application Process	The Office of Head Start will provide each applicant agency with a completed checklist detailing which items must be completed by each applicant and delegate agency.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Head Start grantees are required to provide 20% of the total cost of the program, although this may be waived wholly or in part if certain conditions pertain. Matching share may be in cash or in-kind. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $120,000 to $29,000,000; $3,950,000.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: $185.5 million FY 06: $185.4 million
Agency Contact	American Indian Programs Branch Office of Head Start 8th Floor 1250 Maryland Ave., SW. Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: 202-205-7751 Fax: 202-260-9336 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/

Administration on Developmental Disabilities

Projects of National Significance
(CFDA 93.631)

Program Office	Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Purpose	To provide grants, contracts and cooperative agreements for projects of national significance to increase and support the independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion into the community of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Funding Uses	Project grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements are approved for personnel, equipment, travel, supplies, etc. Duplicative Federal assistance is precluded. Uses include the following: family support activities; projects to educate policy-makers; projects to conduct data collection and analysis; projects to provide technical assistance for developing information and referral systems; Federal interagency initiatives; technical assistance projects; projects to enhance opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities who are from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds; projects to improve supportive living and quality of life opportunities that enhance recreation, leisure and fitness; projects concerning the transition of youth with developmental disabilities from school to work and to adult life; and other projects of national significance. Funds are not awarded solely for direct-service delivery, construction, or for the continuation or expansion of existing projects, but rather for projects that are considered innovative and likely to have significant national impact.
Types of Awards	Grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	In general, any State, local, public or private non-profit organization or agency may apply.
Application Process	Forms and instructions for Projects of National Significance are available through program announcements, which are published on http://www.grants.gov.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Matching requirements are specified in each published program announcement.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: $11,400,000 FY 06: Est. $11, 414,000 Amount and Percent of Total Funding Awarded to Indians: N/A For Awards to Tribes: Number, Range, and Average Amounts: N/A Total FY 06 Funding and Amount for Indians, If Known: N/A
Agency Contact	Ophelia McLain Projects of National Significance Office of Operations and Discretionary Grant Programs Administration on Developmental Disabilities Administration for Children and Families Department of Health and Human Services 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. Mail Stop: HHH 405D Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-690-7025 E-mail: ophelia.mclain@acf.hhs.gov

Administration for Native Americans

Environmental Mitigation
(CFDA 93.582)

Program Office	Administration for Native Americans
Purpose	To: conduct the research and planning needed to identify environmental impacts to Indian lands caused by Department of Defense activities on or near Indian lands and to plan for remedial investigations to determine and carry out a preliminary assessment of these problems; identify the disruption of subsistence activities due to contamination of the food chain and/or the development of a remediation plan to address subsistence contamination; conduct a comprehensive environmental assessment; conduct site inspections and remedial investigation to identify problems and causes related to DOD activities; identify approaches and methodologies to be undertaken in mitigation activities; and develop a mitigation strategy plan to address problem areas identified, such as land-use restoration, clean-up processes, and the resources necessary to implement clean-up actions.
Funding Uses	Funds may be used for planning, development and implementation of Tribal environmental mitigation projects.
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and Tribes; Native American Tribal organizations; Incorporated non-Federally recognized and State-recognized Tribes; Alaska Native Villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or non-profit Village consortia; non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations with Village specific projects; non-profit Native organizations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; Other Tribal or Village organizations or consortia of Indian Tribes; and Tribal governing bodies (IRA or traditional councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Application Process	Information regarding the availability of grant funds will be published on www.grants.gov and on www.acf.hhs.gov/grants as a Program Announcement. The Program Announcement will provide details on program objectives for which applications are being solicited and other application requirements.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Threshold: $50,000 to $150,000 per 12-month budget period.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: 2 grantees funded at $207,000 FY 06: 1 grantee funded at $75,000
Agency Contact	ANA Help Desk Administration for Native Americans Department of Health and Human Services 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. Aerospace Bldg 2-West Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 877-922-9262 Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana

Environmental Regulatory Enhancement
(CFDA 93.581)

Program Office	Administration for Native Americans
Purpose	To: provide financial assistance to advance Tribal capacity and capability to plan for, develop, and implement enhancements to environmental regulatory infrastructure required to support a Tribal environmental program and to regulate and enforce environmental activities on Indian lands; develop regulations, ordinances and laws to protect the environment; develop the technical and program capacity to carry out a comprehensive Tribal environmental program and perform essential environmental program functions; promote training and education of Tribal employees; develop technical and program capability to meet Tribal and Federal regulatory requirements; and develop technical and program capability to monitor compliance and enforcement of Tribal environmental regulations, ordinances, and laws.
Funding Uses	Funds may be used for planning, developing and implementing Tribal environmental regulatory projects.
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Federally recognized Indian Tribes; consortia of Indian Tribes; incorporated non-Federally recognized Tribes; Alaska Native Villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or non-profit Village consortia; and Tribal governing bodies (IRA or traditional councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Application Process	Information regarding the availability of grant funds will be published on www.grants.gov and on www.acf.hhs.gov/grants as a Program Announcement. The Program Announcement will provide details on program objectives for which applications are being solicited and other application requirements.
Determination of Funding Amounts	A matching share of 20% is required unless waived in accordance with criteria, which are also published in 45 CFR Part 1336.50. Threshold: $50,000 to $250,000 per budget period for 12-, 24-, or 36-month project periods.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: 13 grantees funded at $1,880,000 FY 06: 5 grantees funded at $557,000
Agency Contact	ANA Help Desk Administration for Native Americans Department of Health and Human Services 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. Aerospace Bldg 2-West Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 877-922-9262 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana

Improving the Well-Being of Children
Native American Healthy Marriage Initiative
(CFDA 93.612)

Program Office	Administration for Native Americans
Purpose	To: fund projects that develop healthy Native American communities; provide youth education in high schools, youth organizations, and community centers on the value of healthy marriages; offer marriage education and marriage skills; offer pre-marital education and marriage skills training for couples, individuals, or engaged couples interested in marriage; provide marriage enhancement/enrichment and marriage skills training programs for married couples to improve or strengthen their relationship; include married couples as role models and mentors in at-risk communities to teach healthy relationship and marriage skills; conduct research on the benefits of healthy marriages and healthy marriage education; and provide public advertising campaigns in Native American communities on the value of healthy marriages as a way to improve relationships and marriages and strengthen family relationships.
Funding Uses	Funds may be used for projects that include approaches to improve child well-being by removing barriers associated with forming healthy marriages, sustaining healthy marriages and strengthening families in Native American Communities.
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Federally recognized Indian Tribes; consortia of Indian Tribes; incorporated non-Federally recognized Tribes; incorporated non-profit, multi-purpose, community-based Indian organizations; Urban Indian Centers; national and regional incorporated non-profit Native American organizations with Native American community-specific objectives; Alaska Native Villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or non-profit Village consortia; incorporated non-profit Alaska Native multi-purpose community-based organizations; non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/ Associations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; non-profit Native organizations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; public and non-profit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians; public and non-profit private agencies serving Native peoples in Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (the populations served may be located on these islands or in the U.S.); Tribally controlled community colleges, Tribally controlled Post-Secondary Vocational Institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which service Native Pacific Islanders; and Tribal governing bodies (IRA or traditional councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Application Process	Information regarding the availability of grant funds will be published on www.grants.gov and on www.acf.hhs.gov/grants as a Program Announcement. The Program Announcement will provide details on program objectives for which applications are being solicited and other application requirements.
Determination of Funding Amounts	A matching share of 20% is required unless waived in accordance with criteria, which are also published in 45 CFR Part 1336.50. Threshold: $50,000 to $200,000 per budget period.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: 8 grantees funded at $1,116,000 FY 06: 10 grantees funded at $1,789,000
Agency Contact	ANA Help Desk Administration for Native Americans Department of Health and Human Services 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. Aerospace Bldg 2-West Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 877-922-9262 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana

Native Language Preservation and Maintenance
(CFDA 93.587)

Program Office	Administration for Native Americans
Purpose	Funds may be used to assist Native American Tribes and Native communities in ensuring the survival and continued vitality of their Native languages.
Funding Uses	To provide financial assistance to eligible applicants for the purpose of assisting Native Americans in assuring the survival and continuing vitality of their languages. Grants are provided under the following three categories: Category I Assessment Grants are limited to 12 months and are used to conduct the assessment of the current status of the Native American language(s) within an established community; Category II Planning Grants are for 12 or 24 months and are used to provide support to Tribes and Native organizations in planning and designing a Native language project in order to achieve their long-range language goal(s); and Category III Implementation Grants are for 12, 24 or 36 months and are used to provide support to Tribes and Native organizations in implementing a Native language project in order to achieve their long-range language goal(s).
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Federally recognized Indian Tribes; consortia of Indian Tribes; incorporated non-Federally recognized Tribes; incorporated non-profit, multi-purpose, community-based Indian organizations; Urban Indian Centers; national and regional incorporated non-profit Native American organizations with Native American community-specific objectives; Alaska Native Villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or non-profit Village consortia; incorporated non-profit Alaska Native multi-purpose community-based organizations; non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/ Associations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; non-profit Native organizations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; public and non-profit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians; public and non-profit private agencies serving Native peoples in Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (the populations served may be located on these islands or in the U.S.); Tribally controlled community colleges, Tribally controlled Post-Secondary Vocational Institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which service Native Pacific Islanders; and Tribal governing bodies (IRA or traditional councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Application Process	Information regarding the availability of grant funds will be published on www.grants.gov and on www.acf.hhs.gov/grants as a Program Announcement. The Program Announcement will provide details on program objectives for which applications are being solicited and other application requirements.
Determination of Funding Amount	A matching share of 20% is required unless waived in accordance with criteria that are also published in 45 CFR Part 1336.50. Matching requirements under $200,000 (including in-kind contributions) are waived for applications originating from the Native American Pacific Islands in accordance with Sec. 501(d), Public Law 95-134, as amended (48 U.S.C. 1469a). This program has maintenance-of-effort requirements; see funding agency for further details. Waiver requirements are contained in 45 CFR Part 1336.50. Thresholds: Category I $50,000 to $100,000; Category II $50,000 to $150,000; and Category III $50,000 to $200,000.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: 28 grantees funded at $3,553,332 FY 06: 13 grantees funded $1,554,000
Agency Contact	ANA Help Desk Administration for Native Americans Department of Health and Human Services 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. Aerospace Bldg 2-West Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 877-922-9262 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana

Social and Economic Development Strategies
(CFDA 93.612)

Program Office	Administration for Native Americans
Purpose	To provide financial assistance to Indian Tribes, urban Indian centers, Alaska Native Villages, Native Hawaiian organizations, rural off-reservation groups, and Native American Pacific Island groups for the development and implementation of social and economic development strategies that promote self-sufficiency.
Funding Uses	Grants may be used for such purposes as, but not limited to the following: Governance Projects that assist Tribal and Village governments, Native American institutions, and local leadership to exercise local control and decision-making over their resources; Economic Development Projects, which promote the long-term mobilization and management of economic resources necessary to achieve a diversified economy; and Social Development Projects that support local access to, control of, and coordination of services and projects for the social benefit of community members.
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Federally recognized Indian Tribes; consortia of Indian Tribes; incorporated non-Federally recognized Tribes; incorporated non-profit, multi-purpose, community-based Indian organizations; Urban Indian Centers; national and regional incorporated non-profit Native American organizations with Native American community-specific objectives; Alaska Native Villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or non-profit Village consortia; incorporated non-profit Alaska Native multi-purpose community-based organizations; non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/ Associations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; non-profit Native organizations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; public and non-profit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians; public and non-profit private agencies serving Native peoples in Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (the populations served may be located on these islands or in the U.S.); Tribally controlled community colleges, Tribally controlled Post-Secondary Vocational Institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which service Native Pacific Islanders; and Tribal governing bodies (IRA or traditional councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Application Process	Information regarding the availability of grant funds will be published on www.grants.gov and on www.acf.hhs.gov/grants as a Program Announcement. The Program Announcement will provide details on program objectives for which applications are being solicited and other application requirements.
Determination of Funding Amounts	A matching share of 20% is required unless waived in accordance with criteria, which are also published in 45 CFR Part 1336.50. Matching requirements under $200,000 (including in-kind contributions) are waived for applications originating from the Native American Pacific Islands in accordance with Sec. 501(d), Public Law 95-134, as amended (48 U.S.C. 1469a). This program has maintenance of effort requirements; see funding agency for further details. Waiver requirements are contained in 45 CFR Part 1336.50. Threshold: $25,000 to $500,000 per budget period.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: 74 grantees funded at $17,234,000 FY 06: 60 grantees funded at $11,022,000
Agency Contact	ANA Help Desk Administration for Native Americans 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. Aerospace Bldg. 2-West Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 877-922-9262 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana

Office of Community Services

Assets for Independence (AFI) Demonstration
Individual Development Accounts (IDA)
(CFDA 93.602)

Program Office	Office of Community Services
Purpose	To demonstrate and evaluate the effectiveness of asset-building projects that teach low-income families about financial issues and enable them to save earned income over the long-term in special matched savings accounts called Individual Development Accounts (IDA). The program is designed specifically to demonstrate and evaluate the effects of IDAs and, in particular, Assets for Independence (AFI) projects, in terms of increasing the economic self-sufficiency of low-income families; promoting savings for first-time home ownership, post-secondary education, and small business or micro-enterprise development; and stabilizing and improving families and communities.
Funding Uses	Every dollar in savings deposited into an IDA by a participant is matched from $1 to $8 by the AFI Project. Clients use their IDA savings, including the match funds, to acquire a first home, a small business, or post-secondary education or training. AFI projects provide basic training and supportive services related to family finances and financial management to their clients.
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organizations; State and local government agencies and Tribal governments submitting an application jointly with a not-for-profit.
Application Process	Program announcements are published three times per year on grants.gov
Determination of Funding Amounts	One-time grants are for five-year budget and project periods. The agency has funded applications that range from $10,000 to $1,000,000. The average grant funded is between $200,000 and $400,000. OCS expects to fund approximately 60 new grants generally not to exceed $1,000,000 each for the five-year project and budget periods. Eligible entities may apply for new grants up to the statutory limit of $1,000,000 in each funding cycle.
FY2005-2006 Allocations	No Tribes funded.
Agency Contact	Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-401-4626 Fax: 202-401-5718 E-mail: afiprogram@acf.hhs.gov Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/assetbuilding

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
(CFDA 93.569)

Program Office	Office of Community Services
Purpose	To ameliorate the causes of poverty.
Funding Uses	To: (1) assist low-income individuals with employment, education, and adequate housing; (2) help them make better use of their income; (3) solve problems that are blocking the achievement of self-sufficiency; (4) increase the effectiveness of related programs; and (5) obtain emergency health services, food, housing, and employment-related assistance.
Types of Awards	Mandatory formula grants
Entities Eligible to Apply	Federally recognized Tribes, State-recognized Tribes, and Tribal organizations acting on behalf of eligible Tribes; also States and territories.
Application Process	Applications are submitted by the Chief Executive Officer of an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, State, or territory, or his/her designee. An application containing assurances prescribed by law, a plan describing how certain assurances will be carried out and a prior year report is required. Tribes must apply by September 1st (postmark date) preceding the fiscal year for which funds are sought, or get State approval for late submission.
Determination of Funding Amounts	By law, Tribes’ CSBG allocations are offset from the gross allocations of the State(s) in which the Tribes are located. They are based on the number of American Indians in the Tribe’s service population who live at or below the poverty level, compared to the total number of people in the State who live at or below the poverty level. Tribal grant range: $1,500 to $1,100,000.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: Tribes funded at $4,939,340* FY 06: Tribes funded at $4,633,528* *Includes block grant discretionary awards, and rural community facilities awards.
Agency Contact	Division of State Assistance Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-401-9343 Fax: 202-401-5718 Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/csbg

Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards:
Community Economic Development Program
(CFDA 93.571)

Program Office	Office of Community Services
Purpose	To support projects that provide employment and business development opportunities for low-income people through business, physical, or commercial development, and generally to improve the quality of the economic and social environment of low-income residents, including displaced workers, at-risk teenagers, people living in public housing, and people who are homeless. The program provides resources to eligible applicants, but also has broader objectives of arresting tendencies toward dependency, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas. The program also seeks to attract additional private capital into distressed communities, including empowerment zones and enterprise communities, and to enable local institutions to better serve the economic needs of local residents.
Funding Uses	Funds are awarded in six sub-priority areas: (1) Planning; (2) Incremental development; (3) Operational; (4) Administrative and Management Expertise; (5) Training and Technical Assistance; and (6) Incremental Development American Indian and Native Alaskan Partnerships. Requirements are described in the annual program announcement.
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Private, non-profit community development corporations governed by a board consisting of low-income people and business and civic leaders that creates permanent jobs for low-income persons, plan, develop, or manage low-income housing or community development projects. Faith-based Community Development Corporations are encouraged to apply. Indian Tribes or organizations must establish a private non-profit community economic development corporation in order to be eligible. Specifics on eligible applicants for each sub-priority area are included in the annual program announcement.
Application Process	Program announcements are published annually. They contain the requirements and complete instructions for preparing and submitting applications.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Individual grantees receive funding amounts justified by their applications, up to the maximum amounts stated in the program announcement. Available funding varies by sub-priority area.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	No Tribes funded.
Agency Contact	Division of Community Discretionary Programs Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-401-9356 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs

Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards: Rural Community
Facilities Development Water and Waste Water Treatment Systems Development
(CFDA 93.571)

Program Office	Office of Community Services
Purpose	To help rural low-income communities develop the capability and expertise to establish and/or maintain safe, affordable, adequate water and waste-water treatment facilities.
Funding Uses	(1) To support training and technical assistance to qualifying communities; and (2) to enable them to establish and/or maintain safe, affordable, adequate water and waste water treatment facilities. Grant funds may not be used for construction or rehabilitation of water and waste water treatment systems, or for operating subsidies for these systems. Grantees must coordinate projects with other Federal and State agencies, to ensure that funds for construction, materials, operation, and maintenance are available.
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Multi-State, regional private non-profit organizations that can provide training and technical assistance to rural low-income communities in meeting their water and waste-water facilities needs.
Application Process	Program announcements are published annually. They contain the requirements and complete instructions for preparing and submitting applications for grants.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Individual grantees receive funding amounts justified by their applications, up to the maximum amounts stated in the program announcement.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: Tribes funded at $718,000* FY 06: Tribes funded at $718,000* *Includes block grant discretionary awards, and rural community facilities awards.
Agency Contact	Division of Community Discretionary Programs Office of Community Services/ACF-HHS 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-401-5295 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs

Compassion Capital Fund (CCF)
(CFDA 93.647)

Program Office	Office of Community Services
Purpose	To help faith-based and community-based organizations increase their effectiveness and enhance their ability to provide social services to those most in need.
Funding Uses	The Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) administers two grant programs. The CCF Demonstration Program funds intermediary organizations that serve as a bridge between the Federal Government and smaller faith-based and community organizations. The intermediary organizations provide the following: (1) training and technical assistance (2) capacity-building sub-awards to the faith-based and community-based organizations and (3) communities empowering youth. The CCF Targeted Capacity Building Program awards one-time capacity-building grants of $50,000 directly to faith-based and community-based organizations nationwide.
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	CCF Demonstration Program: non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, Tribal government organizations, public agencies, State and local governments, and colleges and universities. CCF Targeted Capacity Building Program: non-profits other than institutions of higher education.
Application Process	Applications are submitted by the authorized official of the organization in accordance with the instructions outlined in the CCF program announcements. CCF conducts annual competitions using the Federal Register as the vehicle to notify all interested parties. The program announcements set forth the program and application requirements, the certifications and assurances, and the review criteria and related guidance for applications. The deadline for submission is generally 30-60 days after the date each announcement is posted on grants.gov.
Determining of Funding Amounts	Within the grant amount range stated in the CCF program announcements, individual grantees receive funding amounts justified by their application.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	No Tribes funded.
Agency Contact	Compassion Capital Fund Office of Community Services, ACF, DHHS 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-260-2583 Fax: 202-401-4839 Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccf/

Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) Program
(CFDA 93.593)

Program Office	Office of Community Services
Purpose	To conduct projects to create employment opportunities for recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other low-income individuals whose income does not exceed 100% of the Federal poverty guidelines.
Funding Uses	Grant funds may be used to create new jobs for eligible participants through self-employment, micro-enterprise, and expansion of existing businesses, new business ventures, and nontraditional industries where the eligible participants represent 25% or less of the work force.
Types of Awards	Discretionary grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Non-profit organizations (including community development corporations) that are tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by reason of paragraphs 501(c)(3) or (4) of such Code. Faith-based organizations that are exempt from taxation under Sections 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code are also eligible to apply for JOLI program funds.
Application Process	All information and forms required to prepare a grant are posted annually on grants.gov. The program announcement sets forth the program and application requirements, the certifications and assurances, and the review criteria and related guidance for applications.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Grant awards are approved for up to a 17-month project period. The maximum grant for the full project and budget period is $500,000.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	No Tribes funded.
Agency Contact	Division of Community Discretionary Programs Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-401-9356 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Block Grant and Leveraging Incentive Program
(CFDA 93.568)

Program Office	Office of Community Services
Purpose	To assist low-income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes who pay a high proportion of income for home energy, primarily in meeting their immediate home energy needs. “Home energy” means a source of heating or cooling in residential dwellings.
Funding Uses	Heating assistance, cooling assistance, energy crisis intervention (crisis assistance), weatherization, and services that encourage and enable households to reduce their home energy costs.
Types of Award	The regular LIHEAP block grant is a formula grant. The Leveraging Incentive Program provides additional funding to LIHEAP grantees that have leveraged non-Federal home energy resources for low income households.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Federally recognized Tribes, State-recognized Tribes, and Tribal organizations acting on behalf of eligible Tribes, States, and territories. States provide LIHEAP assistance to low-income Indian households that are not in the service populations of direct-grant Tribes.
Application Process	Applications are submitted by the Chief Executive Officer of an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, State, or territory, or his/her designee. LIHEAP block grant applications contain assurances prescribed by law and a plan describing how certain assurances will be carried out, and other information prescribed by the law. Tribes must apply by September 1st (postmark date) preceding the fiscal year for which funds are sought, or get State approval for late submission. To qualify for Leveraging Incentive Program funds, a separate application must be submitted by November 30th (postmark date). Households that want to apply for LIHEAP benefits should contact their Tribe/Tribal organization or, if they are not in the service population of a direct-grant Tribe/Tribal organization, contact their State’s local LIHEAP administering agency.
Determination of Funding Amounts	By law, Tribes’ regular LIHEAP block grant allocations are offset from the gross allocations of the State(s) in which the Tribes are located. They are based on the number of LIHEAP-eligible American Indian households living on the Tribe’s reservation and adjacent trust lands, compared to the total number of LIHEAP-eligible households in the State – or a larger amount agreed to by the Tribe and State. For Tribes without reservations, HHS, in consultation with the Tribe and the State, defines the number of eligible Indian households for the calculation. The President may release additional LIHEAP funds (energy emergency contingency funds) to LIHEAP grantees for energy-related emergencies. Energy emergency contingency funds for Tribes are generally distributed based on the same formula as regular block grants. Leveraging Incentive Program fund awards are based on the value of the non-Federal home energy resources leveraged by a grantee in the preceding fiscal year, compared to the grantee’s regular LIHEAP block grant allocation and the total value of resources leveraged by all grantees in the preceding fiscal year.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: Tribes funded at $22,500,436* FY 06: Tribes funded at $34,562,671* *Includes block grant funds, re-allotted funds, contingency funds, and leveraging incentive funds.
Agency Contact	Division of Energy Assistance Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 5th Floor Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-401-9351 Fax: 202-401-5661 Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/liheap

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Residential Energy Assistance Challenge (REACH) Option Program
(CFDA 93.568)

Program Office	Office of Community Services
Purpose	To: (1) minimize health and safety risks that result from high energy burdens on low-income Americans; (2) prevent homelessness as a result of inability to pay energy bills; (3) increase the efficiency of energy usage by low-income families; and (4) target energy assistance to individuals who are most in need. Performance goals include a reduction in the energy costs of participating households, an increase in the regularity of their home energy bill payments, and an increase in energy vendor contributions toward reducing the energy burdens of eligible households.
Funding Uses	REACH supports a limited number of innovative projects to demonstrate the long-term cost-effectiveness of supplementing energy assistance payments with non-monetary benefits that increase the ability of eligible households to meet home energy costs and achieve energy self-sufficiency. A variety of services/benefits are provided, such as payments to or on behalf of low-income individuals; energy efficiency education; residential energy demand management services including energy-related residential repair and energy efficiency improvements; services such as counseling and needs assessment related to energy budget management, payment plans and related services; negotiation with home energy suppliers on behalf of low-income households; crisis and emergency assistance activities designed to discourage energy crises and encourage responsible vendor and consumer behavior; and incentives for recipient households to pay home energy costs and for vendors to help reduce recipients’ energy burden.
Types of Awards	Demonstration grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	LIHEAP grantees that receive LIHEAP block grant funding directly from HHS. Entities eligible to receive LIHEAP block grant funding are States, territories, Federally recognized Tribes, State-recognized Tribes, and Tribal organizations acting on behalf of eligible Tribes.
Application Process	REACH Action Transmittals (ATs) are published annually. Applications are submitted by the LIHEAP grantee’s Chief Executive Officer or his/her designee, in accordance with the instructions in the REACH AT. The AT sets forth the program and application requirements, the required certifications and assurances, the review criteria, and related guidance for applications.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Within the grant amount ranges stated in the REACH AT, individual grantees receive funding amounts justified by their applications.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: Tribes funded at $1,224,949* FY 06: Tribes funded at $2,102,080* *Includes block grant funds, re-allotted funds, contingency funds, and leveraging incentive funds.
Agency Contact	Division of Energy Assistance Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 5th Floor Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-401-9351 Fax: 202-401-5661 Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/liheap

Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
(CFDA 93.667)

Program Office	Office of Community Services
Purpose	To: (1) provide social services directed toward achieving economic self-support or self-sufficiency; (2) preventing or remedying neglect, abuse or the exploitation of children and adults; (3) preventing or reducing inappropriate institutionalization; and (4) securing referral for institutional care where appropriate.
Funding Uses	SSBG services include, but are not limited to, child care services; protective services for children and adults; services for children and adults in foster care; services related to management and maintenance of homes; day care services for adults; transportation services; family planning services; training and related services; employment services and information; referral and counseling services; preparation and delivery of meals; health support services; and appropriate combinations of services designed to meet the needs of children, the aged, the mentally impaired, the blind, the emotionally disturbed, the physically handicapped, alcohol, and drug addicted individuals. Within the limitations of the law, each State has flexibility to determine what services to provide, who is eligible to receive these services, and how funds are distributed among the various services within the State. States and/or local agencies may provide services directly or purchase them from qualified providers.
Types of Awards	Mandatory formula grant.
Entities Eligible to Apply	States and territories. By law, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations are not eligible for direct SSBG funding. Tribes and their service populations receive SSBG services through the States in which they reside. Tribes can be contractors under the State SSBG programs.
Application Process	Each year States must submit a report on their intended use of the SSBG funds.
Determining of Funding Amounts	SSBG grant amounts are determined by a statutory formula based on each State’s population.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	No Tribes funded.
Agency Contact	Division of State Assistance Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-401-5281 Fax: 202-401-5718 Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/ssbg

Office of Child Support Enforcement

Child Support Enforcement Demonstration
Special Projects
(CDFA 93.601)

Program Office	Office of Child Support Enforcement
Purpose	To design and carry out special projects of regional and national significance relating to the improvement of child support enforcement efforts.
Funding Uses	Grants are awarded for creative special improvement projects and demonstrations that improve the effectiveness of the child support enforcement program on regional and national levels. These activities must be consistent with the goals of the national child support mission to ensure all children receive financial and medical support from both parents and which strengthen the ability of the nation’s child support programs to collect support on behalf of children and families.
Types of Awards	Grants (this program has no statutory formula).
Entities Eligible to Apply	Funds authorized under section 452(j) of the Social Security Act, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 652(j) are available to the State Human Services umbrella and other public State/local agencies (including State/local Title IV-D agencies); consortia of State/local public agencies; Tribes and Tribal organizations; and non-profit organizations.
Application Process	Special Improvement Projects (SIP) grant solicitations are announced annually. The SIP Announcement and Standard Application forms (Forms 424, 424A-B and Certifications) as well as supplemental descriptive information on the priority areas are available from: Administration for Children and Families, Child Support Enforcement Program, 4th floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, or at www.Grants.gov. The application shall be executed by an individual authorized to act for the applicant agency or organization and to assume for the agency or organization the obligations imposed by the terms and conditions of the grant. The applicant must clearly indicate whether the application submitted is in response to a program announcement and must reference the unique project identifier (e.g., HHS-2007-ACF-OCSE-FI-0005) for which the application is to compete. Applications that exceed the project funding ceiling amount or fail to meet the deadline requirements are not considered for funding. Applications considered for funding are reviewed and evaluated by a review panel of not less than three knowledgeable people. Applications must address one of the specific priority areas in the announcement. Written assessment of each application is made. This program is covered under E.O. 12372.
Determination of Funding Amounts	FY 04: $1,400,000; FY: 05 $1,700,000; FY 06: $800,000 the range and average of financial assistance is $100,000 - $200,000; $100,000 is the average.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	No Tribes funded.
Agency Contact	Susan Greenblatt Deputy Director, Division of State, Tribal, and Local Assistance Office of Child Support Enforcement Department of Health and Human Services 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 4th Floor Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-401-4849 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse

Child Support Enforcement
(CFDA 93.563)

Program Office	Office of Child Support Enforcement
Purpose	The Child Support Enforcement Program enhances the well-being of children by assisting in obtaining support. Working with parents, the child support program assures that children can count on financial, medical and emotional support. OCSE provides guidance and funds to States and to Federally recognized Tribes. Tribes now have the option of operating their own Tribal child support program. (Some Tribes may make child support services available to children of the Tribe without receiving a direct Federal grant through various means including cooperative agreements with State child support programs, finding that this may be more cost-effective than managing a Federal grant direct to the Tribe.)
Funding Uses	The Final Regulations on Tribal Child Support Enforcement (45 CFR Part 309) allow Federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes to apply for Start-up funds, or for operating a comprehensive child support program. Child Support Enforcement services include the following: (1) establishment of paternity; (2) establishment, modification and enforcement of support orders; and (3) location of non-custodial parents.
Types of Awards	Tribal Child Support Enforcement programs receive 90% Federal funding, with Tribes contributing a 10% share for the first three years of program operation. After three years, the funding formula goes to 80% Federal funding, with Tribes required to contribute a 20% share.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, and Tribal organizations, are eligible to apply, and are required to have over 100 children under the age of majority.
Application Process	Applications are made to the Office of Child Support Enforcement, following the requirements outlined in the Final Regulations on Tribal Child Support Enforcement (45 CFR Part 309).
Determination of Funding Amounts	Grant requirements are outlined in the Final Regulations on Tribal Child Support Enforcement (45 CFR Part 309).
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: 9 Full Tribal IV programs funded; 5 Tribal IV-D Start-up programs funded. Total $12,734,974. FY 06: 9 Full Tribal IV-D programs funded; 25 Tribal IV-D Start-up programs funded. Total $17,938,694.
Agency Contact	Lionel J. Adams, Director, Division of Special Staff (DOSS) Office of Child Support Enforcement, 4th Floor 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-260-1527 E-mail: ljadams@acf.hhs.gov Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse

Office of Family Assistance

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Bureau

Native Employment Works (NEW)
(CFDA 93.594)

Program Office	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Bureau
Purpose	To allow eligible Indian Tribes and Alaska Native organizations to operate programs that make work activities available.
Funding Uses	There is broad flexibility to use the grant for the purpose of making work activities available. Allowable work activities include: Educational activities, including support for GED, remedial, vocational, post-secondary, and alternative education; Training and job readiness activities, including job skills training, job readiness training,, on-the-job training, entrepreneurial training, and management training; and Employment activities, including job search, job development and placement, community work experience, community service programs, traditional subsistence activities, and subsidized and unsubsidized public and private sector work experience and employment. Supportive and job retention services that enable clients to participate in the program and find and retain employment also may be provided. Allowable activities also include labor/job market assessments, job creation, and economic development leading to job creation.
Types of Awards	Mandatory formula grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Only Federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native organizations that conducted a Tribal JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training) Program in fiscal year 1995.
Application Process	Each eligible Indian Tribe or Alaska Native organization must submit a NEW plan to ACF for approval.
Determination of Funding Amounts	See section 412(a) (2) of the Social Security Act, as amended. The grant amount for each Tribe equals the amount it received in fiscal year 1994 to operate its JOBS Program. There are no matching requirements.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: $7,558,020 FY 06: $7,558,020 78 Tribal grantees are funded under NEW. Range of financial assistance: $5,187 to $1,752,666
Agency Contact	Division of Tribal TANF Management Office of Family Assistance, ACF, HHS 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 5th Floor East Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-401-5308 or 202-401-2794 Fax: 202-401-5554 Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/dts

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF)
(CFDA 93.558)

Program Office	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Bureau
Purpose	To: (1) provide grants to Tribes to assist needy families with children so that the children can be cared for in their own homes; (2) reduce dependency by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; (3) reduce and prevent out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and (4) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.
Funding Uses	Tribes have broad flexibility to use the grant funds in any manner that meets the purposes of the program, including providing low-income households with assistance, monthly grants, in various forms, designed to meet a family’s ongoing basic needs (i.e. for food, clothing, shelter, utilities, household goods, personal care items, and general incidental expenses) and providing supportive services.
Types of Awards	Block grants.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Federally recognized Tribes in the lower 48 States and 13 specified entities in Alaska. Tribes that operate TANF programs must do so under plans approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Application Process	Tribes submit a three-year family assistance plan. The Department, in consultation with the Tribe, would set program requirements and time-limits for receipt of welfare-related services, consistent with the purposes of the program and economic conditions/resources of each Tribe. Tribes should contact the ACF Regional TANF Program Managers for Tribal plan submittal procedures.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Tribes that receive Federal TANF funds to operate their own approved Tribal TANF program have no matching or maintenance-of-effort requirement. Tribes are awarded their assistance grants in quarterly payments. They may reserve unexpended grant funds awarded, without fiscal-year limitation, to provide assistance under the Tribal TANF program in subsequent years. With certain exceptions, most families are limited to no more than 60 months of assistance (whether consecutive or cumulative) funded with Federal TANF grant funds. Tribes have the flexibility to establish time limits on receipt of assistance. They also have the flexibility to define the service area and population, Indian family, eligibility criteria, benefits and support services, work activities and required work hours, establish penalties, and to negotiate work participation rates. The Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on February 18, 2000 (Vol. 65, No. 34). Tribal rules can be found at 45 CFR Part 286. For Tribal programs, ACF will negotiate a limitation on administrative costs for the first year of the program's operation not to exceed 35%, for the second year of the program's operation not to exceed 30%, and for the third and subsequent years of the program's operation not to exceed 25%.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: 50 Plans serving 234 Tribes funded at $141,096,066 FY 06: 53 Plans serving 265 Tribes funded at $160,573,347
Agency Contact	Robert Shelbourne Division of Tribal TANF Management Office of Family Assistance, ACF, HHS 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 5th Floor East Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-401-5150 Fax: 202-401-5554 E-mail: robert.shelbourne@acf.hhs.gov Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa

Child Care Bureau

Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDF)
(CFDA 93.575)

Program Office	Child Care Bureau
Purpose	To make grants available to States, Territories, and Tribes to assist low-income families with child care and to: (1) allow the maximum flexibility in developing child care programs and policies that best suit the needs of children and parents within the State or Tribe; (2) promote parental choice to empower working parents to make their own decisions on the child care that best suits their family's needs; (3) encourage States and Tribes to provide consumer education information to help parents make informed choices about child care; (4) assist in providing child care to parents trying to achieve independence from public assistance; and (5) assist in implementing the health, safety, licensing, and registration standards established in State or Tribal regulations.
Funding Uses	CCDF is available to provide child care assistance to families who are receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); families who are attempting through work activities to transition off TANF; families who are at-risk of becoming dependent on TANF; and low-income working families. Grantees receiving more than $500,000 in a fiscal year must spend at least 4% on quality activities. Not more than 15% of the aggregate CCDF funds expended in each fiscal year’s allotment shall be used for administrative costs. The Discretionary Fund’s (DF) base amount may be used for any activity consistent with the purposes of the CCDF and is not included in the administrative cost calculation.
Types of Awards	The CCDF consists of two funding sources: Discretionary Funds (DF) – funding that is provided under the Child Care and Development Bock Grant Act, as amended. Tribal Mandatory Funds (TMF) – funding that is provided to eligible Tribes and Tribal organizations under Section 418 of the Social Security Act.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Federally recognized Indian Tribes and consortia representing Federally recognized Indian Tribes are eligible to apply for CCDF funds. Special Rule for Indian Tribes in Alaska: the Metlakatla Indian Community of the Annette Islands Reserve and the 12 Alaska Native regional non-profit corporations are the only eligible entities allowed to receive Tribal Mandatory Funds in Alaska.
Application Process	An eligible applicant must submit a two-year plan for CCDF services that outlines the proposed use of block grant funds and that provides certain assurances and certifications. Each year ACF issues a Program Instruction to describe the funding application process. The application process can be found on the Child Care Bureau Web site at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/law/index.htm#guidance.
Determination of Funding Amounts	DF grants include a base amount of $20,000 plus a per-child amount ($56 per-child in FY 2006) for each Tribe or Tribal consortium with a minimum of 50 children. TMF are calculated solely on a per-child basis ($96 per child in FY 2006), and do not include a base amount.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY Mandatory Discretionary Total CCDF No. Tribes 05: $54,340,000 $41,658,425 $95,998,425 265 06: $58,340,000 $41,241,618 $99,581,618 257
Agency Contact	Tribes should contact the Child Care Program Manager within the ACF Regional Offices at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/ta/raaddr/program_managers.htm

Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation

Welfare Reform Research, Head Start and Childcare Evaluation
and National Studies
(CDFA 93.595)

Program Office	Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Purpose	The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) is responsible for advising the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families on increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of programs to improve the economic and social well-being of children and families. In collaboration with ACF program offices and others, OPRE is responsible for performance management for ACF, conducts research and policy analyses, and develops and oversees research and evaluation projects to assess program performance and inform policy and practice. OPRE provides links to research projects under eight separate topic areas: Abuse, Neglect, Adoption & Foster Care Research, Child Care Research, Early Head Start Research, Family & Youth Services Research, Head Start Research, Strengthening Families & Healthy Marriage Research, Welfare & Employment Research, and Other Research. The Office also provides guidance, analysis, technical assistance, and oversight to ACF programs on strategic planning; performance measurement; research and evaluation methods; statistical, policy, and program analysis; and synthesis and dissemination of research and demonstration findings. OPRE includes the Division of Economic Independence (DEI) and the Division of Child and Family Development (DCFD).
Funding Uses	Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts are awarded for innovative research, demonstrations, and evaluations that are responsive to ACF program priorities. All applications must meet standards of excellence in research, demonstration, or evaluation design.
Types of Awards	Grants/contracts or cooperative agreements.
Entities Eligible to Apply	Governmental entities, colleges, universities, non-profit and for-profit organizations (if fee is waived). Grants or cooperative agreements cannot be made directly to individuals.
Application Process	All information and forms required to prepare a grant or cooperative agreement application are published in the Federal Register unless restricted to State agencies, in which case, materials will be mailed directly. Copies of the program announcements may be available on the Internet or from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. All information needed to submit a proposal for a contract is provided through a Request for Proposal published on the Federal Business Opportunities’ website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Grantees are generally required to share in the cost of projects.Cost sharing may range anywhere between five and 25% of the total approved project costs for grants or cooperative agreements. Contracts are not required to share in the project cost.
Determination of Funding Amounts	Social Services Research and Demonstration Budget: $26,012,000 (FY05) ($25M was for earmarks); $5,863,699 (FY 06) ($5M was for earmarks); $5,868,000 (expected for FY 07) ($5M for “contracts” that must fund the remnants of former earmarks). National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well being (NSCAW): $6M exactly each year. Child Care: $9,920,000 (FY 05); $9,520,800 (FY 06); $9,820,800 (expected FY 07) Head Start: $19,800,000 in FY 06 (due to a rescission), and are expected to get the same amount ($19,800,000) in FY 07.
FY 2005-2006 Allocations	FY 05: One Native non-profit project funded Kaufman & Associates.
Agency Contact	Karl Koerper Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation ACF/HHS 7th Floor, Aerospace Building 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. Washington, DC 20447 Telephone: 202-401-4535 / Use the same number for FTS Fax: 202-205-3598 E-mail: kkoerper@acf.hhs.gov

Appendices

HHS-ACF Regional Offices Contact Information
Regional Offices
Region 1 – Boston: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Hugh Galligan Regional Administrator HHS/ACF JFK Federal Building Room 2000, 20th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02203-0001	Commercial: 617-565-1020 Telefax: 617-565-2493
Region 2 – New York: New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, New Jersey
Mary Ann Higgins Regional Administrator HHS/ACF 26 Federal Plaza Room 4114 New York, New York 10278-0022	Commercial: 212-264-2890 ext. 103 Telefax: 212-264-4881
Region 3 – Philadelphia: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia
David Lett Regional Administrator HHS/ACF 150 S. Independence Mall West Suite 864 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-3499	Commercial: 215-861-4000 Telefax: 215-861-4071
Region 4 – Atlanta: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina
Carlis Williams Regional Administrator Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 4M60 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909	Commercial: 404-562-2900 Telefax: 404-562-2981
Region 5 – Chicago: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Joyce A. Thomas Regional Administrator HHS/ACF 233 N. Michigan Avenue Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519	Commercial: 312-353-4237 Telefax: 312-353-2194
Region 6 – Dallas: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Leon McCowan Regional Administrator HHS/ACF 1301 Young Street Room 914 Dallas, Texas 75202	Commercial: 214-767-9648 Telefax: 214-767-3743
Region 7 – Kansas City: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Linda Lewis Regional Administrator HHS/ACF Federal Office Building Room 276 601 E. 12th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2898	Commercial: 816-426-3981 ext. 104 Telefax: 816-426-2888
Region 8 – Denver: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Thomas Sullivan Regional Administrator HHS/ACF Federal Office Building 1961 Stout Street, Room 924 Denver, Colorado 80294	Commercial: 303-844-1129 Telefax: 303-844-2624
Region 9 – San Francisco: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, American Samoa, Trust Territory of Pacific Islands
Sharon M. Fujii Regional Administrator HHS/ACF 90 7th Street, Ninth Floor San Francisco, California 94103	Commercial: 415-437-8400 Telefax: 415-437-8444
Region 10 – Seattle: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Steve Henigson Regional Administrator HHS/ACF 2201 Sixth Avenue, Blanchard Plaza Suite 300, MS RX-70 Seattle, Washington 98121-1827	Commercial: 206-615-3660 Telefax: 206-615-2574
ACF/Federal Interagency Coordinating Council Tribal Contact List
Region I Boston Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Nancy A. Pickett ACF Program Specialist/Child Welfare JFK Federal Building Room 2000 Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Telephone: 617-565-2460 Fax: 617-565-2493 E-mail: nancy.pickett@acf.hhs.gov	Charles Kenher Regional Program Manager ACF Office of Child Support Enforcement JFK Federal Building Room 2025 Boston, MA 02203 Telephone: (617) 565-2477 Fax: (617) 565-1578 E-mail: charles.kenher@acf.hhs.gov
Janine Gerry Child Care Program Specialist JFK Federal Building Room 2000 Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Telephone: 617-565-2461 Fax: 617-565-2493 E-mail: janine.gerry@acf.hhs.gov
Region II New York New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Shari Brown Children and Families Program Specialist Children’s Bureau 26 Federal Plaza, Room 4114 New York, New York 10278 Telephone: 212-264-2890 ext: 125 Fax: 212-264-0013 E-mail: shari.brown@acf.hhs.gov	Junius Scott Regional Program Manager Children’s Bureau 26 Federal Plaza, Room 4114 New York, New York 10278 Telephone: 212-264-2890 ext: 145 Fax: 212-264-0013 E-mail: junius.scott@acf.hhs.gov
Region III Philadelphia Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
There are no Federally recognized Tribes located in Region III
Region IV Atlanta Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Darrel McGhee Program Specialist Child Care ACF / 4M60 HHS Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 Telephone: 404-562-2936 Fax: 404-562-2985 E-mail: darrel.mcghee@acf.hhs.gov	Betty Ritchie TANF Program Specialist ACF / 4M60 HHS Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 Telephone: 404-562-2938 Fax: 404-562-2985 E-mail: betty.ritchie@acf.hhs.gov
Carola Pike Program Specialist Child Welfare ACF / 4M60 HHS Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 Telephone: 404-562-2907 Fax: 404-562-2964 E-mail: carola.pike@acf.hhs.gov	Donna Dummett Program Specialist Child Welfare ACF / 4M60 HHS Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 Telephone: 404-562-2826 Fax: 404-562-2983 E-mail: donna.dummett@acf.hhs.gov
Region V Chicago Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Steven Krasner Regional TANF Program Manager HHS/ACF 233 N Michigan, Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519 Telephone: 312-353-3265 Fax: 312-886-5373 E-mail: steven.krasner@acf.hhs.gov	Zenia Haynes Financial Grants Officer HHS/ACF 233 N Michigan, Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519 Telephone: 312-353-7769 Fax: 312-353-2204 E-mail: zenia.haynes@acf.hhs.gov
Thomas Schindler TANF Program Specialist HHS/ACF 233 N. Michigan Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519 Telephone: 312-886-9540 Fax: 312-886-5373 E-mail: thomas.schindler@acf.hhs.gov	Kathleen Penak Child Care Bureau Regional Program Manager HHS/ACF 233 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60601-5519 Telephone: (312) 353-3270 Fax: 312) 353-2629 E-mail: kathleen.penak@acf.hhs.gov
Sally Kolanowski Program Specialist HHS/ACF 233 N Michigan, Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519 Telephone: 312-353-7073 Fax: 312-886-5373 E-mail: sally.kolanowski@acf.hhs.gov Child Support Program	Sally Kolanowski Program Specialist HHS/ACF 233 N Michigan, Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519 Telephone: 312-353-7073 Fax: 312-886-5373 E-mail: sally.kolanowski@acf.hhs.gov Child Support Program
Region VI Dallas Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Carl Rich Team Leader Tribal Child Support Enforcement Office of Child Support Enforcement 1301 Young Street, Room 914 Dallas, Texas 75202-5433 Telephone: 214-767-8095 Fax: 214-767-3743 E-mail: carl.rich@acf.hhs.gov	Gwendolyn Jones Child Care Bureau Regional Program Manager 1301 Young Street, Room 914 Dallas, TX 75202 Telephone: (214) 767-3849 Fax: (214) 767-8890 E-mail: gwendolyn.jones@acf.hhs.gov
Jane H. Martin Child Support Enforcement Office of Child Support Enforcement 1301 Young Street, Room 914 Dallas, Texas 75202-5433 Telephone: 214-767-2815 Fax: 214-767-3743 E-mail: jane.martin@acf.hhs.gov	Ms. Sona M. Cook, CFLE Financial Operations Specialist for Tribal Child Welfare Regional Grants Management Unit 1301 Young Street, Room 945 Dallas, Texas 75202-5433 Telephone:214-767-2973 Fax: 214-767-8890 E-mail: sona.cook@acf.hhs.gov
Ken Cook Financial Specialist for Tribal Child Care Regional Grants Management Unit 1301 Young Street, Room 945 Dallas, Texas 75202-5433 Telephone: 214-767-8822 Fax: 214-767-8890 E-mail: ken.cook@acf.hhs.gov	Janice D. Davis, Team Leader Financial Specialist for Tribal CSE and Tribal NEW, and Tribal TANF Regional Grants Management Unit 1301 Young Street, Room 945 Dallas, Texas 75202-5433 Telephone:214-767-2973 Fax: 214-767-8890 E-mail: janice.davis@acf.hhs.gov
Region VII Kansas City Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Betty Lammle Child Care Bureau Regional Manager HHS/ACF Federal Office Building Room 276 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 Telephone: 816-426-2264 Fax: 816-426-2888 E-mail: betty.lammle@acf.hhs.gov	Les Thierolf Child Care Program Specialist HHS/ACF Federal Office Building Room 276 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2898 Telephone: 816-426-2265 Fax: 816-426-2888 E-mail: les.thierolf@acf.hhs.gov
Mike Factor Region VII Grants Management Officer HHS/ACF Federal Office Building Room 276 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2898 Telephone: 816-426-2232 Fax: 816-426-2888 E-mail: michael.factor@acf.hhs.gov	Neil Lawhead Grant Specialist HHS/ACF Federal Office Building Room 276 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2898 Telephone: 816-426-5402 Fax: 816-426-2888 E-mail: neil.lawhead@acf.hhs.gov
Gary Allen – Tribal Lead TANF HHS/ACF Federal Office Building Room 276 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 Telephone: 816-426-2236 Fax: 816-426-2888 E-mail: gary.allen@acf.hhs.gov	Nancy Long Child Support Enforcement Regional Program Manager HHS/ACF Federal Office Building 601 East 12th Street Room 276 Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 Telephone: 816-426-2229 FAX: 816-426-2888 E-mail: nancy.long@acf.hhs.gov
Nancy Thoma Groetken Child Support Program Specialist Kansas & Nebraska HHS/ACF Federal Office Building Room 276 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 Telephone: 816-426-2270 Fax: 816-426-2888 E-mail: nancy.groetken@acf.hhs.gov	Sherri Larkins Child Support Program Specialist Iowa & Missouri and Tribal CSE HHS/ACF Federal Office Building Room 276 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 Telephone: 816-426-2269 Fax: 816-426-2888 E-mail: sherri.larkins@acf.hhs.gov
Phoebe Fortune Public Inquiry Specialist HHS/ACF Federal Office Building Room 276 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 Telephone: 816-426-2256 Fax: 816-426-2888 E-mail: phoebe.fortune@acf.hhs.gov	Rosalyn Wilson Regional Program Administrator HHS/ACF Federal Office Building Room 276 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 Telephone: 816-426-2262 Fax: 816-426-2888 E-mail: rosalyn.wilson@acf.hhs.gov
Mary McKee Child Welfare Program Specialist HHS/ACF Federal Office Building Room 276 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 Telephone: 816-426-2263 Fax: 816-426-2888 E-mail: mary.mckee@acf.hhs.gov
Region VIII Denver Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Doreen McNicholas-TANF Program Manager Federal Office Building 1961 Stout Street, Room 974 Denver, Colorado 80294 Telephone: 303-844-1174 Fax: 303-844-2313 E-mail: doreen.mcnicholas@acf.hhs.gov	Karen Knoll-Moran, Child Care Bureau Regional Program Manager Federal Office Building 1961 Stout Street, Room 982 Denver, CO 80294 Telephone: 303-844-1164 Fax: 303-844-3642 E-mail: karen.knollmoran@acf.hhs.gov
Marilyn Kennerson, Child Welfare Regional Program Manager Federal Office Building 1961 Stout Street, Room 940 Denver, CO 80294 Telephone: 303-844-1163 Fax: 303-844-2313 E-mail: marilyn.kennerson@acf.hhs.gov	Karen Young, Child Support Enforcement Acting Regional Program Manager Federal Office Building 1961 Stout Street, Room 966 Denver, CO 80294 Telephone: 303-844-1214 Fax: 303-844-2313 E-mail: karen.m.young@acf.hhs.gov
Jeff Newton, Regional Grants Officer Federal Office Building 1961 Stout Street, Room 998 Denver, CO 80294 Telephone: 303-844-1149 Fax: 303-844-3642 E-mail: jeff.newton@acf.hhs.gov
Region IX San Francisco Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Samoa (American), Territory of Pacific Islands
Rick Wever Tribal TANF Program Specialist 90 7th Street, Ninth Floor San Francisco, California 94103 Telephone: 415-437-8460 Fax: 415-437-8444 E-mail: rick.wever@acf.hhs.gov	Julie Fong Tribal TANF Program Specialist 90 7th Street, Ninth Floor San Francisco, California 94103 Telephone: 415-437-7579 Fax: 415-437-8444 E-mail: jfong@acf.hhs.gov
Jesse Wolovoy Tribal Child Welfare Program Specialist 90 7th Street, Ninth Floor San Francisco, California 94103 Telephone: 415-437-7632 Fax: 415-437-8444 E-mail: jesse.wolovoy@acf.hhs.gov	Lynda Garcia Tribal Child Welfare Program Specialist 90 7th Street, Ninth Floor San Francisco, California 94103 Telephone: 415-437-8546 Fax: 415-437-8444 E-mail: revelynda.garcia@acf.hhs.gov
Robert Garcia Child Care Program Manager 90 7th Street, Ninth Floor San Francisco, CA 94103-6710 Telephone: 415-437-8439 Fax: 415-437-8436 E-mail: robert.garcia@acf.hhs.gov
Region X Seattle Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Melodie Rothwell Program Specialist Immediate Office of the Regional Administrator 2201 – 6th Ave, MS 70 Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98121 Telephone: 206-615-2118 E-mail: melodie.rothwell@acf.hhs.gov	Judy Ogliore TANF Program Specialist 2201 – 6th Ave, MS 74 Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98121 Telephone: 206-615-2568 E-mail: judy.ogliore@acf.hhs.gov
Paul Noski Child Care Program Manager 2201 Sixth Avenue, MS-74 Seattle, WA 98121 Telephone: 206-615-2547 Fax: 206-615-2574 E-mail: paul.noski@acf.hhs.gov	Jan Jensen Child Support Enforcement Program Specialist 2201 – 6th Ave, MS 75 Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98121 Telephone: 206-615-3668 E-mail: jan.jensen@acf.hhs.gov
Jennifer Zanella Child Welfare Program Specialist 2201 – 6th Ave, MS 73 Seattle, Washington 98121 Telephone: 206-615-2604 E-mail: jennifer.zanella@acf.hhs.gov

ACF Program Offices T/TA Providers

Administration for Native Americans (ANA)

Contracts are awarded to provide short-term training and technical assistance (T/TA). The contractors are not authorized to write applications, but rather to assist ANA applicants to conceptualize strategies for social and economic development, Native Language preservation, environmental regulatory enhancement and environmental mitigation; then translate those concepts into viable applications for ANA funds. ANA’s T/TA providers also conduct site visits and assist grantees with project implementation or challenges. T/TA is provided at no cost to recipients.

REGION I EAST
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV

T/TA Provider	Native American Management Services, Inc. (NAMS)
Address:	12110 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 450 Reston, Virginia 20191
Phone:	888-221-9686/571-323-5635
Fax:	571-323-2101
E-Mail:	rclay@namsinc.org
Website:	www.anaeastern.org
Contact:	Rondelle Clay, Project Manager

REGION II WEST
AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

T/TA Provider	ACKCO, Inc.
Address:	1326 N. Central, Suite 208 Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Phone:	800-525-2859
Fax:	602-253-9135
E-Mail:	Theron.Wauneka@ackco.com
Website:	www.anawestern.org
Contact:	Theron Wauneka, Project Manager

REGION III ALASKA

T/TA Provider:	Alaska Summit Enterprises
Address:	11723 Old Glenn Highway, Suite 209A Eagle River, Alaska 99577
Phone:	866-694-5711/907-694-5711
Fax:	907-694-5775
E-Mail:	joyce@anaalaska.org
Website:	http://www.anaalaska.org
Contact:	Joyce Hughes, Project Director

REGION IV PACIFIC
American Samoa (AS), Guam (GU), Hawaii (HI), Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)

T/TA Provider	ACKCO, Inc. - ANA Pacific Basin
Address:	1149 Bethel Street #702 Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone:	866-339-7905
Fax:	808-536-9049
E-Mail:	barbara.aragon@ackco.com
Website:	www.anapacificbasin.org
Contact:	Barbara Aragon , Project Manager

Contact the ANA Help Desk at 877-922-9262 and a T/TA provider will be assigned to assist.

Child Care Bureau (CCB)

The Child Care Bureau (CCB) is dedicated to enhancing the quality, affordability, and availability of child care for all families. CCB administers Federal funds to States, Territories, and Tribes to assist low-income families in accessing quality child care for children when parents work or participate in education or training. CCB has contracted with the following Child Care Technical Assistance (CCTAN) partners to promote its mission:

T/TA Provider:	After-School Investments
Phone:	202-587-1000
E-Mail:	afterschool@financeproject.org
Website:	http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/
Contractor:	The Finance Project, Carol Cohen, Project Co-Director, Barbara Langford, Project Co-Director

The After-School Investments project provides technical assistance to support program development and administration on issues related to after-school initiatives. The project produces and disseminates information, tools, and materials for supporting and sustaining programs and creating successful partnerships between CCDF grantees and the many other public and private sector partners responsible for improving after-school opportunities in the States. The contractors are The Finance Project in partnership with the National Governors Association.

T/TA Provider:	Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
Phone:	615-322-8150
E-Mail:	ml.hemmeter@vanderbilt.edu
Website	http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/
Contact:	Principal Investigator Dr. Mary Louise Hemmeter

This partner is a grantee through University of Illinois (through a cooperative agreement from the Child Care Bureau and Office of Head Start).This five-year project will support a national center to help Head Start and Child Care programs identify and implement practices with demonstrated effectiveness in promoting children’s social and emotional competence. The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning is a collaborative initiative of Child Care and Head Start. The goals of the Center are designed to strengthen the capacity of Child Care and Head Start to improve the social and emotional outcomes for young children. The University of Illinois will partner with a consortium of universities and early childhood organizations, including the University of Colorado at Denver, the University of South Florida, the University of Connecticut, Tennessee Voices for Children, and Education Development Center to carry out the goals and activities of the Center.

T/TA Provider:	Child Care and Early Education Research Connections
Phone:	646-284-9615
E-Mail:	mknitzer@nccp.org
Website	http://www.childcareresearch.org/
Contact:	Project Director: Dr. Jane Knitzer

This partner is a grantee through The National Center for Children in Poverty.

Child Care and Early Education Research Connections (Research Connections) is a web-based, interactive database of research documents and public-use data sets for conducting secondary analyses on topics related to early care and education. This project was launched in 2004 through a cooperative agreement with the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) at Columbia University and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. Research Connections conducts literature reviews; develops and disseminates materials designed to improve child care policy research; provides technical assistance to researchers and policy makers; conducts data-analysis workshops; synthesizes findings into policy research briefs; and provides support to the Child Care Policy Research Consortium.

T/TA Provider:	Child Care Aware
Phone:	800-424-2246
E-Mail:	info@childcareaware.org
Website:	http://www.childcareaware.org
Contact: Phone:	Project Director: Ollie Smith 703-341-4142

This partner is a grantee through National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)

NACCRRA, through a cooperative agreement with CCB, receives funding to operate Child Care Aware, a national toll-free child care consumer telephone hotline and web site. The mission of Child Care Aware is to ensure that families have access to accurate, useful information about finding child care. Through Child Care Aware, families are linked to their local, community-based child care resource and referral program, and consumer education materials.

T/TA Provider:	Child Care Information Systems Technical Assistance Project (CCISTAP)
Phone:	877-249-9117
E-Mail:	CCISTAP@childcaredata.org
Website	http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/ta/CCISTAP/index.htm
Contractor: Phone:	General Dynamics Information Technology Project Director: Helen Papadopoulos 301-692-0586

The Child Care Information Systems Technical Assistance Project (CCISTAP) supports State, Territory, and Tribal grantees, and the Central and Regional Office Federal staff in collecting, managing, analyzing, and reporting child care data. CCISTAP support falls into four major categories: systems development, CCB web support, statistical analysis and report generation, and provision of technical assistance (TA). The primary focus of TA, provided to CCDF grantees through the Child Care Automation Resource Center (CCARC), is on building the capacity of information systems at the local level to improve the quality of administrative data. TA is provided through a toll-free help line, software utilities for data providers, delivery of training at Regional and National conferences, and customized on-site TA.

T/TA Provider:	Communications Management Center
Phone:	240-631-3947
E-Mail:	ccbcmc@acf.hhs.gov
Website:	http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/ta/conf/index.htm
Contractor: Phone:	BLH Technologies Inc., Project Director: Rose Salton 240-631-3947

The Communications Management Center coordinates and supports national and regional child care conferences for State, Territorial, and Tribal Administrators. The Center supports national leadership forums on critical child care issues, such as Child Care for Infants and Toddlers and Child Care Issues in the Hispanic Community; the annual CCB State Administrators meeting; and regional conferences throughout the country in every ACF Region.

T/TA Provider:	Healthy Child Care America
Phone:	888-227-5409
E-Mail:	childcare@aap.org
Website:	http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/hcca
Contact: Phone:	Project Director: Laura Aird 847-434-7132

This partner is a grantee through American Academy of Pediatrics.

The Healthy Child Care America campaign is a collaborative effort of health professionals, child care professionals, families, and other services working in partnership to improve the health and well-being of children in child care settings. The goals of the campaign are to provide technical assistance to assist States, Territories, Tribes, and communities in developing and strengthening linkages between child care providers, health professionals, and families. These partnerships ensure that children are cared for in healthy and nurturing environments and have access to necessary immunizations, health screenings, and other health and social services. The Healthy Child Care America campaign is sponsored by CCB and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and is coordinated in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics.

T/TA Provider:	National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
Phone:	800-616-2242
E-Mail:	info@nccic.org
Website	http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/
Contractor:	Caliber, an ICF International Company Project Director: Julie Shuell

NCCIC is the primary clearinghouse to support the development of expertise and the dissemination of child care information. An extensive database of child care information is maintained, and resources are disseminated via information and referral services, an Internet web site, publication of the Child Care Bulletin, periodic mailings, resource rooms at conferences, and presentations at meetings and conferences. A network of State technical assistance specialists, working with the ACF regional offices, provides on-site consulting support to State grantees.

T/TA Provider:	National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative
Phone:	202-857-2673
E-Mail:	itcc@zerotothree.org
Website	http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/itcc
Contractor: Phone:	ZERO TO THREE Project Director: Dianne Stetson 202-857-2673

The National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative works collaboratively with CCDF administrators and other partners to move forward system initiatives to improve the quality and supply of infant and toddler child care. Through Learning Communities and other approaches, the Initiative works with States and Territories to develop a deeper knowledge about specific elements of the early care and education system that supports quality infant and toddler child care. The Initiative collects and disseminates information on infant and toddler child care supply, investments, and initiatives; produces materials and resources; and responds to requests for information and technical assistance related to infant and toddler child care.

T/TA Provider:	Tribal Child Care Technical Assistance Center (TriTAC)
Phone:	800-388-7670
E-Mail:	tritac2@aol.com
Website:	http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/tribal
Contractor: Phone:	Native American Management Services Project Director: Linda Kills Crow 580-762-8850

The Tribal Child Care Technical Assistance Center provides targeted technical assistance services to more than 500 Tribes supported by the Child Care and Development Fund. Activities include a toll-free information and referral line; maintenance of a web site with information on Tribal child care programs, including promising practices and available resources; an annual national Tribal child care conference; and cluster trainings.

Children’s Bureau (CB)

National Resource Centers

The National Resource Centers (NRCs) are funded by CB. Each NRC provides on-site training and technical assistance (T/TA) to States, Tribes, and public child welfare agencies in the preparation and implementation of the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) process. This document is designed to communicate to States the focus of each NRC and the T/TA each provides. State and Tribal requests for T/TA are made to Regional ACF offices.

REGION I BOSTON
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Address:	JFK Federal Building, Room 2000 Boston, Massachusetts 02203
Phone:	617-565-1020
Fax:	617-565-2493
Website:	http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region1/

REGION II NEW YORK
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands

Address:	26 Federal Plaza, Room 4114 New York, New York 10278
Phone:	212-264-2890
Fax:	212-264-4881
E-Mail:	NewYork@acf.hhs.gov
Website:	http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region2/

REGION III PHILADELPHIA
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia

Address:	Public Ledger Building- Suite 864 150 S. Independence Mall West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Phone:	215-861-4000
Fax:	215-861-4070
Website:	http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region3/

REGION IV ATLANTA
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

Address:	61 Forsyth Street, Ste. 4M60 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909
Phone:	404-562-2800
Fax:	404-562-2981
E-Mail:	headstart@acf.hhs.gov
Website:	http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region4/

REGION V CHICAGO
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

Address:	233 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519
Phone:	312-353-4237
Fax:	312-353-2204
E-Mail:	chicago@acf.hhs.gov
Website:	http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region5/

REGION VI DALLAS
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

Address:	1301 Young Street, Room 914 Dallas, Texas 75202-5433
Phone:	214-767-9648
Fax:	214-767-3743
E-Mail:	Dallas@acf.hhs.gov
Website:	http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region6/

REGION VII KANSAS
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

Address:	601 E. 12th Street, Room 276 Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2808
Phone:	816-426-3981
Fax:	816-426-2888
Website:	http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region7/

REGION VIII DENVER
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming

Address:	1961 Stout Street, Office 926 Denver, Colorado 80294-3538
Phone:	303-844-3100
Fax:	303-844-1188
E-Mail:	region8@acf.hhs.gov
Website:	http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region8/

REGION IX SAN FRANCISCO
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau

Address:	90 7th St., 9th Floor San Francisco, California 94103
Phone:	415-437-8400
Fax:	415-437-8444
Website:	http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region9/

REGION X SEATTLE
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

Address:	2201 Sixth Avenue Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98121
Phone:	206-615-2547
Fax:	206-615-2574
Website:	http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region10/

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement - Offers technical assistance, training, teleconferences, and publications to assist States with the CFSRs, including strategic planning, quality improvement, evaluating outcomes, facilitating stakeholder involvement, and improving training and workforce development.

Address:	Muskie School – University of Southern Maine P.O. Box 15010 400 Congress Street Portland, Maine 04112-5010
Phone:	800 HELP KID or 207-780-5810
Fax:	207-780-5817
E-Mail:	helpkids@usm.maine.edu
Website:	http://www.nrcoi.org

National Resource Center for Child Protective Services - Focuses on building State, local, and Tribal capacity through training and technical assistance in CPS, including meeting Federal requirements, strengthening programs, eligibility for the CAPTA grant, support to State Liaison Officers, and collaboration with other NRCs.

Address:	925 #4 Sixth Street, NW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Phone:	505-345-2444
Fax:	505-345-2626
E-Mail:	e-mail@nrccps.org
Website:	http://www.nrccps.org

National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues - Offers States assistance with their CFSRs, including collecting and analyzing data, legal and judicial issue analysis, promoting stakeholder involvement, action planning, and implementation of Program Improvement Plans.

Address:	740 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-1019
Phone:	800-285-2221
Fax:	202-662-1755
E-Mail:	mark.hardin@staff.abanet.org
Website:	http://www.abanet.org/child/rclji

National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning - Provides training and technical assistance and information services to help States through all stages of the CFSRs, emphasizing family centered principles and practices and helping States build knowledge of foster care issues.

Address:	Hunter College School of Social Work 129 East 79th Street, Suite 801 New York, New York 10021
Phone:	212-452-7043
Fax:	212-452-7475
E-Mail:	gmallon@hunter.cuny.edu
Website:	http://www.nrcfcppp.org

National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology - Addresses a broad range of program and technical issues (including Tribal and court child welfare issues) in assisting with the CFSR process, including training on data use and management, AFCARS assistance, coordinating peer consultation, and preparation and use of State Data Profiles.

Address:	2345 Crystal Drive Suite 250 Arlington, Virginia 22202
Phone:	877-672-4829 (toll-free)
E-Mail:	nrccwdt@cwla.org
Website:	http://www.nrccwdt.org

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption - Partners with States, Tribes, and other NRCs to offer support in all phases of the CFSR process, including analyzing adoption and permanency options, exploring systemic factors, increasing cultural competence, and promoting stakeholder involvement.

Address:	Spaulding for Children 16250 Northland Drive Suite 120 Southfield, Michigan 48075
Phone:	248-443-0306
Fax:	248-443-7099
E-Mail:	nrc@nrcadoption.org
Website:	http://www.nrcadoption.org

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development - Provides States with CFSR assistance, including promoting stakeholder involvement, technical assistance and training, and information services. Also offers States, Tribes, and other youth-serving organizations assistance in effectively implementing the Chafee Foster Care Independence and the Education and Training Voucher programs and supporting youth engagement in child welfare policy, planning, and program development.

Address:	4502 East 41 Street Building 4W Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
Phone:	918-660-3700
Fax:	918-660-3737
E-Mail:	pcorreia@ou.edu
Website:	http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd/

The Collaboration to AdoptUsKids - Provides training and technical assistance to States and Tribes in connection with the CFSRs on issues that pertain to the development and implementation of quality recruitment and retention services for foster and adoptive families.

Address:	8015 Corporate Drive Suite C Baltimore, Maryland 21236
Phone:	888-200-4005 or 410-933-5700
Fax:	410-933-5716
E-Mail:	info@adoptuskids.org
Website:	http://www.adoptuskids.org

The National Resource Center listed below is co-sponsored by the Children's Bureau and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare - Works to develop knowledge and provide technical assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies and Tribes to improve outcomes for families with substance use disorders in the child welfare and family court systems.

Address:	4940 Irvine Boulevard Suite 202 Irvine, California 92620
Phone:	714-505-3525
Fax:	714-505-3626
E-Mail:	ncsacw@samhsa.gov
Website:	http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/

The following two National Resource Centers were established to support statutorily mandated programs and provide services primarily to grantees.

National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center - Works to enhance the quality of social and health services delivered to children who are abandoned or at risk of abandonment due to the presence of drugs and/or HIV in the family.

Address:	University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare 1950 Addison Street, Suite 104 Berkeley, California 94720-7402
Phone:	510-643-8390
Fax:	510-643-7019
E-Mail:	aia@berkeley.edu
Website:	http://aia.berkeley.edu

National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs - Offers
knowledge and expertise in the implementation of family support strategies in a variety of settings and for many purposes; provides CFSR assistance, including building networks, collecting data, and promoting stakeholder involvement.

Address:	800 Eastowne Drive, Suite 105 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
Phone:	919-490-5577 x 222
Fax:	919-490-4905
E-Mail:	lbaker3@nc.rr.com
Website:	http://www.friendsnrc.org

Child Welfare Information Gateway

A national service of CB, Child Welfare Information Gateway (CWIG) (http://www.childwelfare.gov/) consolidates and expands on the services formerly provided by the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.

Prior to CWIG, each Clearinghouse represented different aspects of the child welfare system with some overlap. Now with the opening of CWIG, State and local professionals can find reliable information and resources faster and easier in one convenient place.
CWIG provides access to print and electronic publications, web sites, and online databases covering a wide range of child welfare topics, including child abuse prevention, family preservation, foster care, domestic and inter-country adoption, search and reunion, and much more.

CWIG is the connection to programs, research, statistics, laws and policies, and training resources needed to help professionals protect children and strengthen families in their communities.

Other Clearinghouses

Federal Clearinghouses with Information on Children and Families - Web sites and contact information for related clearinghouses.

Office of Community Services OCS)

Community Services Block Grant
T/TA Provider:	Community Action Partnership
Address:	1100 17th Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036
Phone:	202-265-7546
Website:	http://www.communityactionpartnership.com/

The Community Action Partnership (CAP) provides national training to State and local CSBG-eligible entities to assist in obtaining skills and a further understanding of the importance of financial management and governance within the Community Services Network. CAP provides training and technical assistance to community action agencies across the nation, with special emphasis on those agencies classified as at-risk or in crisis. The training consists of four regional trainings, with governance and fiscal management being the focus, and increased participation in the Pathways to Excellence Self Study program for determining strengths and weaknesses. The technical assistance portion consists of developing a volunteer peer mentor network to provide on-site consultation in problem areas, and the development of seven "best practices" manuals based on seven "Awards for Excellence" categories.

Community Services Block Grant
T/TA Provider:	National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP)
Address:	400 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 395 Washington, DC 20001
Phone:	202-624-5866
Fax:	202-624-8472
Website:	http://www.nascsp.org

NASCSP is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the empowerment of low-income families to reach self-sufficiency in its broadest context, through helping States attain full utilization of their resources and implement an extensive array of services to these families, including weatherization, energy assistance, child care, nutrition, employment, State energy programs, job training and housing in urban, suburban, and rural communities. NASCSP coordinates semi-annual training seminars for State and local CSBG and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) staff. Weatherization Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center (WAPTAC) provides technical assistance and support to the U.S. Department of Energy, State and local WAP agencies, and other stakeholders. WAPTAC also coordinates an orientation for new WAP staff. NASCSP staff also provides training and technical assistance to States and local agencies upon request in the areas of data collection and Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) initiative implementation.

Community Services Block Grant
T/TA Provider:	CAPLAW
Address:	178 Tremont Street Boston, Massachusetts 02111-1093
Phone:	617-357-6915
Fax:	617-350-7899
Website:	http://www.caplaw.org

CAPLAW is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to providing the legal resources necessary to sustain and strengthen the national community action agency (CAA) network. Through its in-house legal staff and a network of private attorneys, CAPLAW provides legal consultation, training, and publications on a wide variety of legal and management topics. This assistance enables CAAs to operate legally sound organizations and to promote the effective participation of low-income people in the planning and delivery of CAA programs and services, thereby enhancing CAAs' ability to provide the nation's poor with opportunities to improve their quality of life and achieve their full potential.

Community Services Block Grant
T/TA Provider:	Virtual Cap Virginia Community Action Partnership
Address:	700 Franklin Street, Suite 14T2 Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone:	804-644-0417
Fax:	804-644-5914
Website:	http://www.virtualcap.org

Virtual Community Services Network Information Exchange supports the availability of technical assistance through a national community action web site that describes successful programs and practices of State and local agencies, in support of National Community Action Goal "5": assisting agencies to increase their capacity to achieve results.

Community Services Block Grant
T/TA Provider:	Massachusetts Community Action Association
Address:	105 Chauncy Street, Suite 301 Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Phone:	617-357-6086
Fax:	617-357-8542

Massachusetts Community Action Association intervenes in cases where an eligible entity is in a crisis situation. It is anticipated that their intervention will preclude the need for termination hearings and proceedings by stabilizing eligible entities in crises and correcting programmatic deficiencies, if possible.

Assets for Independence
T/TA Provider:	Carole Selter Norris, ICF International
Address:	394 Pacific, 2nd Floor San Francisco, California 94111-1715
Phone:	415-677-7154
Fax:	415-677-7177
Email:	cnorris@icfi.com
Website:	http://www.icfi.com

The Assets for Independence (AFI) Resource Center, managed by the Office of Community Services, provides training and technical assistance to AFI program grantees. It also provides information and helpful assistance to organizations that are applying for an AFI grant to implement an individual development account (IDA) program. The resource center sponsors a variety of training opportunities including monthly topical conference calls on IDAs and other asset building strategies, one- and two-day training events for grantees and their partner organizations, and informational sessions on applying for AFI funding and designing effective IDA programs. The program web site displays a wealth of information available from the Office of Community Services and the AFI Resource Center:http://www.acf.hhs.gov/assetbuilding

Rural Community Facilities
T/TA Provider:	Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
Address:	2214 North Central Avenue, Suite 100 Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Phone:	602-258-4822
Fax Number	602-258-4825
Email:	Alberta.tippeconnic@itaconline.com
Contact:	Project Director: Alberta Tippeconnic
Website:	http://www.itcaonline.com

Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., (ITCA) provides training and technical assistance to address the needs of Tribal-based water and wastewater systems through a grant from the Office of Community Services' Rural Community Facilities program. ITCA sponsors a "Tribal Water Certification Program" that trains Tribal staff to meet the health and safety needs of Tribal community members effectively. This certification program provides a system wherein persons responsible for the production, treatment and distribution of drinking water for public consumption, and collection and treatment of wastewater, may be examined and rated to demonstrate his/her level of competency in operating and maintaining Tribal facilities.

Compassion Capital Fund
T/TA Provider:	Dawn Pilkington, Dare Mighty Things
Address:	901 North Glebe Road, Suite 905 Arlington, Virginia 22203
Phone:	703-752-4331
Fax:	703-752-4332

Dare Mighty Things, Inc., operates the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) National Resource Center, offering targeted training and technical assistance to CCF grantees. Dare Mighty Things, Inc., conducts site visits and provides assistance with project management to grantees under CCF. Dare Mighty Things, Inc. produces and disseminates information, tools, and materials about the CCF and nonprofit management via an electronic newsletter that reaches an audience of approximately 5,500 subscribers. Dare Mighty Things, Inc., also operates a toll-free information line to answer inquires about the CCF programs.

OFFICE OF HEAD START (OHS)

Head Start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families.

The Head Start program provides grants to local public and private non-profit and for-profit agencies to provide comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families, with a special focus on helping preschoolers develop the early reading and math skills they need to be successful in school. In FY 1995, the Early Head Start program was established to serve children from birth to three years of age in recognition of the mounting evidence that the earliest years matter a great deal to children's growth and development.

Head Start programs promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families. They engage parents in their children's learning and help them in making progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals. Significant emphasis is placed on the involvement of parents in the administration of local Head Start programs.

T/TA Providers:	Planning and Learning Technologies, Inc.
Address:	1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000 Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone:	703-243-0495
Fax:	703-243-0496
E-Mail:	shunter@pal-tech.com
Website:	http://www.pal-tech.com
Contact:	Sophia Hunter, Senior Executive Assistant

Planning and Learning Technologies, Inc., (Pal-Tech) Serve as the Head Start Resource Center (HSRC) to support OHS in the development and provision of services that will improve Head Start grantees' outcome, extend leadership and advance practices throughout Head Start and the broader early childhood development community. HSRC also provides support services to (1) help design, implement and coordinate program activity, (2) improve program operations and performance, (3) support OHS services.

T/TA Providers:	Educational Services, Inc.
Address:	4350 East West Highway, Suite 1100 Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Phone:	202-498-8875
Fax:	202-964-9585
E-Mail:	richardr@esi-dc.com
Website:	http://www.esi-dc.com
Contact:	Richard Russey

Educational Services, Inc. (ESI) Provides Head Start grantees with services including consulting, grants management, conference operations, materials development, curriculum planning, writing, and editing, website development and maintenance, video production, webcasting, and satellite broadcasting. Head Start grantees access these services through the national or regional implementation of programs of the OHS. Other initiative includes: the NRS; Math Webcasts; Higher Education Grantee Program; Parent-Mentor Training; Safe Futures Domestic Violence Awareness online learning site (in development); I Am Moving, I Am Learning, a training-of-facilitators program in the area of early childhood movement, health, and obesity; and Emergency Preparedness. Many of these initiatives currently, or will soon, have a presence on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC), an online resource for Head Start grantees.

T/TA Providers:	Head Start Knowledge and Information Management Services
Address:	1133 15th Street NW, Suite 450 Washington, D.C. 2005
Phone:	202-737-1030 or 1-866-6481
Fax:	202-737-1151
E-Mail:	askus@headstartinfo.org
Website:	http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc

Head Start Knowledge and Information Management Services (HSKIMS) Supports information and resource dissemination through the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) website, Head Start publications management, a national toll-free information line, and a national email address to request information. HSKIMS also manages ACF and OHS national conference exhibits. The ECLKC hosts the Head Start Program Directory and the Head Start Locator, which allows the user to access maps and contact information for all Head Start programs, including sorts for American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start programs and centers. Other directories include the Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Network, Head Start State Collaboration Offices, Head Start Higher Education Grantees, and a Consultant Directory. A Spanish section was recently launched.

T/TA Providers:	American Indian/Alaska Native Technical Assistance Network at the Academy for Educational Development
Address:	1875 Connecticut Avenue, Room 1028 Washington D.C. 20009-5721
Phone:	202-884-8386
Fax:	202-884-8660
E-Mail:	agodfrey@aed.org
Website:	http://www.aed.org
Contact:	Angie Godfrey, Project Director

American Indian/Alaska Native Technical Assistance Network at the Academy for Educational Development (AI-TAN) Provides training and technical assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start programs in 27 states across the country. AI-TAN also provides on-site training and technical assistance in the area of early childhood development; health services; developmentally, culturally and linguistically appropriate services; transportation of young children; working with young children with disabilities; and management in family and community partnerships. AI-TAN goal is to improve the quality of services to AIAN low-income children and their families, and to promote social competence and school readiness.

T/TA Providers:	Zero To Three – National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
Address:	2000 M St. NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036
Phone:	202-638-1144
Fax:	202-638-0851
E-Mail:	webhelp@zerotothree.org
Website:	http://www.zerotothree.org

Zero To Three – Provides training and technical assistance to Early Head Start grantees on a wide variety of relevant topics, from promoting healthy social-emotional development in infants and toddlers to supervising staff with greater skill and effectiveness.

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