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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:
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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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/ |
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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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/ |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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/ |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
REGION II NEW YORK
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands
REGION III PHILADELPHIA
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
REGION IV ATLANTA
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
REGION V CHICAGO
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
REGION VI DALLAS
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
REGION VII KANSAS
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
REGION VIII DENVER
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
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
REGION X SEATTLE
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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Office of Community Services OCS)
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.
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.
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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