Thursday, April 26, 2012

AdoptUSKids 1 three million dollar grant


AdoptUSKids

Department of Health and Human Services


Synopsis


The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 04/25/2012 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.
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Document Type:Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:HHS-2012-ACF-ACYF-CQ-0269
Opportunity Category:Discretionary
Posted Date:Apr 25, 2012
Creation Date:Apr 25, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:Jun 25, 2012    Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Current Closing Date for Applications:Jun 25, 2012    Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Archive Date:Jun 26, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement 
Category of Funding Activity:Income Security and Social Services 
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:1
Estimated Total Program Funding:$3,669,500
Award Ceiling:$3,669,500
Award Floor:$366,950
CFDA Number(s):93.254  --  Infant Adoption Awareness Training
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No

Eligible Applicants

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses

Additional Information on Eligibility:

The Children's Bureau will accept applications that represent partnerships or collaborations. Applications from collaborations must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the cooperative agreement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. 

Agency Name

Administration for Children and Families

Description

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to establish, by awarding a cooperative agreement, a multi-faceted national AdoptUSKids program designed to assist States and Tribes in the recruitment and support of foster and adoptive families for children in public foster care. AdoptUSKids will: Provide training and technical assistance to States and Tribes regarding the recruitment, including interjurisdictional recruitment, of foster and adoptive families for children who require these services. Maintain a National Adoption Internet Photolisting Service (currently operating as AdoptUSKids). Operate a National Adoption Information Exchange System that helps locate and recruit prospective adoptive parents for the adoption of children from foster care and assists in making connections between the public and private agencies that may be involved in achieving these adoptions within and across jurisdictions. Plan, carry out, and assist States and Tribes to carry out fulfillment activities in response to a national multi-media adoptive and foster home recruitment campaign. Implement adoptive family support activities. Note: The planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the Children's Bureau's multimedia national recruitment campaign will be conducted under a separate mechanism. It will not be an activity under this funding opportunity announcement. 

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2012-ACF-ACYF-CQ-0269

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov
ACF Applications Help Desk

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