Deadline: 4-May-22
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the 2022 Infant-Toddler Court Program (ITCP) – State Awards to continue and expand research-based infant-toddler court (ITC) teams to change child welfare practices and improve the early developmental health and wellbeing of infants, toddlers, and their families.
Infant-Toddler Court Program – State Awards will support eligible entities in states, territories, or tribal nations to:
- initiate or expand implementation of the ITC approach, and
- provide leadership, coordination, and quality improvement and assurance for local ITC sites.
Objectives
The following objectives during the project period:
- Increase the spread, scale, and coordination of local ITC sites1 across states, territories, jurisdictions, and tribal nations
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Increase the knowledge and use of policies and practices that:
- support the unique developmental health and well-being needs of very young children (under 3 years old) and their families who are involved, or are at risk for involvement, in the child welfare system (referred to as the “priority population” in this document), and
- prevent child maltreatment more broadly during the prenatal-to-3 (P–3) period;
- Increase timely access to prevention, early intervention, and therapeutic health and family support services for the priority population; and
- Increase the use of evidence-driven strategies and data in ITC sites to reduce disparities associated with poverty, race/ethnicity, and rurality in early developmental health and well-being outcomes for the priority population.
Goals
Primary goals are to:
- Improve local and state/territorial/tribal policies and practices for advancing developmental health and well-being outcomes and health equity in the priority population, and
- Promote a community-driven and equitable approach to strengthening families, preventing child maltreatment, and advancing long-term health and development.
Funding Information
- HRSA estimates approximately $5,000,000 to be available annually to fund up to 8 recipients. The actual amount available will not be determined until enactment of the final FY 2022 federal appropriation. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $625,000 total cost (includes both direct and indirect, facilities and administrative costs) per year.
- The period of performance is September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2027 (5 years).
Eligibility Criteria
- Any domestic public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization is eligible to apply.
- Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations are also eligible to apply.
- If funded, for-profit organizations are prohibited from earning profit from the federal award.
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For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334426