Deadline: 16-Jul-2020
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance announces the availability of funds under the Grants for Coordination of Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Welfare Services to Tribal Families at Risk of Child Abuse or Neglect.
The overarching purpose of this TTCW grant is to fund demonstration projects designed to test the effectiveness of tribal governments or tribal consortia in coordinating the provision of child welfare services, services available through TANF, and other relevant programs to tribal families at risk of child abuse and neglect.
Some examples of the kinds of activities and services that OFA is most interested in funding and that are aligned with statutorily prescribed uses, are listed below:
- To improve case management for families eligible for assistance from a Tribal TANF program. Case management could be improved in a few ways by coordinating across TANF and child welfare programs.
- To provide supportive services and assistance to tribal children in out-of-home placements and the tribal families caring for such children, including families who adopt such children. Coordination may be required for supportive services. For example, a tribe may look for supportive services provided by programs beyond TANF or the child welfare system, in which case a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) may need to be established to formalize the connection and outline the roles and responsibilities of the various partners. Potential partners may include home visiting programs, child care programs or programs providing employment-related activities and services.
- To provide prevention services and assistance to tribal families at risk of child abuse and neglect. Coordination may be needed to improve prevention services and assistance. For example, a tribe may want to develop a tool to gauge a child’s immediate safety and risk of future maltreatment.
- Improving internal processes, data, and interoperability to strengthen coordination of the TANF and child welfare programs. In addition to the examples given above, tribes may initiate efforts to strengthen the coordination of TANF and child welfare programs in other ways.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $1,800,000
- Expected Number of Awards: 8
- Award Ceiling: $225,000 Per Budget Period
- Award Floor: $225,000 Per Budget Period
- Average Projected Award Amount: $225,000 Per Budget Period
- Anticipated Project Start Date: 09/30/2020
Eligibility Criteria
- Indian tribes and Alaska Native regional non-profits that administer a Tribal TANF program on the date of publication of the FOA; and
- Consortia of two or more Indian tribes that administers a Tribal TANF program on behalf of, and at the direction of, these tribes on the date of publication of the FOA.
- For this FOA, “Indian tribe” has the same meaning given to this term in section 419(4) of title IV-A of the Social Security Act. Under this definition, “Indian tribe” includes the federally recognized tribes defined at 25 U.S.C. § 5304, except that, with respect to Alaska, it includes only those tribal organizations listed in section 419(4)(B) of the Social Security Act.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322275