Deadline: 02-Aug-21
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces the availability of funds for the ACF Human Services Interoperability Innovations demonstration program to expand data sharing efforts by state, local, and tribal governments to improve human services program delivery and to identify novel data-sharing approaches that can be replicated in other jurisdictions.
This cooperative agreement will focus on addressing longstanding barriers to interoperability, including technology, business, legal, organizational, and process-oriented factors. Results will be disseminated to inform future efforts and facilitate replication of promising practices.
Objectives
- Applicants must include a description of a specific, local interoperability data need or issue that will be addressed by the funded activities.
- Explain how the stated need or issue impacts health and human services for children and families with low income.
- This problem statement must clearly convey the applicant’s understanding of the problem, root causes, contributing and contextual factors, and consequences to human services operations or administration if the problem is not addressed.
- The interoperability components of the problem should be clearly identified, operationally defined, and measurable.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $1,200,000
- Expected Number of Awards: 3
- Award Ceiling: $600,000 Per Project Period
- Award Floor: $200,000 Per Project Period
- Average Projected Award Amount: $400,000 Per Project Period
- Length of Project Period: 18-month project period and budget period
Eligibility Criteria
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- State governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- County governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329037