National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Program – US

Deadline: 01/07/24
The Administration for Children and Families – ACYF/CB is inviting applications for the National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Program.

This funding opportunity from the Children’s Bureau (CB) will create a national center to support Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) recipients and their state, local, and tribal partners. The center will be CB’s main provider of training and technical assistance (TTA) to CBCAP recipients.

Goals 

• The center will make and carry out a plan to provide culturally responsive TTA to CBCAP recipients and their state, local, and tribal partners. This will enable these groups to better carry out their programs and measure their effectiveness.
• The center will conduct its TTA in three categories:
  • Providing universal capacity-building services to family support and prevention providers to increase national awareness of ways to strengthen families by:
    • Reviewing and summarizing research, including rigorous evaluation of approaches to preventing child maltreatment.
    • Gathering and organizing resources.
    • Making information more accessible for broader use.
    • Developing culturally responsive products and tools on effective ways to prevent child maltreatment.
  • Offering specialized capacity-building services to CBCAP recipients to increase knowledge on specific topics by:
    • Fostering increased knowledge sharing between recipients.
    • Helping build relationships and networks that support learning.
  • Delivering tailored services to increase the knowledge and skills of individual CBCAP recipients by:
    • Providing services tailored to each recipient’s needs.
    • Offering a combination of training, consultation, and coaching.
    • Developing a TTA plan with CBCAP recipients that includes clear expectations and measurable milestones.
    • Providing services to improve the organization’s capacity and performance.

Program Objectives 

• To meet its goals, the center will focus on the following program objectives.
  • Staff the center 
    • The center will require a qualified team to provide effective TTA. It is anticipated this will include:
      • Recruiting and hiring staff from diverse backgrounds and with experience in the following:
        • Identifying needs and providing TTA at a national level to child- and family-serving agencies.
        • Supporting recipients with meeting the legislative requirements of the CBCAP program.
        • Working with tribes, tribal organizations, and migrant programs.
        • Partnering with parents, caregivers, and youth to plan, implement, and evaluate TTA activities.
      • Establishing roles within the team, such as project director, child welfare liaison, and evaluator.
      • Participating in CB required meetings.
  • Build knowledge and capacity 
    • The center will increase CBCAP recipients’ knowledge, skills, and capacity. It is anticipated this will involve the following:
      • Identifying strengths and gaps in the state and local delivery of services to children and families.
      • Selecting and carrying out evidence-based or evidence-informed child abuse prevention programs, services, and supports tailored to communities.
      • Identifying and implementing strategies to increase the participation of parents in CBCAP services, to include planning, carrying out, and evaluating their programs, with particular focus on:
        • Racial and ethnic minorities.
        • Tribal communities.
        • Adults with disabilities and/or caring for children with disabilities.
      • Developing and maintaining partnerships with state and local child- and family-service providers to create networks of services and resources to support families.
      • Increasing participation in other federal and state efforts to evaluate and improve services and outcomes for children and families, such as Child and Family Services Plans and Child and Family Services Reviews.
  • Increase awareness and accessibility of TTA resources 
    • The center will increase awareness, availability, and accessibility of TTA resources to prevention service providers and CBCAP grant recipients. It is anticipated these resources will include:
      • Increased availability of learning tools.
      • Increased accessibility of information on effective prevention services and TTA resources.
      • Increased opportunities to foster peer-to-peer learning and transfer of knowledge.
      • Increased dissemination of new or existing culturally responsive products, findings, and relevant resources developed with or by other CB technical service providers.
      • Increased availability of supports, such as technology, to help recipients complete their reports and applications on time.
  • Increase opportunities for collaboration 
    • The center will increase opportunities for collaboration and develop network resources and support for child- and family-serving agencies. It is anticipated this will include:
      • Partnering with individuals and organizations with knowledge and experience with child abuse prevention to develop and provide TTA activities. Entities to partner with may include, but are not limited to: ◦
        • CB’s Child Welfare Information Gateway.
        • CB’s Capacity Building Collaborative.
        • CB’s Learning and Coordination Center.
        • Other federal agencies or TTA providers focused on prevention.
        • Parents, caregivers, and others with relevant knowledge to share.
      • Supporting CB initiatives to increase awareness of ways to support families and prevent child abuse and neglect, such as:
        • Assisting with the development, review, and printing of the Prevention Resource Guide.
        • Promoting Child Abuse Prevention Month at national, state, and local levels.
        • Providing TTA to states and tribes through joint efforts with other CB technical assistance providers, including those mentioned in this section.
  • Evaluate TTA activities 
    • The center will evaluate how it carries out its TTA activities and whether goals are being achieved. The evaluation will:
      • Be supported by a logic model.
      • Assess progress toward the center’s goals.
      • Include a reliable measurement plan and sound methodological design.
      • Outline strategies to collect, manage, share, and analyze data.
      • Describe how data will inform improvement of funded activities.
    • The center should be able to evaluate the project objectively, either by:
      • Sufficient in-house capacity or
      • A plan for contracting with a third-party evaluator or a university or college

Funding Information

• Estimated total program funding: $2 million
• Minimum award amount for the first budget period (award floor): $1.75 million
• Maximum award amount for the first budget period (award ceiling): $2 million
• Funding periods: 60-month period of performance with five 12-month budget periods
• Total expected awards: 1

Eligibility Criteria

• County governments
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above),
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• State governments
• Others
• Independent school districts
• Small businesses
• Private institutions of higher education
• Eligibility is unrestricted. Any organization is eligible for an award with the following exceptions:
  • Individuals, including sole proprietorships.
  • Foreign entities.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.