Deadline: 22 February 2017
US Department’s Administration for Children and Families (ACYF/CB) is currently seeking proposals for its program titled “National Quality Improvement Center for Preventive Services and Interventions in Indian Country”.
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to award a 5-year cooperative agreement to establish a Quality Improvement Center (QIC) on the prevention and intervention of child abuse and neglect in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
The goals of the QIC for Preventive Services and Interventions in Indian Country are to identify, implement, and disseminate culturally relevant services and interventions in AI/AN communities and to empower AI/AN families to develop or enhance the skills, capacities, and protective factors necessary to live healthy, stable lives with their families intact.
Objectives
The following are the objectives of the QIC:
- Promote awareness and use of culturally relevant child maltreatment prevention and interventions services that are supported by practice-based evidence in tribal child welfare systems;
- Improve holistic services for children and families who have experienced or are at risk of child abuse or neglect; and
- Disseminate findings and support knowledge transfer from the QIC projects to the field.
Award Information
The estimated total program funding will be around $1,000,000 to $500,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Special district governments
How to Apply
Eligible entities must submit applications online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.