Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants

Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants – The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to make one-time grants to Tribes, tribal organizations, or tribal consortia that are seeking to develop, and within 24 months of grant receipt, submit to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a plan to implement a title IV-E foster care, adoption assistance and, at tribal option, guardianship assistance program. Grant funds under this announcement may be used for the cost of developing a title IV-E plan under section 471 of the Social Security Act (the Act) to carry out a program under section 479B of the Act.

The grant may be used for costs relating to the development of data collection systems, a cost allocation methodology, agency and tribal court procedures necessary to meet the case review system requirements under Section 475(5) of the Act, or any other costs attributable to meeting any other requirement necessary for approval of a title IV-E plan. Current Closing Date for Applications: July 10, 2012.  Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

OJJDP FY 2012 VOCA Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals

OJJDP FY 2012 VOCA Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals – This program will provide funding for the development and implementation of model technical assistance and training for child abuse professionals and to improve the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases. The purpose of this program is to improve the coordinated multidisciplinary investigation and response to child abuse. This program is authorized under the Victims of Child Abuse (VOCA) Act 42 U.S.C. Section 13001 et. seq.  Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. OJJDP welcomes joint applications from two or more eligible applicants; however, one applicant must be clearly indicated as the primary applicant (for correspondence, award, and management purposes) and the others indicated as co-applicants. Current Closing Date for Applications: May 15, 2012.

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Tribal Consultation on ACF programs and tribal priorities

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will host a Tribal Consultation to consult on ACF programs and tribal priorities.

March 5 — 6, 2012

Renaissance Hotel
999 9th Street NW.
Washington, DC 20001

If you plan on attending to present your testimony, please provide the name, title, and tribe of the individual who will be presenting to Kimberly Romine. Ms. Romine may be reached at Kimberly.romine@acf.hhs.gov or by phone at (202) 205-5603. To register for the consultation, please submit your name, tribe or organization, phone, and email address to Ms. Romine.

In order to facilitate the discussion, we ask that presenters provide a brief overview of the testimony and include the specific issues to be addressed at the session. For any tribe unable to attend to present testimony, please be aware that ACF will keep the testimony record open for 30 days after the date of the consultation. After 30 days, ACF will provide written responses to all testimonies received, including those that were presented in person.

In addition to the Tribal Consultation session, ACF will be hosting a half day Tribal Training and Technical Assistance session to provide information about ACF programs, and ACF’s Integration and Interoperability Initiative. The Tribal Training and Technical Assistance session will be held the morning of March 5, 2012, in the same room as the Tribal Consultation session.

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/01/19/2012-1009/tribal-consultation-notice-of-meeting#p-5

Testimonies may be submitted no later than February 24, 2012, to:

Lillian Sparks, Commissioner
Administration for Native Americans
370 L’Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447
anacommissioner@acf.hhs.gov

However, this deadline does not preclude anyone from providing testimony at the session and we will, to the extent that time allows, hear your testimony.

Dated: January 11, 2012.

George H. Sheldon,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families

Cooperative Agreements for Coordination of Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Welfare Services to Tribal Families at Risk of Child Abuse or Neglect

Cooperative Agreements 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 purpose of these cooperative agreements, as prescribed by the statute (section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act, as amended), is  “to fund demonstration projects designed to test the effectiveness of tribal governments or tribal consortia in coordinating the provision to tribal families at risk of child abuse and neglect of child welfare services and services under tribal programs funded under this part.” These cooperative agreements must be used for one or more of the following statutorily-prescribed uses:

1. To improve case management for families eligible for assistance from a Tribal TANF program;
2. For suppportive 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;
3. For prevention services and assistance to tribal families at risk of child abuse and neglect.

Current Closing Date for Applications: July 29, 2011. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. The Grants.gov Contact Center is now available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, excluding Federal holidays, at 1-800-518-4726 (1-800-518-GRANTS).

Tribal Research Center on Early Childhood under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program and the Head Start Act, Head Start and Early Head Start Programs

Tribal Research Center on Early Childhood under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program and the Head Start Act, Head Start and Early Head Start Programs – The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement to support a Tribal Research Center for Early Childhood that will provide leadership and support to promote excellence in community-based participatory research and evaluation of ACF early childhood initiatives that serve Tribal communities (i.e., Home Visiting, Head Start, Early Head Start). The Center is expected to engage in a variety of activities that are designed to identify and develop effective practices and systems for home visiting, Head Start, and Early Head Start programs in Tribal communities, to establish the culturally meaningful processes and outcomes of those programs, to build research capacity within Tribal communities, and to build the capacity of researchers to conduct research and evaluation in partnership with Tribal communities. Current Closing Date for Applications: August 01, 2011. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. The Grants.gov Contact Center is now available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, excluding Federal holidays, at 1-800-518-4726 (1-800-518-GRANTS).

Fostering Connections Tribal Gatherings

Three Regional Training’s Focused on the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

In collaboration with the Children’s Bureau, the National Resource Center for Tribes (NRC4Tribes), in conjunction with the National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement and National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections, will sponsor three national tribal gatherings focused on the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.

The Fostering Connections Tribal Gatherings will feature plenary sessions, peer group discussions, and opportunities to network with counterparts from other tribes, national resource centers and regional office staff. The gathering will also be an opportunity for participants to learn more about the Children’s Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network and how T&TA can support tribal child welfare program needs.

• Region 4 and 6 Tribal Gathering in Oklahoma City, August 2-3, 2011
• Region 9 and 10 Tribal Gathering in Seattle, August 16 – 17 2011
• Regions 1,2,5,7,8 Tribal Gathering in Minneapolis, September 13 – 14, 2011

Family Connection Grants: Using Family Group Decision-making to Build Protective Factors for Children and Families

Family Connection Grants: Using Family Group Decision-making to Build Protective Factors for Children and Families – The purpose of this FOA is to support demonstration projects that test the effectiveness of family group decision-making as a service approach that prevents children from entering foster care, thereby reducing the time that these children and families are involved with the child welfare system. Projects will engage families in building protective factors and reducing risk factors for children and families, and will address related domestic violence, mental health, and substance abuse issues. Current Closing Date for Applications: July 27, 2011. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.

Child Welfare — Early Education Partnerships to Expand Protective Factors for Children with Child Welfare Involvement

Child Welfare — Early Education Partnerships to Expand Protective Factors for Children with Child Welfare Involvement – The purpose of this FOA is to support school-based initiatives to implement multi-disciplinary interventions building on protective factors for children who are at risk of child abuse and neglect or are currently in the child welfare system. Applications will represent viable partnerships that include commitments from child welfare and early childhood (e.g., Head Start, Early Head Start, State Pre-K) and may involve health and mental health organizations. These 17-month infrastructure building grants will improve collaboration between early childhood and child welfare programs with the goal of maximizing the number of children involved in the child welfare system who are enrolled in early childhood programs. Current Closing Date for Applications: July 25, 2011. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.

Integrating Trauma-Informed and Trauma-Focused Practice in Child Protective Service (CPS) Delivery

Integrating Trauma-Informed and Trauma-Focused Practice in Child Protective Service (CPS) Delivery – The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit proposals for projects that will:

1. Support public child welfare systems in their efforts to provide effective mental and behavioral health services for children and families and to further develop trauma-informed systems that promote safety, permanency, and well-being;
2. Assist child welfare systems to target and divert existing resources to the implementation and/or expansion of effective clinical, trauma-focused treatments;
3. Support the implementation of trauma-focused treatment models with high fidelity in child welfare systems;
4. Identify factors and strategies associated with successful installation and implementation of trauma treatments in child welfare systems;
5. Improve the social and emotional well-being of targeted children in child welfare systems who experience trauma and are exhibiting trauma symptoms;
6. Evaluate the impact of trauma treatment on safety, permanency, well-being and adoption outcomes and
7. Complement ongoing Federal efforts to improve the standard of care for children who have experienced trauma, including the work of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative.

Projects funded under this FOA will:

1. Replicate and scale up trauma-focused treatments to reduce traumatic stress reactions for one or more targeted groups of children in contact with the child welfare systems;
2. Take the steps necessary for the child welfare system to become more trauma-informed and receptive to the introduction or expansion of trauma-focused treatments; and
3. Put into place those supports necessary to successfully implement and sustain the treatment models.

Grant funds may be used for the process of service transformation efforts to improve mental and behavioral health services and further develop trauma-informed child welfare systems. Activities may include, but are not limited to training, installation, implementation, and evaluation. Successful applicants will design a plan to sustain service transformations within their child welfare service delivery systems. Due Date for Applications: July 25, 2011.

OJJDP FY 2011 Defending Childhood Technical Assistance Grant

OJJDP FY 2011 Defending Childhood Technical Assistance – The Defending Childhood Technical Assistance project will support an organization and/or a consortium of organizations to provide technical assistance to grantees and others during Phase II of the Attorney General’s Defending Childhood Initiative. The project will offer education and training, expert consultations, peer-to-peer networking opportunities, resources, and other tailored assistance to effectively respond to diverse communities addressing children’s exposure to violence. The project will be administered through a cooperative agreement with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in partnership with the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). The project will assist communities to develop and implement collaborative cross-agency policy, practice, and procedures and will assist communities in identifying evidence-based practices that address children’s exposure to violence throughout the developmental age spectrum of 0 through 17. Note: Exposure to violence includes being a victim of violence or a witness to violence and encompasses abuse, neglect or child maltreatment, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, school violence, and community violence. Current Closing Date for Applications: July 11, 2011.