National Child Welfare Capacity Building Center for Courts
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
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Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to create, through cooperative agreement, a National Child Welfare Capacity Building Center for Courts (Center). The Center will serve as the focal point for national child welfare expertise, evidence-informed training and technical assistance services, and workforce development support for State Court Improvement Programs (CIP), Tribal Court Improvement Programs (TCIP), courts, child welfare attorneys, and the Children's Bureau's State and Tribal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Implementation Partnership Grantees. These services and...
supports are designed to build the capacity of state and tribal courts, CIPs, TCIPs and child welfare judges and attorneys to meet federal requirements, to participate in federal monitoring and related state and tribal child welfare program improvement planning activities, to implement national child welfare policies and programs, to improve practice and service delivery, and to achieve prevention, safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for children, youth, and families. The project period will be a 48-month project period with four 12-month budget periods.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Special district governments
- County governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- City or township governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- State governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Business
- Small businesses
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Education
- Independent school districts
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Additional information
The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into contracts with entities that are states, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or public agencies or private agencies or organizations (or combinations of such entities). 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.
Grantor contact information
Description
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Documents
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Link to additional information
Archived: July 1, 2020
Award
$3,000,000
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$2,750,000
Award Minimum
$3,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HHS-2020-ACF-ACYF-CZ-1840
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Income security and social services
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
April 2, 2020
Archive date:
July 1, 2020
