Title IV-E Prevention Accelerator Grants
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Assistance Listings: 93.670 -- Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities
Last Updated: July 17, 2026
Description
Despite expanded authority under the Family First Prevention Services Act, title IV-E prevention services account for less than 2% of total program claims. Many title IV-E agencies face implementation barriers including limited infrastructure, provider readiness, evaluation capacity, and complex claiming requirements.To overcome these barriers, the Children's Bureau will fund projects to accelerate and sustain implementation of the title IV-E prevention services program.Funded projects will develop the infrastructure and readiness to implement one or more title IV-E eligible prevention services....
Services implemented must include at least one title IV-E eligible prevention service that is either new or not yet fully operationalized within their current title IV-E prevention plans or statewide service array. Core activities include but are not limited to: (1) Building title IV-E claiming and reimbursement systems; (2) Developing provider capacity and referral pathways; (3) Establishing data and reporting infrastructure. Title IV-E agencies must demonstrate how services and infrastructure will transition to title IV-E claiming within 18 months. Award recipients will work with an internal or external evaluator to provide rapid and real-time feedback as they prepare to implement the program(s) and share lessons learned with the field.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- State governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Additional information
Eligibility is open to State, territorial, or tribal government child welfare title IV-E agencies. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity.
Grantor contact information
Description
Kathleen Dwyer
cb@grantreview.org
cb@grantreview.org
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| hhs-2026-acf-acyf-ca-0061_Full_Announcement.pdf | hhs-2026-acf-acyf-ca-0061 Full Announcement.pdf | Jul 17, 2026 09:24 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closing: August 17, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.
Award
$7,500,000
Program Funding
10
Expected awards
$300,000
Award Minimum
$750,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CA-0061
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Income security and social services
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
July 17, 2026
Archive date:
September 16, 2026
