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HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-CT-1914: Family Support through Primary Prevention (FSPP) Demonstration Sites

Closed Closed July 2, 2021 Opportunity HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-CT-1914

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB notices from 2021.

Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB offered grants of up to $750,000 (at least $500,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 6 awards worth $4.5 million in total. Applications closed on July 2, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 3, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMay 3, 2021
DeadlineJuly 2, 2021
Archived by Grants.govAugust 1, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

All 13 applicant types the notice lists

Public or other nonprofit institutions of higher learning, as well as public or other nonprofit agencies and organizations engaged in research or child-welfare activities, are eligible to receive awards. Institutions of higher education may receive awards provided they are not for-profit entities. Collaborative and interdisciplinary efforts are acceptable, but applications should identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the grant. If the primary applicant responsible for administering the grant is not the public child welfare agency, the applicant must provide a signed MOU from the relevant public child welfare agency(ies) that describes their commitment, role, and responsibilities of the agency in supporting primary prevention efforts as part of the continuum of services in the site’s child and family well-being system. 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.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

This funding opportunity announcement will fund 6 Family Support through Primary Prevention (FSPP) sites for five-year intensive projects of national significance to demonstrate integrated, cross-sector approaches that engage communities in developing child and family well-being systems. Projects will be informed by public health models and approaches and work to improve overall child and family well-being by strengthening the whole family and reducing the likelihood of child maltreatment and unnecessary contact with the formal child welfare system. FSPP sites will develop approaches to work directly with families, communities, and a broad array of stakeholders across the public, private, faith-based, and philanthropic sectors to design and implement highly coordinated and comprehensive family support systems that will mitigate the causes of family vulnerability by enhancing community protective factors and parental protective capacities in racially and culturally appropriate ways. Projects should be informed by ACYF-CB-IM-18-05 and encouraged by ACYF-CB-IM-19-03. FSPP sites will be required to conduct individual qualitative and quantitative evaluations and participate in a nationally significant cross site evaluation.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Who has won Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration (93.648) awarded $64.2 million across 20 grant awards, an average of $3.2 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkNew York1$14.4 million
Families RisingMinnesota1$12.9 million
University of California, Los AngelesCalifornia1$6.0 million
Philadelphia City of Department of HumanPennsylvania1$3.8 million
Brighton Center, Inc.Kentucky1$3.7 million

Top states: New York ($14.7 million), Minnesota ($13.9 million), California ($7.0 million), Pennsylvania ($3.8 million), Kentucky ($3.7 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-CT-1914 still open?

No. It closed on July 2, 2021.

Who can apply for Family Support through Primary Prevention (FSPP) Demonstration Sites?

Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Family Support through Primary Prevention (FSPP) Demonstration Sites?

Closed July 2, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $750,000 each. About $4.5 million in total across about 6 awards.

Who has won Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Families Rising, University of California, Los Angeles. The program made 20 awards worth $64.2 million in that time.

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