# Quality Improvement Center on Workforce Analytics

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2023-acf-acyf-ct-0010-quality-improvement-center-on-workforce-analytics/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/343849

> Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB offered grants of up to $1.3 million (at least $1.0 million) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make one award worth $1.3 million in total. Applications closed on May 5, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2023-ACF-ACYF-CT-0010 |
| Agency | Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 5, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $1.3 million |
| Award floor | $1.0 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $1.3 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.648 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligibility is open to public or other nonprofit institutions of higher learning and to public or other nonprofit agencies and organizations engaged in research or child welfare activities. (Section 426 (a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 626(a)(1)(A)). Institutions of higher education may receive awards provided they are not for-profit entities. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.

## What the grant funds

This NOFO is modified. Changes are made to Section I, Section III.1, Section IV.2, and Section V.1.In recognition of the significant impact of workforce issues on agencies, staff, and children and families, the Children’s Bureau identified addressing the needs of the child welfare workforce as one of its strategic plan goals. The Quality Improvement Center on Workforce Analytics (QIC) will emphasize development and analysis of workforce analytics to inform worker recruitment, performance and well-being strategies that support workforce innovation and retention; while also undertaking an array of activities to increase recruitment and decrease the turnover of child welfare staff from the frontline workers to top leadership. It will build knowledge in evidence-based workforce decision making practices and contribute to research on evidence based/informed workforce strategies that can support agencies’ effective recruitment and retention strategies, appropriate employee selection protocols, exploring new and innovative non-traditional pathways to expand agency recruitment pools, and ability to organize their staff to effectively get their work done. The QIC will partner with selected states, tribes and/or territories interested in the development of workforce analytics to help address the current workforce crisis. Through a data driven systematic approach, the QIC will provide leadership to identify and assess workforce needs and develop strategic plans to engage and support a child welfare workforce that is responsive to the continuum of child welfare needs from prevention to permanency. The QIC will examine existing data and reporting structures to identify and establish core workforce metrics that guide worker recruitment, promote worker well-being and performance, and guide workforce innovation. Core components will include contributing to a national understanding of workforce metrics; collecting, developing, and disseminating evidence-based or evidence-informed strategies related to workforce development; supporting jurisdictions to pilot identified interventions to better support child welfare leaders; providing technical assistance support for implementation of best practices; evaluating the effectiveness of these interventions.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2023-ACF-ACYF-CT-0010 still open?

No. It closed on May 5, 2023.

### Who can apply for Quality Improvement Center on Workforce Analytics?

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 Quality Improvement Center on Workforce Analytics?

Closed May 5, 2023. 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 $1.3 million each. About $1.3 million in total for one award.

### 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.