# State-Tribal Partnerships to Implement Best Practices in Indian Child Welfare

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2023-acf-acyf-cw-0055-state-tribal-partnerships-to-implement-best-practices-in/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344177

> Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $450,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 9 awards worth $4.5 million in total. Applications closed on June 13, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2023-ACF-ACYF-CW-0055 |
| Agency | Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 13, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $450,000 |
| Expected awards | 9 |
| Total funding | $4.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.556 |

## 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
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses

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 has been modified to clarify instructions for submitting a Letter of Intent. Changes have been made to Sections IV.2. and IV.4. American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children are nearly 3 times more likely to enter foster care, compared to non-Native children. These five year grants are intended to generate evidence for how best to effectively implement child welfare practices and ongoing active efforts to maintain AI/AN families by funding state and tribal partnerships to jointly design and operate Indian child welfare best practice implementation demonstration sites. The evidence generated and lessons learned through this effort are intended to contribute to implementation efforts nationally to help maintain and preserve AI/AN families and allow their children to remain connected to their communities and cultures. The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity is to create and implement intergovernmental partnership models to improve implementation of child welfare best practices that are culturally appropriate for federally recognized AI/AN children to prevent maltreatment, removal from families and communities, and improve safety, permanency, and well-being. Recipients will serve as demonstration sites to design and implement projects to effectively implement culturally appropriate best practices in Indian child welfare, including research and evaluation of improvements in child welfare practice, Indian child welfare codes, legal and judicial processes, case monitoring, case planning, data collection, in-home family preservation services, infrastructure, and systems change. Partnerships must include the state Court Improvement Program, the state child welfare agency, and one or more tribal governments or tribal consortia including corresponding tribal court(s). The "Tribal government" partner(s) may be tribal child welfare agencies where appropriate under tribal law or custom. Effective culturally appropriate best practices for implementation require a high degree of collaboration between state and tribal courts and Indian child welfare agencies. Thus, both states and tribes must identify, build, and enhance necessary capacities. State/tribal collaborations will work together to craft solutions for longstanding challenges to providing effective best practices in Indian child welfare in ways that work best for their communities.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2023-ACF-ACYF-CW-0055 still open?

No. It closed on June 13, 2023.

### Who can apply for State-Tribal Partnerships to Implement Best Practices in Indian Child Welfare?

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

### What is the deadline for State-Tribal Partnerships to Implement Best Practices in Indian Child Welfare?

Closed June 13, 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 $500,000 each. About $4.5 million in total across about 9 awards.

### Who has won MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Dept Family & Protective SER, Department of Social Services California, Florida Department of Children and Families. The program made 1,609 awards worth $1.7 billion in that time.