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HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CA-0037: Predictive Analytics in Child Welfare Demonstration Grants

Closed Closed July 13, 2026 Opportunity HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CA-0037 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$600,000
• Award floor$400,000
• Total funding$6.0 million
• Expected awards10
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments and tribes.

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

Eligibility is limited to state, territorial, or tribal child welfare agencies. Public child welfare agencies can achieve the greatest impact from predictive analytics in supporting families and protecting children by enhancing decision-making. Limiting competition to these agencies maximizes this impact and aligns with: • Executive Order 13930: "Strengthening the Child Welfare System for America's Children" • Executive Order 13960: "Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government" • Executive Order 14359: "Fostering the Future 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.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities awards averaged $1.7 million; this notice allows up to $600,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (73% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

This NOFO has been modified to update language in the optional documents for bonus points, and bonus point criteria sections. As child welfare agencies increasingly use data to inform practice, targeted implementation, analytic support, and information sharing are needed to ensure the responsible use of predictive analytics. This funding opportunity supports child welfare jurisdictions in serving as demonstration sites for the effective use and future replication of predictive analytics at the national level. Grantees will focus on meeting the following objectives: Designing, implementing, and testing predictive analytics strategies, Building and sustaining agency capacity, Participating in collaboration and shared learning, Evaluating training and technical assistance activities.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Applying now

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