Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Grants (93.590)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$585 million
• Grant awards370
• Typical award$836,585
• Awarded in FY 2025$67.9 million
• Size rank338 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceFormula grants

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $307 million in fiscal 2021 to $67.9 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 338th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 66% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 58 states and territories.

What the program funds

The purpose of this program is to improve child abuse prevention by improving community-based child abuse prevention programs.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

This includes States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. For formula awards: Before a state can apply, the Governor must designate a lead entity to administer the funds for the implementation of community-based child abuse and neglect prevention programs and activities. For discretionary awards: Tribes may participate through application for awards made available by a 1% annual set-aside of the entire CBCAP apportionment, of both mandatory and discretionary funds, legislated for tribes, tribal organizations and migrant programs. 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.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds are used to develop, operate, expand, and enhance community-based, prevention focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect. To receive funds, states must meet eligibility requirements stated in the authorizing legislation. One percent is set aside for discretionary awards to migrant and tribal populations and an additional amount to fund a national resource center to provide training and technical assistance to state lead agencies. The set aside funding for migrant and tribal populations and to fund a national resource center is funded using available discretionary funding.

Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title N/A, Part NA, Subpart NA,Public Law CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010.CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010; Title II of the CAPTA (42 USC 5116 et seq.) as amended by P.L. 111-320 - Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Section 204 (4)Section 204(4) of CAPTA requires formula grant recipients must provide a match of non-federal funds in an amount equal to not less than 20 percent of the amount received under this title (in cash, not in-kind) for child abuse prevention activities. Other Formula grant recipients that meet all of the eligibility requirements will be awarded funds based on the following statutory formula: (a) 70 percent of the total amount appropriated is allotted among the states based on the number of children under the age of 18 in each such state, except that each state shall receive not less than $175,000; and (b) the remaining 30 percent of the total amount appropriated is allotted in an amount that bears the same proportion to such amount appropriated as the amount leveraged by the state from private, state, or other non-federal sources, and directed through the state lead agency in the preceding fiscal year bears to the aggregate of the amount leveraged by all states from private, state, or other non-federal sources, and directed through the lead agency of such states in the preceding fiscal year.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Formula Grants: Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines. Project Grants: See the NOFO for deadline information.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

In FY 2024, it is estimated that the range of financial assistance for formula awards will be from $175,000 to $6,315,507 with an average of $1,208,203.57. In FY 2024, it is estimated the range of financial assistance for discretionary awards will be from $233,197 to $2,000,000 with an average of $676,650.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2016: Voluntary home visiting; parent education/skills; parent mutual support/self-help; respite care/crisis care; community outreach and referral; family resource centers; family support services; outreach to special populations

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 98% of the money, nonprofits 2.2% and tribes 0.3%.

By state

52 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.