The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Children’s Bureau (CB) will award one grant for up to 5 years to support a national hotline that provides essential information, referrals, and support through call, text, and chat-based technology to youth and adults who are concerned about child safety and/or family well-being.
Donor Name: Administration for Children and Families
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/11/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,000,000
Grant Duration: 60 months
Details:
Focus
Children, youth, and families who have experienced maltreatment, exposure to violence, poverty, and/or other forms of trauma need multi-faceted systems of support that can intervene in a crisis, prevent or mitigate safety issues, and keep families together whenever possible. While national hotlines cannot directly intervene in many situations, they are uniquely suited to provide timely information in a crisis, trauma-informed emotional support, and direct connection to local emergency, social services, and other concrete resources as needed.
The goal of this NOFO is to support a national hotline to provide essential information, referrals to services, and support through call, text, and chat-based technology to youth and adults who are concerned about child safety and/or family well-being
Objectives
The project funded under this opportunity will focus on achieving the following core objectives:
- Utilize all available best practices and existing research in training hotline staff, communication technology, and preventing and responding to child safety and family well-being concerns in a hotline environment.
- Maintain an up-to-date referral database of national, state, and local information, resources, and concrete supports relevant for ensuring the safety and well-being of children, youth, and families.
- Advance ACF’s Strategic Plan through whole-family, community-based approaches to supporting families and facilitating recovery from safety concerns whenever possible.
- Ensure awareness and equitable access for underserved and marginalized communities as defined by Executive Order 13985, including non-English speakers and those with speech and hearing impairments.
- Plan for continuous quality improvement and evaluation of effectiveness in a hotline environment.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $2,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
- Award Floor: $1,000,000
Project Period
60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods.
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- County governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Independent school districts
Additional Information on Eligibility
Per the statute, “The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, entities that are states, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations, or public agencies or private agencies or organizations (or combinations of such 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.
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