Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2023 ACF ACYF CO 0033
The National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support grant opportunity (HHS 2023 ACF ACYF CO 0033) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), specifically within the Administration on Children, Youth and Families/Children's Bureau (ACYF/CB). It uses a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which typically means the federal agency expects to be substantially involved in guiding and collaborating with the recipient as the work is carried out, rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The overall aim is to establish a single National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support that functions as a nationwide hub for expertise, practical guidance, and evidence-informed training and technical assistance (T/TA) focused on post-adoption and post-guardianship needs.
At the core of this opportunity is the creation of a National Center that can help states build and strengthen comprehensive, intensive post-permanency support programs. The intended focus is not short-term or one-off assistance, but sustained, long-term support for adoptive and guardianship families. The grant description highlights that these support programs may provide continuous services for up to two years and should serve the entire adoptive family system rather than treating the child or youth in isolation. The underlying policy goal is to protect and strengthen permanency outcomes by ensuring children, youth, and families have the right mix of supports after adoption or guardianship is finalized, thereby promoting well-being and reducing the risk of placement instability or disruption.
The Center is expected to serve as the national focal point for post-adoption expertise and to deliver evidence-informed T/TA that states can use to develop, implement, and improve their service arrays. In practical terms, that means helping jurisdictions understand what effective post-permanency supports look like, how to operationalize them, and how to embed them within state and local child and family service systems. The opportunity description points to a service vision that can include crisis intervention supports, adoption-competent counseling and mental health services, educational advocacy for children and youth who may need specialized help in school settings, and respite support to reduce caregiver stress and strengthen family functioning. By emphasizing adoption-competent services, the opportunity signals the importance of providers who understand adoption and guardianship dynamics, trauma histories, identity and attachment issues, and the unique challenges that can emerge after permanency is achieved.
The funding is listed under Assistance Listing/CFDA number 93.652 and falls within the “Income Security and Social Services” activity category. The program anticipates making a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1), with an award ceiling of $4,000,000, indicating that one organization or consortium will be selected to operate the Center at the national level. Because this is structured as a National Center, the awardee would be expected to have the capacity to work across multiple states and contexts, translate research and practice knowledge into usable guidance, and provide scalable training and technical assistance that can be adapted to different state systems, provider networks, and family needs.
Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of public and private entities: state, county, and municipal governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; other Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and other applicants as described in the notice’s additional eligibility information. This wide eligibility suggests the agency is open to varied organizational models, including universities, nonprofits with deep child welfare expertise, and cross-sector partnerships capable of delivering national-level technical assistance.
Key dates included in the source information indicate the opportunity was created on March 28, 2023, with an original application closing date of May 27, 2023. Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. In summary, this opportunity is designed to fund one national entity to help states expand and professionalize post-adoption and post-guardianship supports, with a strong emphasis on sustained, family-centered services that can prevent crises from escalating and help permanency endure over time.Apply for HHS 2023 ACF ACYF CO 0033
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.652.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 28, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 27, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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