Administration for Children and Families

Description

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to establish, by awarding a cooperative agreement, a multi-faceted national AdoptUSKids program designed to assist States and Tribes in the recruitment and support of foster and adoptive families for children in public foster care. AdoptUSKids will: Provide training and technical assistance to States and Tribes regarding the recruitment, including interjurisdictional recruitment, of foster and adoptive families for children who require these services. Maintain a National Adoption Internet Photolisting Service (currently operating as AdoptUSKids). Operate a National Adoption Information Exchange System that helps locate and recruit prospective adoptive parents for the adoption of children from foster care and assists in making connections between the public and private agencies that may be involved in achieving these adoptions within and across jurisdictions. Plan, carry out, and assist States and Tribes to carry out fulfillment activities in response to a national multi-media adoptive and foster home recruitment campaign. Implement adoptive family support activities. Note: The planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the Children's Bureau's multimedia national recruitment campaign will be conducted under a separate mechanism. It will not be an activity under this funding opportunity announcement.

Who can apply

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses

Contact

ACF Applications Help Desk<br/>app_support@acf.hhs.gov<br/>
app_support@acf.hhs.gov