Block Grant 90CA1715

The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $2,570,700 Cooperative Agreement under the Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration (CFDA 93.648) program to the University of Maine System for the establishment of a National Tribal Child Welfare Center for Innovation and Advancement. The Center will provide virtual and on-site training and technical assistance to tribal child welfare programs to enhance organizational and system performance,...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a 5-year, $2,492,412 Cooperative Agreement to Evident Change, a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California. The funding is provided under the Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities program (CFDA 93.670), which supports national, state, and community efforts to prevent, assess, identify, and treat child abuse and neglect. The Cooperative Agreement will enable Evident Change to...

This $600,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Support Services Research program (CFDA 93.564) supports the "SOLA IMPACT PROJECT" being conducted by the California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) over a 5-year project period from September 2024 to September 2029. The project aims to improve child support services and outcomes through innovative approaches, with a focus...

The Childrens Aid & Family Services Inc. (CAFS) received a $425,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Missing Children's Assistance program (CFDA 16.543) to expand its Wise Families Program. The Wise Families Program provides evidence-based therapeutic services through problematic sexual behavior cognitive behavioral therapy to youth aged 7-17 who have committed...

This $672,498 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) aims to identify the impact of social safety net policies on reports of child neglect/abuse and related injuries in young children. The primary grantee, the Regents of the University of Minnesota, will use a benefits calculator to estimate the effects of major social safety net programs (e.g., EITC, CTC,...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awarded a $300,000 Social Services Research and Demonstration (CFDA 93.647) Project Grant to the Hawaii Children's Action Network (also known as Good Beginnings Alliance), a non-profit organization in Honolulu, Hawaii. The grant, titled "The Hawaii Parent Leadership Program," will support the organization's efforts to prevent dependency and improve the administration of social services...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1,300,000 Cooperative Agreement on September 30, 2024 to the American Bar Association Fund For Justice And Education. The award is funded under the Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities program (CFDA 93.670), which supports national, state, and community efforts to prevent, assess, identify, and treat child abuse and neglect. The funding will be used by the American Bar Association to...

This $154,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will support research on the role of parents' informal and formal support networks, or "safety nets," in influencing outcomes for families involved with child protective services (CPS). The project aims to: (a) identify parents' informal and formal supports over time, (b) examine how these...

The Child & Family Service (CFS) will use a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to deliver a youth violence prevention program in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. The program, called "Ike Loa," will provide training to community partners who work with youth to help identify at-risk behavior and increase protective factors. CFS will also offer age-appropriate violence prevention classes to...

This federal Project Grant award of $524,780, awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Temple University, aims to develop novel, targeted prevention approaches for recurrent child sexual abuse (CSA). The key objectives are to illuminate the etiology of recurrent CSA and conceptualize prevention models within child welfare systems. The project will curate a comprehensive longitudinal dataset...