Cooperative Agreement 90FA3014
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1.799 million cooperative agreement to Texas Christian University on September 30, 2026, under the Adoption Opportunities program (CFDA 93.652) to evaluate the Trust-Based Relational Intervention Early Childhood Home Visiting Program for adoptive families. The award funds a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial evaluating TBRI-HV, an in-home parent skill-based intervention designed to support...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the University of Texas at Arlington a $1,799,619 cooperative agreement on September 30, 2026, under the Adoption Opportunities program (CFDA 93.652) to evaluate the effectiveness of KEEP Toddler, an in-home, virtually delivered parent skill-based intervention for adoptive families with children ages 2–4. The study employs a randomized controlled trial design across Region 3 of Texas (19 counties in...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the National Opinion Research Center a $1,050,586.43 Cooperative Agreement on September 30, 2026, under the Adoption Opportunities program (CFDA 93.652) to evaluate the effectiveness of the Illinois Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation (ASAP) program. The recipient will conduct a quasi-experimental evaluation of ASAP services among adoptive families formed through child welfare adoption and...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the University of Texas at Austin a $1.8 million Cooperative Agreement on September 30, 2026, under the Adoption Opportunities program (CFDA 93.652) to evaluate the Beneath the Mask Teen Group intervention for adoptive families. The award funds a randomized controlled trial testing an 8-session virtual therapeutic group model designed for adopted adolescents, complemented by parallel caregiver...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Kansas Department for Children and Families $69.828 million on October 1, 2025, under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award provides Federal Financial Participation to support adoption subsidy costs for the adoption of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their families. Performance takes place in Kansas....
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1.6 million Cooperative Agreement (90CO1148) to the American Public Human Services Association on September 30, 2026, under the Adoption Opportunities program (CFDA 93.652). The award funds nationwide implementation of the National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE), a secure data exchange system that modernizes the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) process. NEICE...
- The Kansas Department for Children and Families was awarded a $465,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA 93.603) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant aims to increase the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or legal guardianship by supporting four sub-awardees who will provide...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $544,000 to ABC Parenting Institute on August 31, 2026, under the Social Services Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 93.647) to expand access to Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC) for families with young children in Delaware. ABC is a 10-session home visiting intervention designed to help parents provide nurturing, responsive care that supports children's attachment, regulation, and...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) in Washington State $130.542 million in adoption assistance funding on October 1, 2025, under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659). The award funds federal financial participation in adoption subsidy costs for the adoption of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their families. Performance spans the period October 1,...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Department of Human Services Hawaii $31.393 million on October 1, 2025, under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659), with performance through September 30, 2026. The award funds adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs in Hawaii who cannot be reunited with their families. The program provides Federal Financial Participation to states for adoption assistance payments and...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $1.8 million to the University of Kansas Center For Research Inc. on September 30, 2026, under the Adoption Opportunities program (CFDA 93.652). The award funds an evaluation of the Behavioral Interventionist (BI) Program for adoptive families. The study employs a quasi-experimental design to assess the BI program's effectiveness in improving challenging child behavior, decreasing caregiver stress, improving caregiver skills and confidence, and enhancing adoption stability and permanency. The intervention delivers trained behavioral interventionists providing in-home, one-on-one sessions to support children in reducing challenging behaviors and strengthening daily functioning, while simultaneously coaching caregivers and modeling skills. Wraparound service support through a family/case coordinator supplements the intervention. The evaluation will match a treatment sample of 400 adopted children to an equivalent comparison group using propensity score matching and will examine effectiveness at 6-month and 12-month follow-up periods, investigating secondary child and adult well-being outcomes. Performance takes place in Kansas. The period of performance extends from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2030. The obligation amount is $1.8 million.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.8m | 8/11/26 |