Notice of Funding Opportunity

Application due Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS)

National Resource Centers Opportunity number: HHS-2026-ACF-OFVPS-EV-0010

Contents

Step 1: Review the Opportunity 4

Basic information 5

Eligibility 7

Agency priorities 11

Program description 13

Step 2: Get Ready to Apply 22

Find the application package 23

Get registered 24

Learn more 24

Step 3: Build Your Application 25

Application checklist 26

Application contents and format 28

Step 4: Learn About Review and Award 42

Application review 43

Award notices 50

Step 5: Submit Your Application 51

Application submission and deadlines 52

Step 6: Learn What Happens After Award 55

Post-award requirements and administration 56

Contacts and Support 58

Before you begin 3

Modifications 61

Contents 2

Before you begin If you believe you are a good candidate for this funding opportunity, secure your SAM.gov and Grants.gov registrations now. If you are already registered, make sure your registrations are active and up to date.

SAM.gov registration (this can take several weeks)

You must have an active account with SAM.gov. This includes having a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).

See Step 2: Get Ready to Apply

Grants.gov registration (this can take several days)

You must have an active Grants.gov registration. Doing so requires a Login.gov registration as well.

See Step 2: Get Ready to Apply

Apply by the application due date

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

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Step 1:

Review the Opportunity

In this step

Basic information 5

Eligibility 7

Agency priorities 11

Program description 13

Basic information Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary

Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS)

The National Resource Centers support efforts to prevent and respond to family, domestic, dating violence, and sexual assault by providing resource information, training, and technical assistance to individuals, organizations, government agencies, and communities.

Have questions?

See Contacts and Support.

Key facts

Opportunity name:

National Resource Centers

Opportunity number:

HHS-2026-ACF-OFVPS-

EV-0010

Federal assistance listing:

93.592

NOFO version:

Original

Key dates

Application submission deadline:

Tuesday, September 8, Expected project start date:

September 30, 2026

See intergovernmental review for other submission processes that may apply to this NOFO.

Summary The purpose of the Resource Centers is to provide resource information, training, and technical assistance to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations, governmental entities, and communities to prevent family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence and to provide effective intervention services.

Applicants must select the appropriate Resource Center and the priority area for which they are applying.

Funding details Type: Cooperative agreement

Expected total program funding: $17,710,000

Total expected awards: 17

Minimum award amount for the first budget period (award floor): $300,000.00

Maximum award amount for the first budget period (award ceiling): $3,000,000.00

We plan to fund a five-year project period. Each project period has five one-year budget periods.

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Competition Title Funding Floor

Funding Ceiling

Estimated Number of Awards

National Resource Center on Formula Capacity Building (NRFCB) – Priority Area 1

$450,000 $500,000 1

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) – Priority Area 2

$1,000,000 $1,510,000 1

National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women (NIWRC)

$2,000,000 $2,000,000 1

Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRCs) – Priority Area 1 $750,000 $750,000 1

Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRCs) – Priority Area 2 $750,000 $750,000 1

Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRCs) – Priority Area 3 $750,000 $750,000 1

Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRCs) – Priority Area 4 $750,000 $750,000 1

Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRCs) – Priority Area 5 $400,000 $400,000 3

Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence $2,000,000 $2,000,000 1

Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center $2,000,000 $2,000,000 1

National Resource Center to Expand Services for Children, Youth, and Abused Parents Impacted by Domestic Violence

(ESCYAP)

$2,800,000 $3,000,000 1

National Sexual Assault Resource Centers $300,000 $625,000 4

Applications for continuation grants funded under these awards beyond the one-year period will be considered in subsequent years on a non-competitive basis, subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the grant recipient, review and approval of the project plan submitted in Year 1, and a determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of the federal government.

Awards made under this funding opportunity are subject to federal funds availability.

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Eligibility Eligible applicants

• Public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education.

• 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 without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

• Private institutions of higher education.

Other eligibility criteria Individuals (including sole proprietorships), federal entities, and foreign entities are not eligible to apply.

Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible for awards under this funding opportunity.

Eligibility by resource center An eligible recipient shall be a nonprofit organization that focuses primarily on issues of domestic violence and meets other statutory requirements for resource centers, including the National Indian Resource Center, Special Issue Resource Centers, and State Resource Centers (42 U.S.C. 10410(c)(1)). All applicants must have documented experience providing or demonstrated capacity to provide national-scope training and technical assistance to state and tribal domestic violence coalitions and local domestic violence service providers.

Each award has separate eligibility requirements. Below are the specific eligibility requirements for each:

• National Resource Center on Domestic Violence applicants and Special Issue Resource Center (Priority Areas 1-4) applicants must be private nonprofit organizations that focus primarily on domestic violence and that:

◦ Provides documentation to the Secretary demonstrating experience working directly on issues of domestic violence, and (in the case of a Special Issue Resource Center) demonstrating experience working directly in the corresponding specific special issue area.

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◦ Includes on the entity’s advisory board representatives who are from domestic violence service programs and who are geographically and culturally diverse.

◦ Demonstrates the strong support of domestic violence service programs from across the Nation for the entity’s designation as a national resource center or a special issue resource center, as appropriate.

• National Indian Resource Center applicants must be a tribal organization or a nonprofit private organization that focuses primarily on domestic violence and submits documentation demonstrating:

◦ Experience working with Indian tribes and tribal organizations to respond to domestic violence and the findings of section 901 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.

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◦ Experience providing Indian tribes and tribal organizations with assistance in developing tribally-based prevention and intervention services addressing domestic violence and safety for Indian women consistent with the purposes of section 902 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10 note).

◦ Strong support for the entity’s designation as the National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women from advocates working within Indian tribes to address domestic violence and the safety of Indian women.

◦ A record of demonstrated effectiveness in assisting Indian tribes and tribal organizations with prevention and intervention services addressing domestic violence.

◦ The capacity to serve Indian tribes (including Alaska Native villages and regional and village corporations) across the United States.

• Special Issue Resource Center (Priority Area 5) applicants must be nonprofit private organizations that focus primarily on issues of domestic violence in a racial or ethnic community, or a public or private nonprofit educational institution that has a domestic violence institute, center, or program related to culturally specific issues in domestic violence. Applicants must also:

◦ Have documented experience in the areas of domestic violence prevention and services, and experience relevant to the specific racial or ethnic population to which information, training, technical assistance, and outreach would be provided under the award.

◦ Demonstrate the strong support, of advocates from across the Nation who are working to address domestic violence.

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◦ Have a record of demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing the cultural and linguistic relevancy of service delivery.

• Native Hawaiian Resource Center applicants and Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center applicants must be located in a state in which the population of Indians (including Alaska Natives) or Native Hawaiians exceeds 10% of the total population of the state; or be an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Native Hawaiian organization that focuses primarily on issues of domestic violence among Indians or Native Hawaiians, or an institution of higher education; and demonstrate the ability to serve all regions of the state, including underdeveloped areas and areas that are geographically distant from population centers.

• National Resource Center to Expand Services for Children, Youth, and Abused Parents Impacted by Domestic Violence, applicants must be nonprofit private organizations that focuses primarily on issues on domestic violence and have a documented history of successful work addressing domestic violence or children exposed to domestic violence.

• National Sexual Assault Resource Centers applicants entity shall be a private non-profit organization that focuses primarily on issues of domestic violence, dating violence, family violence, and sexual assault in a racial or ethnic community, or a public or private non-profit educational institution that has an institute, center, or program related issues in domestic violence and sexual assault. In addition, the applicant must:

◦ Provide documented experience in the areas of domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and services and experience relevant to the specific racial or ethnic population to which information, training, technical assistance, and outreach would be provided under the award.

◦ Demonstrates the strong support of advocates across the nation who are working to address domestic violence and sexual assault and has a record of demonstrated success in enhancing the cultural and linguistic relevancy of service delivery.

Disqualifying factors We will review your application to make sure it meets these responsiveness requirements.

We won’t consider an application that:

• Requests funding above the award ceiling.

• Is submitted after the deadline.

• Is from an individual (including a sole proprietorship), a federal entity, or a foreign entity.

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• Is received in paper format that didn’t have a previously approved exemption from ACF.

• Does not include written evidence from a lead applicant that demonstrates expertise in providing services related to domestic, dating, family or sexual violence.

• Award ceilings for each priority area are listed in the Funding details section of this NOFO.

Application limits If you submit the same application more than once under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), we will only acknowledge the last on-time submission.

Cost sharing This program has no cost-sharing requirement, meaning you do not need to contribute to the costs of this project.

If you choose to include cost-sharing funds, we won’t consider it during review. If you receive an award, we will include your voluntary commitment in the award, and you must report on the funds. If you don’t provide your promised amount, we may have to decrease your award amount or use other enforcement actions.

Post-award requirements

Before you apply, make sure you understand the requirements that come with an award.

See Step 6: Learn What Happens After Award for information on regulations that apply, reporting, and more.

Statutory authority Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq., specifically 42 U.S.C. 10410).

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Agency priorities Required alignment with ACF vision, mission, values, priorities, and guiding principles The recipient of this award must implement any funds awarded under this NOFO to effectuate program goals or agency priorities in accordance with ACF’s vision, mission, values, priorities, & guiding principles when authorized. Funded activities must advance ACF’s vision of resilient, safe, healthy, and economically secure children, youth, families, and communities, and support ACF’s mission to foster health and well-being through effective, accountable, and compassionate human services when awarded in any programs that authorize these priorities.

Consistent with ACF’s values, in carrying out any project that is funded under this NOFO, the recipient is required to adhere to the following principle:

1. Program integrity and fiscal stewardship: Administer funds in accordance with all applicable federal statutes, regulations, and award conditions; maintain strong internal controls; and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.

The recipient is also required to adhere to the following principles when consistent with the authority and scope of the award and its activities:

2. Evidence-based and outcome-focused practices: Design and deliver services using evidence-based or evidence-informed approaches, establish measurable performance goals, and use data to monitor outcomes and drive continuous improvement.

3. Partnership and local leadership: Coordinate with state, tribal, territorial, local, and community partners, as appropriate, and tailor services to meet community-identified needs while respecting local decision-making authority.

In addition, in keeping with ACF’s priorities, the recipient must administer any project that is awarded under this NOFO in accordance with the following objectives when consistent with the scope of the award and its activities in programs that are authorized to advance them:

4. Family stability and child well-being: Strengthen families, promote safe and stable home environments, and improve outcomes for children and youth through prevention-focused and developmentally appropriate services.

5. Work, self-sufficiency, and economic mobility: Support pathways to employment, job retention, and economic independence for individuals and

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6. High-quality early care and learning: Where applicable, invest in high-quality early childhood programs that support school readiness, healthy development, and long-term success.

The recipient must demonstrate ongoing compliance with these values and priorities, in all programs that are authorized to advance them, through program design, implementation, reporting, and evaluation. Failure to meaningfully align funded activities with the applicable requirements may result in corrective action, additional reporting requirements, or other enforcement actions consistent with federal grant regulations found at 2 CFR Part 200 and the terms and conditions of this award.

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Program description The Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS) National Resource Centers provide information, training, and technical assistance to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations, government entities, and communities to prevent family violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and sexual assault in providing evidence-based and evidence-informed intervention and prevention services.

Program requirements Through this award program, we will fund 17 cooperative agreements to:

• Include a six-month planning period at the start of the project for activities such as hiring staff, developing curricula, establishing partnerships, and designing training and implementation strategies.

• Enhance public awareness by developing and disseminating resources and information on resilience-focused violence prevention and intervention strategies, prevalence trends, emerging issues, the needs of specific populations, and other topics.

• Support innovations in services by identifying, developing, adapting, and promoting evidence-based, evidence-informed, and culturally grounded practices, including those rooted in tribal, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native knowledge and traditions, to strengthen prevention and intervention efforts across the domestic violence field (or sexual assault field if relevant to resource center).

• Provide training and technical assistance to domestic violence (or sexual assault) programs, state domestic violence coalitions, tribes, tribal organizations, government agencies, and community organizations to strengthen resilience focused, survivor-centered services that address long-term exposure to violence and past trauma. Technical assistance may include:

◦ Consultation by phone, email, or virtual platforms.

◦ Written guidance, toolkits, and resource materials.

◦ Referrals and resource coordination.

◦ Review and feedback on organizational materials, policies, or practices.

◦ Site visits or intensive consultation.

◦ Facilitation of information and resource sharing.

• Address emerging issues related to family, domestic, sexual, or dating violence through training, technical assistance, resource development, and field-based

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◦ Pregnancy coercion and intimate partner violence.

◦ Human trafficking and technology-facilitated abuse.

◦ Family and youth homelessness.

◦ Child support enforcement in families affected by domestic violence (or sexual assault).

◦ Service needs of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women and girls.

◦ Services for men and boys.

◦ Needs of children of all ages exposed to violence.

◦ Resilience focused support for formerly incarcerated survivors.

◦ The intersection of intimate partner violence, community violence, and domestic violence-related homicides.

◦ Children in foster care.

◦ Survivors with substance use and mental health histories.

◦ Safety-focused use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.

◦ Promote and foster healthy relationships.

• Lead, support, or contribute to research and evaluation efforts related to the prevention of domestic, family, dating, and sexual violence and interventions for survivors and children exposed to violence.

Program specific priority area information

1. National Resource Center on Formula Capacity Building (Priority Area 1)

The objective of this Resource Center is to provide comprehensive training and technical assistance to federal, state, and local governmental agencies, domestic violence service providers, community-based organizations, and other professionals. This grant award will be tasked with building and maintaining organizational capacity in multiple domains of organizational development and operations. The Center will support domestic violence service programs and research, including efforts that serve victims and their children who are exposed to domestic violence.

2. National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (Priority Area 2) The objective of this Resource Center is to maintain a central resource library. The library will collect, analyze, and share information and statistics related to the incidence and prevention of family violence and domestic violence. It will also

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3. National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women The objectives of this Resource Center are to provide training, technical assistance and resources to Indian tribes and tribal organizations to help them prevent and respond to domestic violence. It will strengthen tribal intervention and prevention efforts and improve the safety of Indian women. This Resource Center will also coordinate activities with other federal agencies, offices, and recipients that serve Indians (including Alaska Natives), and Native Hawaiians affected by domestic violence. These partners include the Office of Justice Services at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice.

◦ Resource Centers for tribal, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities will support the development and implementation of relevant protocols, tribal codes, policies and procedures, and survivor-centered and resilience focused approaches that promote healing and empowerment.

Recipients will also:

▪ Conduct needs assessments of the tribal populations to identify unmet training and technical assistance needs.

▪ Connect FVPSA formula award recipients to relevant training and technical assistance and resources.

▪ Deliver training to increase access to emergency shelter, safe housing, and housing stability, including in rural and remote communities.

4. Special Issue Resource Center (Priority Area 1) This Resource Center is national in scope and its objective is to provide information, training, and technical assistance to state and local domestic violence providers. This Resource Center focuses on the response of the criminal and civil justice systems to domestic violence victims and may include self-defense claims by domestic violence victims and the use of protective orders.

5. Special Issue Resource Center (Priority Area 2) This Resource Center is national in scope and its objective is to provide information, training, and technical assistance to state and local domestic violence providers. This Resource Center focuses on the response of child protective service agencies to victims of domestic violence and their dependents and provides support to child custody issues in domestic violence cases.

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6. Special Issue Resource Center (Priority Area 3) This Resource Center is national in scope and its objective is to provide information, training, and technical assistance to state and local domestic violence providers. This Resource Center focuses on the response of the interdisciplinary health care system to victims of domestic violence and their access to health care resources.

7. Special Issue Resource Center (Priority Area 4) This Resource Center is national in scope and its objective is to provide information, training, and technical assistance to state and local domestic violence providers. This Resource Center focuses on the response of mental health systems, domestic violence service programs, and other related systems and programs to victims of domestic violence and to their children.

8. Special Issue Resource Center (Priority Area 5) This Resource Center is national in scope and may award up to three cooperative agreements. The objective of this Resource Center is to provide information, training, and technical assistance to state and local domestic violence providers.

The focus will be on enhancing domestic violence intervention and prevention efforts for victims of domestic violence who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, to enhance the cultural and linguistic relevancy of service delivery, resource utilization, policy, research, technical assistance, community education, and prevention initiatives.

9. Alaskan Native Women’s Resource Center The objective of this Resource Center is to reduce disparities affecting tribal communities, by providing a broad range of technical assistance and training resources to tribes, organizations, and providers to respond to domestic violence.

This Resource Center also coordinates all projects and activities with the National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women and supports comprehensive community education and domestic violence prevention initiatives in a culturally sensitive and relevant manner.

10. Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence The objective for one state resource centers to reduce Hawaii Native disparities.

◦ Resource Centers for tribal, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities will support the development and implementation of relevant protocols, tribal codes, policies and procedures, and survivor-centered and resilience focused approaches that promote healing and empowerment.

Recipients will also:

▪ Connect FVPSA formula award recipients to relevant training and technical assistance and resources.

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▪ Deliver training to increase access to emergency shelter, safe housing, and housing stability, including in rural and remote communities.

11. National Resource Center to Expand Services for Children, Youth, and Abused Parents Impacted by Domestic Violence The objective of this Resource Center is to expand the capacity of service providers, organizations, tribes, and other professionals to provide supportive services for non-abusing parents and their children, including prevention of entry and duration in foster care.

12. National Sexual Assault Resource Centers This Resource Center may award up to four cooperative agreements and supports all OFVPS grantees in serving victims of sexual assault through extensive knowledge of and demonstrated expertise in sexual assault prevention and response.

OFVPS resource network The National Resource Centers, along with the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the National American Indian Domestic Violence Hotline, will be part of the OFVPS Resource Network to coordinate and collaborate on effective training and technical assistance strategies, prevent duplication of efforts, address common challenges, and strengthen the evidence base in preventing and responding to domestic, dating, family, and sexual violence.

In accordance with the ACF priorities above, this NOFO will also implement the following principles when consistent with the authority and scope of the award and its activities:

Promoting Work and Self-Sufficiency: Design and deliver services using evidence-based or evidence-informed approaches to develop training and technical assistance that demonstrates measurable pathways to self-sufficiency and economic independence for victims and survivors.

Promoting Marriage and Family Formation: Strong families are the cornerstone of a healthy society. ACF will prioritize initiatives that promote marriage, family formation, and stability.

Use of E-Verify All funded grantees and subgrantees are encouraged to use the national E-Verify system operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with the Social Security Administration, to ensure their employees are American citizens or are eligible to work in the United States.

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Cooperative agreement— Description of ACF’s involvement A cooperative agreement is a way of awarding federal assistance used when the federal awarding office is expected to have substantial involvement in the project. OFVPS will work with you throughout the project period.

• We will consult with you and review and approve the work plan for the project, as well as the structure and integrity of the approved project, as needed.

• We will approve any revisions to the work plan or structure of the approved project during each budget period.

• We will approve significant project activities and changes to project plans.

• In consultation with you, we will revise your project implementation plan, including your work plan, schedule for trainings and events, and evaluation schedule.

• We will review and approve final drafts of all new or updated materials, articles, major publications, and research reports that you develop or distribute with funding from the cooperative agreement.

• We will help you develop long-term strategies to conduct the project.

• We will participate in major project activities, such as conferences, topical meetings, or major project meetings.

• We will organize periodic consultations, meetings, briefings, teleconferences, webinars, and other forums to review current and planned activities, share information, and promote coordination.

• We will keep you informed about expectations for performance, current ACF policy, and OFVPS vision for preventing domestic, dating, family, and sexual violence.

• In cases where we are directly involved in data collection activities, data collection will be conducted consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521) and display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

Note: Award recipients will be bound by those provisions of the FVPSA that are generally applicable to all recipients of FVPSA funding, including, but not limited to, 42 U.S.C. 10406 (c)(1-3) and (c)(5).

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Funding policies and limitations Changes in HHS regulations As of October 1, 2025, HHS adopted 2 CFR 200, with some exceptions included in 2 CFR 300. These regulations replace those in 45 CFR 75.

General policies

• We will only make awards if this program receives funding. If Congress appropriates funds for this purpose, we will move forward with the review and award process.

• Support beyond the first budget period will depend on:

◦ Appropriation of funds.

◦ Satisfactory progress in meeting your project’s objectives.

◦ A decision that continued funding is in the government’s best interest.

• If we receive more funding for this program, we will consider:

◦ Funding more applicants.

◦ Extending the period of performance.

◦ Awarding supplemental funding.

• To the extent permitted by law, including any relevant court orders, you may not use funds from this NOFO for any diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEI and DEIA) activities. This includes:

◦ DEI- or DEIA-related research.

◦ Activities that discriminate or show preference based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or other protected traits.

◦ Any efforts that promote a “discriminatory equity ideology.” ACF will also not allow funds awarded under this NOFO to support any services or activities that inculcate or promote gender ideology.

For guidance on other types of costs that we restrict or do not allow, see General Provisions for Selected Items of Costs of the Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR part 200.

Program-specific limitations and policies We do not allow the following costs under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO):

• Construction.

• Purchase of real property.

• Major renovation.

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• No federal funds issued under this award may be used to make referrals or provide training and technical assistance for activities outside the scope of the authorizing program statute, nor may such referrals be made during funded program activities. Activities must focus on enhancing domestic, dating, family, and sexual violence intervention and prevention efforts and are aligned within the FVPSA 42 USC Ch. 110.

Indirect costs Indirect costs are those shared across multiple projects and not easily separated.

To charge indirect costs you can select one of two methods:

Method 1 — Approved rate. If you currently have an indirect cost rate approved by your cognizant federal agency, you may use that rate.

Method 2 — De minimis rate. If you do not have a negotiated indirect cost rate, you may elect to charge a de minimis rate (see 2 CFR 200.414(f)). This rate may be up to 15% of modified total direct costs (MTDC). See the definition of MTDC (2 CFR 200.1). You can use this rate indefinitely.

You may not charge costs included in your indirect cost pool as direct costs.

Subawards As the prime recipient, you must maintain a substantive role in the project. This means that you conduct funded activities and provide services necessary and integral to completing the project.

Monitoring your subrecipient’s activities alone as described in 2 CFR 200.332 is not a substantive role.

We do not fund awards where your role is primarily a conduit for passing funds to other organizations unless that arrangement is authorized by statute.

All subrecipients must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) through the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

Subrecipients must meet the eligibility requirements of this NOFO.

Salary rate limitation The salary rate limitation in the current appropriations act applies to this program. You may not use awarded funds to pay a salary at a higher rate than the rate for Executive Level II.

For the Executive Level II salary, please see the Office of Personnel Management information on executive and senior level employee pay.

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The salary limitation reflects a person’s base salary (including any portion of the salary that is paid with indirect costs). It does not include fringe benefits or any income the person is allowed to earn outside of the duties of the applicant organization.

This salary limitation also applies to subawards, contracts, and subcontracts under an ACF grant or cooperative agreement.

Program income If you earn any money from your award-supported project activities (known as program income), you must use it for the purposes and under the conditions of the award. Find more about program income at 2 CFR 200.307.

1. Review 2. Get Ready 3. Build 4. Learn 5. Submit 6. Award Contacts

Step 1: Review the Opportunity 21 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200#200.307

Step 2:

Get Ready to Apply

In this step

Find the application package 23

Get registered 24

Learn more 24

Find the application package The application package has all the forms you need to apply. You can find it at this NOFO’s Grants.gov opportunity page. Then select the Package tab.

We recommend that you select the Subscribe button from the View Grant Opportunity page for this NOFO to get updates.

If you can’t use Grants.gov to download application materials or have other technical difficulties, including issues with application submission, contact Grants.gov for assistance.

This NOFO has multiple “Grant Opportunity Packages” reflecting each priority area.

Note: Do NOT use the Apply button on the View Grant Opportunity screen.

1. Click on the Package tab.

2. Scroll down and identify the Grant Opportunity Package you want to apply to using the competition title.

3. Click the Apply hyperlink in the “Actions” column. You will be directed to the Apply for Grant Opportunity page.

4. Click on the red Apply button. This Apply button will take you to Grants.gov to login and submit your application.

5. Follow the guidance for applying and uploading the application and associated documents.

1. Review 2. Get Ready 3. Build 4. Learn 5. Submit 6. Award Contacts

Step 2: Get Ready to Apply 23 https://www.grants.gov/support

Get registered SAM.gov You must have an active account with SAM.gov to apply. SAM.gov registration can take several weeks. Begin that process today.

To register:

• Go to SAM.gov Entity Registration and select Get Started. From the same page, you can also select the Entity Registration Checklist for the information you will need to register.

• You must agree to the financial assistance general certifications and representations [PDF] specifically. Those for contracts are different.

When you register, you will also receive your required Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).

Once you register:

• You will have to maintain your registration throughout the life of any award.

• If your organization has multiple UEIs, use the one associated with your physical location.

Grants.gov You must also have an active account with Grants.gov. You can see step-by-step instructions at the Grants.gov Quick Start Guide for Applicants.

Need help? See Contacts and Support.

Learn more Visit Applying for an ACF Grant Award on the ACF Grants page.

1. Review 2. Get Ready 3. Build 4. Learn 5. Submit 6. Award Contacts

Step 2: Get Ready to Apply 24 https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/financial-assistance-general-certification-representations.pdf https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/financial-assistance-general-certification-representations.pdf https://grants.gov/applicants/applicant-registration http://www.grants.gov/quick-start-guide/applicants https://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/how-apply-grant

Step 3:

Build Your Application

In this step

Application checklist 26

Application contents and format 28

Application checklist Make sure that you have everything you need to apply. You will find the forms in Grants.gov.

File one: Narratives Use the Project Narrative Attachment form.

Component Included in page limit?

Table of contents Yes

Project summary Yes

Project narrative Yes

Line-item budget and budget narrative Yes

File two: Attachments Insert each in a single Other Attachments form.

Component Included in page limit?

ACF priorities alignment attestation No

Indirect cost agreement Yes

Legal proof of nonprofit status Yes

Additional eligibility documentation No

Organizational capacity supporting information (including organization chart) Yes

Third-party agreements Yes

Letters of support Yes

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Standard forms Use each required form in Grants.gov.

Component Included in page limit?

Project Abstract Summary No

Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) No

Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) No

Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) No

Key Contacts No

Grants.gov Lobbying form No

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) No

Project/Performance Site Location(s) (SF-P/PSL) No

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Application contents and format You will submit two files plus the standard forms in the application package.

Your organization’s authorized official must certify your application.

See intergovernmental review to find out if you need to make any other submissions.

Required format Page limit for file one and file two combined: 60 pages

File format: Portable Document Format (PDF) is recommended, but not required. ACF supports the following file formats when you attach files to the Project Narrative Attachment form and the Other Attachments form:

Accepted file formats

• Adobe PDF (.pdf)

• Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)

• Microsoft Excel (.xls or .xlsx)

• Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt)

• Image formats (.JPG, .GIF, .TIFF, or .BMP only)

Document formats Paper size: 8 ½ inches x 11 inches Margins: 1 inch all around Language: English

If possible, include page numbers.

Do not include external links to information you want reviewers to assess because reviewers will score the application solely on information provided in the application.

Fonts Font: Times New Roman Color: Black Size: 12-point font

Footnotes and text in tables and graphics may be 10-point.

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Spacing Table of contents: Must be single-spaced Project summary: Must be single-spaced Project narrative: Must be double-spaced Line-item budget and budget narrative: Can be single-spaced Attachments: Can be single-spaced Tables and footnotes throughout: Can be single-spaced

See disqualifying factors to understand what may disqualify your application from consideration.

File one: Narratives To submit file one, you will use the Project Narrative Attachment form found in the Grants.gov application package for this NOFO.

This file includes:

• Table of contents.

• Project summary, one page.

• Project narrative.

• Line-item budget and budget narrative.

Table of contents At the beginning of file one, insert a table of contents that guides a reader through the contents of both files in your application. If possible, include links to the relevant content in file one.

Project summary Provide a one-page summary of the project description. Do not cross-reference to other parts of your application. The summary must include:

• At the top, the project title, applicant name, address, phone numbers, email addresses, and any website URL.

• A brief description of the project, including the needs and population you will address, your proposed services or research questions.

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Project narrative The project narrative is where you address all your proposed activities. It is a critical section of your application, which we evaluate using merit review criteria and rank based on application scores.

Remember that substance and measurable outcomes are more important than length.

We are particularly interested in project narratives that convey strategies for achieving intended performance.

In it, you must:

• Explain how the project will meet the purpose of the NOFO, as described in the program description section.

• Make sure your narrative is clear, concise, and complete.

• Use cross-referencing rather than repetition.

• Be sure to include any required supporting documents noted. You generally provide these in your attachments.

• Use the headings and order of the sections that follow.

Purpose and need

Geographic location

Provide the precise physical location of your project and boundaries of the area you will serve. If you will include any subrecipients in your project that will serve specific geographic areas include their locations as well.

Objectives

State your main objectives and any sub-objectives. Address how the objectives stated relate to the overall purpose of this program and describe how you will achieve the objectives.

Reference the Competition Title (under Funding Details) relevant to your objectives.

Response

Approach

Outline your action plan, referencing the specific resource center by Competition Title (see Funding details) under this NOFO. Describe the scope of your proposed project and describe in detail how you will accomplish it. Account for all functions or activities you identify in your application.

Explain potential obstacles and challenges to accomplishing your project goals. Explain the strategies you will use to address them.

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• Public Awareness and Resource Development Activities Include how you will:

1. Resource and material development: Develop, collect, adapt, and disseminate resources for the relevant violence prevention fields, including promising practices, evidence-based and evidence-informed strategies, guidelines, statistics, fact sheets, model programs, and other specialized intervention and prevention materials addressing emerging issues.

2. Dissemination and communications strategy: Implement a national communication and dissemination strategy to share resources, project outcomes, reports, and other information with relevant violence prevention fields, allied partners, and the public using accessible and multi-platform methods (e.g., websites, webinars, communities of practice, multimedia campaigns, electronic mailing lists, and content management systems).

Describe the methods, timing, and scope of dissemination activities.

3. Hotline information dissemination: Disseminate information and referral resources related to OFVPS-funded domestic violence hotlines.

• Training and Technical Assistance Activities Include how you will:

1. Capacity building and service improvement: Deliver nationwide training and technical assistance to strengthen organizational capacity and improve accessible, resilience focused, survivor-centered services through educational opportunities, peer learning, consultations, and evidence-based or promising practices that address emerging issues and evolving community needs respective to the focus areas of the resource center.

2. Needs assessment and survivor input: Identify and respond to training and technical assistance needs within your area of expertise (e.g., by subject and by target training audiences such as states and territories, tribes and tribal organization, state domestic violence coalitions, and local organizations) and incorporate ongoing feedback from survivors and their children into the development, implementation, and refinement of grant activities and services.

3. Coordination and collaboration: Coordinate training and technical assistance efforts with other national resource recipients and partner organizations to strengthen collaboration and reduce duplication.

• Policy Development and System Engagement Activities Include how you will:

1. Needs assessment: Conduct needs assessments with public and private partners to identify emerging trends, service gaps, and accessibility affecting survivors’ ability to obtain services and support.

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2. Policy and practice improvement: Strengthen policies, protocols, and institutional training within public and private systems to improve the accessibility, responsiveness, and effectiveness of services for survivors of domestic, dating, family, and sexual violence and their children.

• Research and Evaluation Activities Include how you will:

1. Research review and knowledge development:

a. Conduct reviews of research, national standards, and field-based practices to identify gaps, emerging issues, and priority questions related to family, domestic, and dating violence prevention and intervention.

b. Assess the quality, relevance, and effectiveness of identified research and practices using clearly defined evaluation criteria, and document limitations, implementation challenges, and future research needs.

c. Contribute to the domestic violence field (or sexual assault field if relevant to resource center) by developing practical knowledge, recommendations, and resources within your area of expertise.

2. Collaboration and evidence-based practice:

a. Collaborate with domestic violence organizations (or sexual assault organizations if relevant to the resource center), OFVPS Resource Network recipients, and community partners to identify, assess, and promote evidence-based, evidence-informed, and promising practices that improve services for survivors and their children.

b. Support organizations in adapting and implementing effective practices that address emerging…