NOFO HHS-2025-ACF-ACYF-CA-0074 Rev.Full.pdf

This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) from the Administration for Children and Families' Children's Bureau for the National Center on Child Maltreatment Fatality Data Practices and Reporting. The grant opportunity seeks to create a national center to improve data collection and reporting about child maltreatment fatalities, with a focus on enhancing cross-agency coordination, establishing a national resource for information sharing, and supporting data practices and reporting strategies. The total expected program funding is $1,250,000 for the first budget period, with maximum funding of $3,000,000 per year for subsequent budget periods.

Eligible applicants include states, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, public or private agencies, and combinations of these entities. The application is due on January 22, 2026, with an optional notice of intent due on December 22, 2025. The project will be structured in two phases: an initial one-year planning phase focused on needs assessment and strategy development, followed by years 2-5 implementing training, technical assistance, and evaluation activities. The grant will support building knowledge, increasing cross-agency cooperation, establishing information-sharing networks, and developing strategies to help child welfare agencies more effectively collect, report, and utilize child maltreatment fatality data.