Effects of International Parental Child Abduction on Abducted Children and Left-Behind Parents
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DFOP0019391
- Agency
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Department of State
- Applications due
- Award size
- $1,000,000 to $1,973,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Rebecca Tehan ocsgrants@state.gov
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
The Department of State's Office of Children's Issues is soliciting applications for one cooperative agreement to fund research on the effects of international parental child abduction on abducted children and left-behind parents, with an application due date of September 16, 2026. The award ceiling is $1,973,000 for a single award; no cost share is required.
Eligible applicants are U.S.-based public and private institutions of higher education, research institutions, and nonprofit organizations (including those without 501(c)(3) status). Foreign organizations and foreign components of U.S. organizations are ineligible. The principal investigator must hold a doctorate or equivalent degree with research experience, or the application must include a co-PI meeting those qualifications.
The study objectives are to identify short- and long-term effects of international parental child abduction across psychological/mental health, child development, child welfare, economics/finance, social and community factors, legal, and law enforcement domains; identify gaps in support services for abducted children and left-behind parents in the United States; and recommend evidence-based solutions to address those gaps. The project performance period is 36 to 48 months with an anticipated start date of January 2027, structured as a cooperative agreement requiring substantial involvement from the Office of Children's Issues. The project includes a mandatory 12-month planning period followed by implementation and requires establishment of an independent steering committee with at least three members including representation from the Office of Children's Issues. Applicants must produce at least one public-facing product from the planning period and a comprehensive final report of findings and recommendations.
Research must comply with 45 CFR Part 46, requiring Federalwide Assurance and Institutional Review Board approval. All organizations must obtain and maintain a Unique Entity Identifier and active registration in SAM.gov.
Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: research rigor (25 points), approach relevance (15 points), human subjects research protections (10 points), staffing plan (15 points), organizational capacity (10 points), budget justification (10 points), and project planning and sound management (15 points).
The award is funded under CFDA 19.043, Study of International Parental Child Abduction, authorized by the David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014.
Synopsis
Through this cooperative agreement, the Office of Children's Issues seeks to fund one research study whose goal is to better understand how international parental child abduction (IPCA) affects abducted children and their left-behind parents in order to better support impacted individuals, their families, and their communities in the United States. The study objectives are: 1) identify short- and long-term effects of IPCA on abducted children and left-behind parents across multiple domains (including psychological/mental health, child development, child welfare, economics/finance, social and community factors, legal, law enforcement and other governmental systems); 2) identify gaps in support for children and left-behind parents impacted by IPCA in the United States; and 3) recommend solutions to the identified gaps in support in the United States.
Eligibility
Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education; Private Institutions of Higher Education; Public/State Controlled Institutions of Research; Private Institutions of Research; Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education or Research; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status ; Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status
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