National Center on Child Maltreatment Fatality Data Practices and Reporting

The due date for this NOFO has been extended to August 27, 2025. The NOFO was not updated. - The application due date has been extended to July 2, 2025. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Children"s Bureau (CB) recognizes that every child who dies as a result of child abuse or neglect represents an irreversible and deep trauma to families and communities. Preventing child fatalities is an urgent public health concern that demands meaningful action. Understanding the circumstances surrounding the tragedy of a child fatality through improved data collection, reporting, and analysis of all child fatalities is essential for prevention. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to establish, by cooperative agreement, the National Center on Child Maltreatment Fatality Data Practices (the National Center) to improve data collection and reporting about child maltreatment fatalities. Effective cross-agency coordination and understanding of child maltreatment fatality data can help states collect comprehensive data. States, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes, can use that information to develop cross-agency prevention, intervention, and system reform efforts.The National Center will make and carry out a plan to provide training and technical assistance to states, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes. This will enable these groups to better execute the goals of this funding and measure the effectiveness of implemented efforts. The National Center will focus on the following objectives: Building knowledge and capacity.Increasing opportunities for cross-agency cooperation and coordination.Establishing a national resource for information-sharing, learning, and dissemination.Supporting data practice and reporting strategies.Evaluating training and technical assistance activities.

The due date for this NOFO has been extended to August 13, 2025. The NOFO was not updated. - The application due date has been extended to July 2, 2025. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Children"s Bureau (CB) recognizes that every child who dies as a result of child abuse or neglect represents an irreversible and deep trauma to families and communities. Preventing child fatalities is an urgent public health concern that demands meaningful action. Understanding the circumstances surrounding the tragedy of a child fatality through improved data collection, reporting, and analysis of all child fatalities is essential for prevention. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to establish, by cooperative agreement, the National Center on Child Maltreatment Fatality Data Practices (the National Center) to improve data collection and reporting about child maltreatment fatalities. Effective cross-agency coordination and understanding of child maltreatment fatality data can help states collect comprehensive data. States, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes, can use that information to develop cross-agency prevention, intervention, and system reform efforts.The National Center will make and carry out a plan to provide training and technical assistance to states, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes. This will enable these groups to better execute the goals of this funding and measure the effectiveness of implemented efforts. The National Center will focus on the following objectives: Building knowledge and capacity.Increasing opportunities for cross-agency cooperation and coordination.Establishing a national resource for information-sharing, learning, and dissemination.Supporting data practice and reporting strategies.Evaluating training and technical assistance activities.

Updated Description - The application due date has been extended to July 2, 2025. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Children"s Bureau (CB) recognizes that every child who dies as a result of child abuse or neglect represents an irreversible and deep trauma to families and communities. Preventing child fatalities is an urgent public health concern that demands meaningful action. Understanding the circumstances surrounding the tragedy of a child fatality through improved data collection, reporting, and analysis of all child fatalities is essential for prevention. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to establish, by cooperative agreement, the National Center on Child Maltreatment Fatality Data Practices (the National Center) to improve data collection and reporting about child maltreatment fatalities. Effective cross-agency coordination and understanding of child maltreatment fatality data can help states collect comprehensive data. States, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes, can use that information to develop cross-agency prevention, intervention, and system reform efforts.The National Center will make and carry out a plan to provide training and technical assistance to states, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes. This will enable these groups to better execute the goals of this funding and measure the effectiveness of implemented efforts. The National Center will focus on the following objectives: Building knowledge and capacity.Increasing opportunities for cross-agency cooperation and coordination.Establishing a national resource for information-sharing, learning, and dissemination.Supporting data practice and reporting strategies.Evaluating training and technical assistance activities.

The due date for this NOFO has been extended to July 30, 2025. The NOFO was not updated. - The application due date has been extended to July 2, 2025. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Children"s Bureau (CB) recognizes that every child who dies as a result of child abuse or neglect represents an irreversible and deep trauma to families and communities. Preventing child fatalities is an urgent public health concern that demands meaningful action. Understanding the circumstances surrounding the tragedy of a child fatality through improved data collection, reporting, and analysis of all child fatalities is essential for prevention. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to establish, by cooperative agreement, the National Center on Child Maltreatment Fatality Data Practices (the National Center) to improve data collection and reporting about child maltreatment fatalities. Effective cross-agency coordination and understanding of child maltreatment fatality data can help states collect comprehensive data. States, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes, can use that information to develop cross-agency prevention, intervention, and system reform efforts.The National Center will make and carry out a plan to provide culturally responsive T/TA to states, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes. This will enable these groups to better execute the goals of this funding and measure the effectiveness of implemented efforts. The National Center will focus on the following objectives: Building knowledge and capacity.Increasing opportunities for cross-agency cooperation and coordination.Establishing a national resource for information-sharing, learning, and dissemination.Supporting data practice and reporting strategies.Evaluating training and technical assistance activities.

The due date for this NOFO has been extended to July 2, 2025. The NOFO was not updated. - The application due date has been extended to July 2, 2025. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Children"s Bureau (CB) recognizes that every child who dies as a result of child abuse or neglect represents an irreversible and deep trauma to families and communities. Preventing child fatalities is an urgent public health concern that demands meaningful action. Understanding the circumstances surrounding the tragedy of a child fatality through improved data collection, reporting, and analysis of all child fatalities is essential for prevention. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to establish, by cooperative agreement, the National Center on Child Maltreatment Fatality Data Practices (the National Center) to improve data collection and reporting about child maltreatment fatalities. Effective cross-agency coordination and understanding of child maltreatment fatality data can help states collect comprehensive data. States, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes, can use that information to develop cross-agency prevention, intervention, and system reform efforts.The National Center will make and carry out a plan to provide culturally responsive T/TA to states, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes. This will enable these groups to better execute the goals of this funding and measure the effectiveness of implemented efforts. The National Center will focus on the following objectives: Building knowledge and capacity.Increasing opportunities for cross-agency cooperation and coordination.Establishing a national resource for information-sharing, learning, and dissemination.Supporting data practice and reporting strategies.Evaluating training and technical assistance activities.

The application due date was extended to July 2, 2025. - This NOFO is modified. Updates were made to the following sections: Eligibility, Application submission deadline, Program description, Application contents and format, and Application review. The application due date has been extended to July 2, 2025. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Children"s Bureau (CB) recognizes that every child who dies as a result of child abuse or neglect represents an irreversible and deep trauma to families and communities. Preventing child fatalities is an urgent public health concern that demands meaningful action. Understanding the circumstances surrounding the tragedy of a child fatality through improved data collection, reporting, and analysis of all child fatalities is essential for prevention. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to establish, by cooperative agreement, the National Center on Child Maltreatment Fatality Data Practices (the National Center) to improve data collection and reporting about child maltreatment fatalities. Effective cross-agency coordination and understanding of child maltreatment fatality data can help states collect comprehensive data. States, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes, can use that information to develop cross-agency prevention, intervention, and system reform efforts.The National Center will make and carry out a plan to provide culturally responsive T/TA to states, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes. This will enable these groups to better execute the goals of this funding and measure the effectiveness of implemented efforts. The National Center will focus on the following objectives: Building knowledge and capacity.Increasing opportunities for cross-agency cooperation and coordination.Establishing a national resource for information-sharing, learning, and dissemination.Supporting data practice and reporting strategies.Evaluating training and technical assistance activities.

The application due date was extended to May 19, 2025. - This NOFO is modified. The application due date was extended to May 19, 2025. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Children's Bureau (CB) recognizes that every child who dies as a result of child abuse or neglect represents an irreversible and deep trauma to families and communities. Preventing child fatalities is an urgent public health concern that demands meaningful action. Understanding the circumstances surrounding the tragedy of a child fatality through improved data collection, reporting, and analysis of all child fatalities is essential for prevention. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to establish, by cooperative agreement, the National Center on Child Maltreatment Fatality Data Practices (the National Center) to improve data collection and reporting about child maltreatment fatalities. Effective cross-agency coordination and understanding of child maltreatment fatality data can help states collect comprehensive data. States, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes, can use that information to develop cross-agency prevention, intervention, and system reform efforts.The National Center will make and carry out a plan to provide culturally responsive T/TA to states, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes. This will enable these groups to better execute the goals of this funding and measure the effectiveness of implemented efforts. The National Center will focus on the following objectives: Building knowledge and capacity.Increasing opportunities for cross-agency cooperation and coordination.Establishing a national resource for information-sharing, learning, and dissemination.Supporting data practice and reporting strategies.Evaluating training and technical assistance activities.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Children's Bureau (CB) recognizes that every child who dies as a result of child abuse or neglect represents an irreversible and deep trauma to families and communities. Preventing child fatalities is an urgent public health concern that demands meaningful action. Understanding the circumstances surrounding the tragedy of a child fatality through improved data collection, reporting, and analysis of all child fatalities is essential for prevention. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to establish, by cooperative agreement, the National Center on Child Maltreatment Fatality Data Practices (the National Center) to improve data collection and reporting about child maltreatment fatalities. Effective cross-agency coordination and understanding of child maltreatment fatality data can help states collect comprehensive data. States, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes, can use that information to develop cross-agency prevention, intervention, and system reform efforts.The National Center will make and carry out a plan to provide culturally responsive T/TA to states, jurisdictions, and their partners, including tribes. This will enable these groups to better execute the goals of this funding and measure the effectiveness of implemented efforts. The National Center will focus on the following objectives: Building knowledge and capacity.Increasing opportunities for cross-agency cooperation and coordination.Establishing a national resource for information-sharing, learning, and dissemination.Supporting data practice and reporting strategies.Evaluating training and technical assistance activities.