Prevention Services Evaluation Partnerships: Supporting Adoptive Families
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2025-ACF-OPRE-FA-0101
- Agency
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Administration for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $900,000 to $1,800,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 93.652 Adoption Opportunities
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- State Governments
- Independent School Districts
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- County Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Special District Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- For Profit Organizations
- City/Township Governments
- Small Businesses
- Points of contact
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- Kathleen Dwyer psep@acf.hhs.gov (202) 401-5600
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is seeking a cooperative agreement for a summative evaluation of prevention services supporting adoptive families at risk of disruption or dissolution. The grant opportunity aims to conduct a rigorous randomized control trial or quasi-experimental evaluation of programs focusing on mental health, substance abuse prevention/treatment, in-home parent skill-based, or kinship navigator services. Applicants must demonstrate programs are ready for evaluation and align with Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse Design and Execution Standards, with a particular interest in programs serving historically marginalized populations. The evaluation should contribute to systematic research review and potentially fill knowledge gaps in prevention services. Key evaluation criteria include the rigor of the proposed research design, readiness of programs for evaluation, and potential to advance understanding of intervention effectiveness. The full application is due on September 8, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, with an optional notice of intent due 14 days after publication.
The grant will provide a single award ranging from $900,000 to $1,800,000, covering a four-year project period, with the anticipated award start date of January 5, 2026. The funding is part of the Adoption Opportunities federal grant program (CFDA 93.652), which seeks to eliminate barriers to adoption and provide permanent homes for children, particularly those with special needs. Award recipients will be expected to collaborate with federal staff and other grantees during the evaluation process, potentially collecting and analyzing primary data or leveraging existing administrative data to support the research objectives.
Synopsis
The Prevention Services Evaluation Partnerships: Supporting Adoptive Families funding opportunity supports research (summative randomized control trial or quasi-experimental evaluation) to evaluate programs that help adoptive families at risk of disruption or dissolution that may result in foster care placements. This funding opportunity focuses on partnerships between researchers, Title IV-E agencies, and community entities with experience working with adopted children, foster children or children in kinship care. The evaluation will focus on mental health, substance abuse prevention and treatment, in-home parent skill-based, or kinship navigator programs or services. The award recipient must conduct a randomized control trial or a similar evaluation that meets the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse (the Clearinghouse) Design and Execution Standards for Moderate or High Support of Causal Evidence. To be considered eligible, the program or service being evaluated must already be prepared for rigorous research, such as having completed earlier evaluations. The recipient can gather and analyze new data or use existing data for the proposed evaluation. ACF is especially interested in evaluations of programs or services that are eligible for review by the Clearinghouse but are not yet rated, or those rated as "does not currently meet criteria". The award recipient must also work closely with federal staff and the current PSEP cohort throughout the evaluation. This funding opportunity is planned to have a four-year project period with one budget period. For further information about OPRE, see https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-2025-ACF-OPRE -0101_Instructions - signed 2.pdf |
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