Abandoned Infants
Active
- Assistance listing
- 93.551
- Agency
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Administration for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services
- Grant awards
- 250 $152,505,553 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Block Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Eligible applicants
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- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Beneficiaries
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- Individual/Family
- Infant (0-5)
- Child (6-15)
- Treasury account
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- 75-1536-0-1-506
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families administers the Abandoned Infants program (CFDA 93.551) to fund demonstration projects and services addressing infant abandonment, with the most recent grant award issued July 1, 2016.
Program activity has declined sharply. The program issued 250 total grants between 2001 and 2016, but award volume dropped from 13 grants in 2012 to just 1 grant in 2015 and 1 in 2016. No grant opportunities have been posted recently. The most recent award was a $411,404 Project Grant replacement for comprehensive support services; prior funded activities included the National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center ($2.1 million, September 2014), substance abuse and HIV/AIDS family support programs ($1.3–$1.7 million each, primarily 2013), and trauma-informed services for urban American Indian/Alaska Native children affected by parental substance abuse ($1.4 million, September 2013).
The program is structured predominantly as Project Grants (90 percent of awards) with a smaller share of Block Grants (10 percent) and one Cooperative Agreement. The Administration for Children and Families is the sole funding source across all 250 awards totaling $152.5 million in federal dollars obligated. Combined federal and non-federal investment appears limited to federal obligation; awards typically ranged from roughly $400,000 to $1.9 million in recent years, though the National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center has received multi-million-dollar funding for technical assistance and training.
Eligible applicants include state and local governments, federally-recognized Indian tribal governments, U.S. territories and possessions, and nonprofit organizations and universities. Multi-year projects are funded on an annual basis through non-competing continuation applications, subject to fund availability, satisfactory program and financial reports, and grantee performance. The program funds prevention of abandonment; identification and care for abandoned infants and young children; family reunification and foster care placement; foster family recruitment and training; residential care; respite care; personnel training; and integrated health, educational, and social service delivery through community-based organizations.
The sharp decline in recent funding activity and absence of posted opportunities suggest this program is not currently active for new applications.
Objective and description
- Objective
To develop, implement and operate projects to demonstrate methods to: (1) prevent the abandonment of infants and young children, including the provision of services to members of the family for any condition that increases the probability of abandonment of an infant or young child; (2) identify and address the needs of abandoned infants and young children; (3) assist abandoned infants and young children to reside with their natural families or in foster care, as appropriate; (4) recruit, train and retain foster families for abandoned infants and young children; (5) carry out residential care programs for abandoned infants and young children, who are unable to reside with their natural families or to be placed in foster care; (6) carry out programs of respite care for families and foster families of infants and young children described in subsection (b); (7) recruit and train health and social services personnel to work with families, foster care families and residential care programs for abandoned infants and young children; and (8) prevent the abandonment of infants and young children, and to care for the infants and young children who have been abandoned, through model programs providing health, educational, and social services at a single site in a geographic area in which a significant number of infants and young children described in subsection (b) reside (with special consideration given to applications from entities that will provide the services of the project through community-based organizations). This program also funds technical assistance, including training, with respect to the planning, development and operation of the projects described in Section 101 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
State or local governments; federally- recognized Indian tribal governments; U.S. territories and possessions; and nonprofit organizations and universities.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Infants and young children impacted by HIV/AIDS and or substance abuse, their parents, families, and other caretakers.
- Credentials and documentation
Requirements will be specified in pertinent Funding Opportunity Announcements.
- Uses of assistance
Funds may be used to accomplish any of the stated program objectives. Project funds may not be used for construction.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Grants will be made for a period up to 48 months.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Application procedure can be obtained at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html or by contacting Headquarters Office, listed below, for application information.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Contact Headquarters Office for specific criteria.
- Award procedure
Applications for funding are reviewed and scored by at least three non-federal subject matter experts. Final funding decision will be made by Commissioner, ACYF.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Three to six months.
- Renewals
Multi-year projects are funded on an annual basis through submission of a non-competing continuation application. Continuation of funding is subject to availability of funds, submission of program and financial reports, and grantee performance.
- Appeals
Appeals are processed in accordance with HHS regulations at 45 CFR Part 16.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 250 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Regents Of The University Of California | $8,539,352 | 6% |
| 2 | Fcan | $4,291,199 | 3% |
| 3 | The Family Center, Inc. | $3,796,200 | 2% |
| 4 | Childrens Mercy Hospital | $3,724,667 | 2% |
| 5 | Arbor Circle Corporation | $3,189,259 | 2% |
| 6 | Child And Family Tennessee | $2,504,782 | 2% |
| 7 | Massachusetts Department Of Public Health | $2,400,001 | 2% |
| 8 | Mercy Health ST Vincent Medical Center LLC | $2,400,000 | 2% |
| 9 | The Health Federation Of Philadelphia | $2,375,000 | 2% |
| 10 | The Children's Place Association | $2,350,000 | 2% |
10 of 56 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2019 | -$77,045 |
| FY2017 | $411,402 |
| FY2016 | -$18 |
| FY2015 | $10,494,849 |
| FY2014 | $10,493,322 |
| FY2013 | $9,950,534 |
| FY2012 | $10,554,050 |
| FY2011 | $9,156,421 |
| FY2010 | $9,143,087 |
| FY2009 | $9,943,829 |
| FY2008 | $9,471,704 |
| FY2007 | $6,450,000 |
| FY2005 | $10,130,073 |
| FY2004 | $11,443,581 |
| FY2003 | $11,565,123 |
| FY2002 | $21,787,370 |
| FY2001 | $11,587,271 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 93.551?
Assistance Listing 93.551 is Abandoned Infants, a federal grant program run by Administration for Children and Families (Department of Health and Human Services).
What is the CFDA number for Abandoned Infants?
Its CFDA number is 93.551: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 93.551 awarded?
250 grant awards under 93.551 have obligated $152,505,553 in federal funds to 56 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 93.551?
The recipients obligated the most under Abandoned Infants are The Regents Of The University Of California ($8,539,352), Fcan ($4,291,199) and The Family Center, Inc. ($3,796,200).
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