Standing Announcement for Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: September 4, 2025

Close date: January 12, 2026

Opportunity ID: 355742

Opportunity number: HHS-2025-ACF-ACYF-CS-0067

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB

Agency code: HHS-ACF-CB

Award floor: $150,000

Award ceiling: $300,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Income Security and Social Services
Eligible Applicants
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
  • agency_code:hhs_acf_cb
  • category_of_funding_activity:income_security_and_social_services
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_organizations_other_than_federally_recognized_tribal_governments
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

The purpose of this NOFO is to provide one-time awards to eligible applicants for developing plans to implement the Tribal title IV-E foster care, adoption assistance, and guardianship assistance programs. Each recipient must submit a plan to the Department of Health and Human Services within 24 months of the project start date. Funds under this NOFO may be used for the cost of developing a title IV-E plan under section 471 of the Social Security Act (the Act) to carry out a program under section 479B of the Act. The award may be used for costs relating to the development of data collection systems, a cost-allocation methodology, agency and tribal court procedures necessary to meet the case review system requirements under section 475(5) of the Act, or any other costs attributable to meeting any other requirement necessary for approval of a title IV-E plan.

Standing Announcement for Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants
The purpose of this NOFO is to provide one-time awards to eligible applicants for developing plans to implement the Tribal title IV-E foster care, adoption assistance, and guardianship assistance programs. Each recipient must submit a plan to the Department of Health and Human Services within 24 months of the project start date. Funds under this NOFO may be used for the cost of developing a title IV-E plan under section 471 of the Social Security Act (the Act) to carry out a program under section 479B of the Act. The award may be used for costs relating to the development of data collection systems, a cost-allocation methodology, agency and tribal court procedures necessary to meet the case review system requirements under section 475(5) of the Act, or any other costs attributable to meeting any other requirement necessary for approval of a title IV-E plan.
[Forecasted] Standing Announcement for Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants
Forecasted
Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Income Security and Social Services
Grant
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
2025-09-04