Title IV-E Prevention Accelerator Grants

Key Facts

Status: Open

Posted date: June 18, 2026

Archive date: September 16, 2026

Opportunity ID: 362890

Opportunity number: HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CA-0061

Opportunity category: Discretionary

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

Agency code: HHS-ACF-CB

Award floor: $300,000

Award ceiling: $750,000

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)
  • State 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:state_governments
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:open
Description

Despite expanded authority under the Family First Prevention Services Act, title IV-E prevention services account for less than 2% of total program claims. Many title IV-E agencies face implementation barriers including limited infrastructure, provider readiness, evaluation capacity, and complex claiming requirements.To overcome these barriers, the Children's Bureau will fund projects to accelerate and sustain implementation of the title IV-E prevention services program.Funded projects will develop the infrastructure and readiness to implement one or more title IV-E eligible prevention services. Services implemented must include at least one title IV-E eligible prevention service that is either new or not yet fully operationalized within their current title IV-E prevention plans or statewide service array. Core activities include but are not limited to: (1) Building title IV-E claiming and reimbursement systems; (2) Developing provider capacity and referral pathways; (3) Establishing data and reporting infrastructure. Title IV-E agencies must demonstrate how services and infrastructure will transition to title IV-E claiming within 18 months. Award recipients will work with an internal or external evaluator to provide rapid and real-time feedback as they prepare to implement the program(s) and share lessons learned with the field.

Title IV-E Prevention Accelerator Grants
Despite expanded authority under the Family First Prevention Services Act, title IV-E prevention services account for less than 2% of total program claims. Many title IV-E agencies face implementation barriers including limited infrastructure, provider readiness, evaluation capacity, and complex claiming requirements.To overcome these barriers, the Children's Bureau will fund projects to accelerate and sustain implementation of the title IV-E prevention services program.Funded projects will develop the infrastructure and readiness to implement one or more title IV-E eligible prevention services. Services implemented must include at least one title IV-E eligible prevention service that is either new or not yet fully operationalized within their current title IV-E prevention plans or statewide service array. Core activities include but are not limited to: (1) Building title IV-E claiming and reimbursement systems; (2) Developing provider capacity and referral pathways; (3) Establishing data and reporting infrastructure. Title IV-E agencies must demonstrate how services and infrastructure will transition to title IV-E claiming within 18 months. Award recipients will work with an internal or external evaluator to provide rapid and real-time feedback as they prepare to implement the program(s) and share lessons learned with the field.
Title IV-E Prevention Accelerator Grants
Open
Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Income Security and Social Services
Grant
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
2026-06-18