Community-Based Family Resource and Support Grants (93.590)
Program
93.590 Community-Based Family Resource and Support Grants
Federal Agency
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration For Children And Families
Authorization
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, 42 U.S.C 5116 et.seq.; as amended, Public Law 111-8.
Program Number
93.590
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To assist States to support community-based efforts to develop, operate, expand, and enhance, and where appropriate to network, initiatives aimed at the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
Types of Assistance
FORMULA GRANTS
Uses and Use Restrictions
Funds are used to develop, operate, expand, and enhance community-based, prevention focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect. One percent is set aside for discretionary grants to migrant and tribal populations and an additional amount to fund a national resource center to provide training and technical assistance to State lead agencies. To receive funds, States must meet eligibility requirements stated in the authorizing legislation.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Beneficiary Eligibility
There are no eligibility requirements. Beneficiaries ,which include children and their families, and organizations dealing with community-based, prevention focused programs and activities designed to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Credentials/Documentation
Applications require certification and/or documentation that the State meets the eligibility requirements described in the Act requiring that: (1) the CEO of the State has designated a lead entity to administer funds under this title for the purposes identified under the authority of this Title; (2) the CEO of the State has provided assurances that the lead entity will provide or be responsible for providing community-based, prevention focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect (through networks where appropriate) composed of local, collaborative, public-private partnerships directed by interdisciplinary structures with balanced representation from public and private sector members, parents, and public and private nonprofit service providers, individuals and organizations experienced working in partnership with families with children with disabilities; and (3) the CEO of the State has provided additional assurances that the lead entity has demonstrated certain capacities that ensure the States ability to meet the purposes of this authority. Applicable costs and administrative procedures will be determined in accordance with 45 CFR 74 and 92. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication is not required. Advice and technical assistance are available from the Children's Bureau, OCAN to State applicants. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. States and Territories respond to Annual Program Instruction which announces availability of funds. Application must include assurance and information required in Program Instruction, as well as completed forms from Program Instruction.
Award Procedure
Applications are reviewed against all eligibility requirements at the Headquarters level. Approval/disapproval is decided by the Commissioner, ACYF.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 90 to 120 days. Deadlines will be provided in the annual Program Instruction. Contact Headquarters Office listed below for future deadlines.
Appeals
Appeals are processed in accordance with HHS regulations in 45 CFR, part 16.
Renewals
Grants are made annually. A new application is required each year.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory Formula:
Matching Requirements: States that meet all of the eligibility requirements will be awarded funds based on the following statutory formula: (a) 70 percent of the total amount appropriated is allotted among the States based on the number of children under the age of 18 in each such State, except that each State shall receive not less then $175,000; and (b) the remaining 30 percent of the total amount appropriated is allotted in an amount that bears the same proportion to such amount appropriated as the amount leveraged by the State from private, State, or other nonfederal sources and directed through the State lead agency in the preceding fiscal year bears to the aggregate of the amount leveraged by all States from private, State, or other nonfederal sources and directed through the lead agency of such States in the preceding fiscal year.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Grants are awarded by the Secretary to the State on an annual basis, as described by the formula information Section. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Financial and program progress reporting requirements are described in Progrm Instructions.
A State receiving a grant under this title, through reports provided to the Secretary—
1. shall demonstrate the effective development, operation and expansion of a community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect that meets the requirements of this title;
2. shall supply an inventory and description of the services provided to families by local programs that meet identified community needs, including core and optional services as described in section 202;
3. shall demonstrate that they will have addressed unmet needs identified by the inventory and description of current services required under section 205(3);
4. shall describe the number of families served, including families with children with disabilities, and parents with disabilities, and the involvement of a diverse representation of families in the design, operation, and evaluation of community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect, and in the design, operation and evaluation of the networks of such community-based and prevention-focused programs;
5. shall demonstrate a high level of satisfaction among families who have used the services of the community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect;
6. shall demonstrate the establishment or maintenance of innovative funding mechanisms, at the State or community level, that blend Federal, State, local and private funds, and innovative, interdisciplinary service delivery mechanisms, for the development, operation, expansion and enhancement of the community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect;
7. shall describe the results of a peer review process conducted under the State program; and
8. shall demonstrate an implementation plan to ensure the continued leadership of parents in the on-going planning, implementation, and evaluation of such community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect. PSC-272. Program progress reporting requirements are described in Program Instructions. Financial reporting requirements are described in Program Instructions. Performance monitoring is not applicable.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Audits are conducted in accordance with the requirements in 45 CFR 74 and 92.
Records
Records are to be kept in accordance with 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92.
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2008: In fiscal year 2008, 60 grants were awarded. The territories of Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Island, and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands received $200,000 each under their consolidated grant program. Fiscal Year 2009: It is anticipated that 60 grants will be awarded. Fiscal Year 2010: It is anticipated that 60 grants will be awarded.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-1536-0-1-506.
Obligations
(Formula Grants) FY 08 $41,688,748; FY 09 est $41,689,000; FY 10 est $41,689,000
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
In FY 2008, the range of financial assistance was from a low of $200,000 to a high of $3,640,155, with an average of $711,027.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
All pertinent instructions are contained in the annual Program Instruction.
Related Programs
93.643 Children's Justice Grants to States; 93.645 Child Welfare Services_State Grants; 93.648 Child Welfare Services Training Grants; 93.667 Social Services Block Grant; 93.669 Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Melissa Lim Brodowski Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1250 Maryland Avenue,SW, 8th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia 20024 Email: melissa.brodowski@acf.hhs.gov Phone: 202-205-2629
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Fiscal Year 2008: CBCAP funded projects nclude grants To Tribes, Tribal organizations and migrant programs, and support to the National Resource Center (NRC), FRIENDS, to provide technical assistance to states and Tribes on child abuse prevention. Additonal examples of projects funded in 2008 may be found on the FRIENDS website at: www.friendsnrc.org, in CBCAP State reports. Fiscal Year 2009: Among other projects, CBCAP continues to provide funds to Tribes, Tribal organizations and migrant programs, and to the FRIENDS NRC. CBCAP grants support parenting programs, home visitation, family resource centers, respite care, parent mutual support, family support, and public awareness. Funds also are used to provide training and technical assistance and to evaluate programs. Fiscal Year 2010: Among other projects, CBCAP will continue to provide funds to Tribes, Tribal organizations and migrant programs, and to the FRIENDS NRC. CBCAP grants support parenting programs, home visitation, family resource centers, respite care, parent mutual support, family support, and public awareness. Funds also are used to provide training and technical assistance and to evaluate programs. .
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
States which meet all eligibility requirements will receive funds under this program.
