CAPTA: National Quality Improvement Center on Preventing the Abuse and Neglect of Infants and Young Children

Post Date

May 15th 2008

Application Due Date

July 14th 2008

See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.

Funding Opportunity Number

HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-CA-0044

CFDA Number(s)

93.670

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Income Security and Social Services

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Small Businesses

Partnerships are encouraged between organizations with experience and expertise in child welfare, child maltreatment prevention, and early childhood programs, but applications must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the grant. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1700000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $1700000

Grant Description

The purpose of this program announcement is to award a cooperative agreement to establish a National Quality Improvement Center (QIC) on Preventing the Abuse and Neglect of Infants and Young Children. The QIC will work to improve the social, physical, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional well-being of children zero to five years old, and their families, who are at risk of abuse and neglect, including those infants and young children impacted by substance abuse and/or HIV/AIDS.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Administration for Children and Families

• Agency Contact:

  Melissa Brodowski
  melissa.brodowski@acf.hhs.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Melissa Brodowski

• Agency Email Address:

  melissa.brodowski@acf.hhs.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-ACYF-CA-0044.html