93.087: Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse

93.087

Active

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) [HHS]

Sept. 13, 2022

Sept. 13, 2022

To provide, through interagency collaboration, an integration of program activities and services that are designed to increase well-being, improve permanency outcomes, and enhance the safety of children who are in an out-of-home placement or are at risk of being placed in out-of-home care as a result of a parent's or caretaker's opioid or other substance abuse.

B - Project Grants (Discretionary)

The Secretary has the authority to make grants to Regional Partnerships. As required by the legislation, Regional Partnership means a collaborative agreement (which may be established on an interstate, state, or intrastate basis) entered into by mandatory and optional partners. Applicants must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the grant. Any member of the Regional Partnership is eligible to be a lead applicant provided that: (1) the partner is one of the eligible entities described below and, (2) the member agency or organization has the capacity to sufficiently monitor program activities or services, funding, and reporting requirements described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Mandatory Partners • The state child welfare agency responsible for the administration of the state plan under title IV-B and title IV-E of the Social Security Act (must be included in the partnership unless it is a Regional Partnership entered into by Indian tribes or tribal consortia (section 437(f)(2)(D)(i)); • The state agency responsible for administering the substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant provided under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act; and • The Juvenile Court or Administrative Office of the Court that is most appropriate to oversee the administration of court programs in the region and to address the population of families who come to the attention of the court due to child abuse or neglect, only when the partnership is proposing to serve children in out-of-home placement. Optional Partners • An Indian tribe or tribal consortium (federally recognized); • Non-profit or for-profit child welfare service providers; • Community health service providers, including substance abuse treatment providers; • Community mental health providers; • Local law enforcement agencies; • School personnel; • Tribal child welfare agencies (or a consortia of the agencies); • Any other providers, agencies, personnel, officials, or entities that are related to the provision of child and family services under a State plan approved under subpart 2-Promoting Safe and Stable Families of Title IV-B of the Social Securities Act. While institutions of higher education (e.g., universities) are neither specifically named as eligible applicants, or listed as one of the organizations that may be the primary applicant responsible for administering the grant, please note that the above bulleted list includes the following: School personnel and Any other providers, agencies, personnel, officials, or entities that are related to the provision of child and family services under a state plan approved under this subpart 2- Promoting Safe and Stable Families of Title IV-B of the Social Securities Act. If an applicant can demonstrate that their organization meets either of these descriptions, then that organization can be an eligible applicant and may operate as a lead agency. Additional Partner Information. While the relevant court and court offices are mandatory partners only when the partnership is proposing to serve children in out-of-home placement, CB strongly encourages the participation of courts, judicial offices, judges, court personnel, and juvenile justice officials in Regional Partnerships. If the Regional Partnership is located in a state-supervised, county-administered state, the county child welfare agency satisfies the administration of the state plan requirement. In such a Regional Partnership, the state agency that is ultimately responsible for state plan compliance under title IV-B and title IV-E is not required to be a partner in the Regional Partnership but also is not precluded from participating as a member of the Regional Partnership. In a state-administered system, a local office of the state child welfare agency can participate in the Regional Partnership and satisfy this statutory requirement. As required by the legislation, if an Indian tribe or tribal consortium is the lead applicant for a Regional Partnership, the Indian tribe may (but is not required to) include the state child welfare agency as a partner in the collaborative agreement. If the Regional Partnership is an Indian tribe or tribal consortia, they may not enter into a collaborative agreement only with tribal child welfare agencies (or a consortium of such agencies). The Indian tribe or tribal consortium applicant should enter into a collaborative agreement with at least two of the parties listed above. If the partnership proposes to serve children in out-of-home placements, the partnership may include tribal court organizations in lieu of other judicial partners. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards.

Agencies or organizations serving children and families who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing an out of home placement as a result of a parent's or caregiver's opioid or other substance abuse.

93.556 - MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program

93.645 - Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program

93.643 - Children's Justice Grants to States

93.669 - Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants

93.648 - Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration

93.600 - Head Start

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