Simpler Grants.gov #93.652

Collaborative Approaches to Adoption for Children with Complex Needs

This opportunity from the Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB seeks proposals to improve adoption permanency for children and youth with complex or high-acuity needs. - Government Buyer: - Administration for Children and Families (ACF) - Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) - Children's Bureau (CB) - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named, as this is a services and research-focused solicitation. - Products/Services Requested: - System-level services to recruit, train, support, and retain families for children with complex behavioral, medical, or emotional needs - Implementation and evaluation of collaborative approaches to adoption - Specialized interventions, support services, and training for caseworkers - Coordination with health and education agencies - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Projects must use rigorous research designs and include a strong theory of change - Emphasis on collaborative models, including partnerships with Medicaid Section 1115 Research and Demonstration Projects and private adoption agencies - Wide eligibility: state/local/tribal governments, nonprofits, educational institutions, and certain businesses - Focus on evidence-building and evaluation of system-level strategies

Description

The Children's Bureau will fund projects to test and build evidence for collaborative approaches to improving permanency through adoption for children and youth with complex or high-acuity needs, such as medically fragile children. Projects will focus on system-level efforts to recruit, train, support, and retain families capable of meeting these children's behavioral, medical, or emotional needs. Award recipients will implement and evaluate promising collaborative approaches, including strategies for specialized adoptive homes and potential collaborations with Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Projects and private adoption agencies. The projects will include implementation studies and evaluations using rigorous research designs guided by a strong theory of change.

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