DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and Families 

Tribal Resource 

Directory of 

ACF Programs

March 2008 
Department of Health and Human Services 

Administration for Children and Families 

TRIBAL RESOURCE DIRECTORY 

OF ACF PROGRAMS 

January 2008 

CONTENTS 

Introduction 1 

Administration on Children, Youth and Families 

Children’s Bureau 

Title IV-B, Subpart 1, Child Welfare Services 2 

Title IV-B, Subpart 2, Promoting Safe and Stable Families 3 

 Infant Adoption Awareness Training 4 

 Collaboration between TANF and Child Welfare to Improve 

 Child Welfare Program Outcomes 5

Abandoned Infants 6 

Adoption Opportunities 7 

Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Grants 8 

 

Family and Youth Services Bureau 

Basic Center Program 9 

Community-Based Abstinence Education Program 10 

 Family Violence Prevention and Services/ 

Grants for Battered Women’s Shelters (FVPSA) 11 

 Family Violence Prevention and Services/ 

Grants for Battered Women’s Shelters (FVPSA) 12 

 Mentoring Children of Prisoners 14 

Street Outreach Program 15 

Transitional Living for Homeless Youth 16 

Office of Head Start

American Indian/Alaska Native Programs Branch 18 

Administration on Developmental Disabilities 

Projects of National Significance 19 

Administration for Native Americans 

Environmental Mitigation 21 

Environmental Regulatory Enhancement 22 

Improving the Well-Being of Children 

 Native American Healthy Marriage Initiative 23 

Native Language Preservation and Maintenance 25 

 

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 Social and Economic Development Strategies 27 
Office of Community Services 

 Assets for Independence (AFI) Demonstration Individual Development 

Accounts (IDA) 29 

 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) 30 

Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards: 

Community Economic Development Program 31 

Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards: 

Rural Community Facilities Development 

Water and Waste Water Treatment Systems Development 32 

Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) 33 

Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) Program 34 

 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Block Grant 

and Leveraging Incentive Program 35 

 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Residential 

Energy Assistance Challenge (REACH) Option Program 37 

 Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) 39 

Office of Child Support Enforcement 

Child Support Enforcement Demonstration Special Projects 40 

 Child Support Enforcement 42 

Office of Family Assistance 

 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Bureau

Native Employment Works (NEW) 43 

 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF) 44 

Child Care Bureau 

Child Care and Development Block Grants (CCDF) 46 

Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation 

 Welfare Reform Research, Head Start and Childcare Evaluation 

and National Studies 48 

Appendices 

HHS-ACF Regional Offices Contact Information 50 

 ACF Program Offices T/TA Providers 61 

 

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INTRODUCTION 

ACF Overview 

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a component of the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is responsible for a number of 

programs intended to promote the social and economic well-being of American children, 

youth, their families and the communities in which they live. Through its Federal 

leadership, ACF seeks to form innovative partnerships with State, local and Tribal 

governments; other Federal and relevant public and private agencies; and communitybased and national organizations, including Native American entities and frontline 

service providers. Together with its partners, ACF strives to empower individuals, 

families and communities to enhance their social and economic independence and to 

promote a better quality of life. 

ACF Tribal Resource Directory 

 

The purpose of this Tribal Resource Directory is to provide useful information on 

programs funded by ACF for American Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Villages and/or 

Native American organizations. This Resource Directory includes profiles of ACF 

programs for which American Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Villages and/or Native 

American organizations are eligible to apply directly or where, by law, they receive 

services through the States. Each program profile describes the program’s purposes, 

funding uses, types of awards and funding levels, as well as eligibility requirements and 

application instructions for funding. For additional information, see the Agency Contact

table listed at the end of each program. 

ACF Tribal Resources Website 

The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) website, 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana/resources/links.html, contains information on a 

number of relevant Tribal resources. Although this site can provide links to many Tribal 

programs, it may not include all available programs and should be considered only as a 

first step and helpful tool in navigating through the web in search of specific programs 

that may benefit Tribes. 

Additionally, the following websites may prove helpful in designing effective strategies 

to assist Tribal families in becoming self-sufficient: 

 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and welfare reform at 

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/dts) 

 Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program at (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/ 

content/youthdivision/programs/mcpfactsheet.htm) 

 Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) at 

(http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/resources/tribal/) 

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 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) at 

(http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/SYSTEM.BROWSE_AGENCY_RPT.show ) 
Title IV-B, Subpart 1, Child Welfare Services 

(CFDA 93.645)

Program Office Children’s Bureau 

Purpose The purpose of this program is to promote State flexibility in the 

development and expansion of a coordinated child and family services 

program that utilizes community-based agencies and ensures all children 

are raised in safe, loving families.

Funding Uses Examples of activities that grants may be used for include cost of 

personnel to provide protective services to children, standard-setting for 

and licensing of foster care homes, assisting with costs of homemaker 

services, return of runaway children and prevention and reunification 

services.

Types of Awards Formula grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

States, the District of Columbia, Indian Tribes and Territories.

Application 

Process 

Each Indian Tribe must submit, and have approved, a five-year 

comprehensive State plan, titled the Child and Family Services State Plan 

(CFSP). The plan must be jointly developed by the Secretary of HHS and 

the Indian Tribe and written after consultation with other, appropriate 

State, county or Tribal agencies and community-based organizations. This 

plan is to encompass service delivery across the full child welfare services 

spectrum and must coordinate the provision of services under Title IV-B 

with services under other Federal or Federally assisted programs serving 

the same populations. An annual update to the plan is also required. The 

Associate Commissioner has approval authority for any plans submitted.

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

State allotments are determined first and then Tribal allotments are 

allocated based on the number of Tribal children in the State. Funds are 

taken from the Title IV-B allotment of the State in which the Tribe is 

located and are paid to the Tribe by the Department. If the eligible Tribe 

includes populations from more than one State, a proportionate amount of 

the grant is paid from each State’s allotment. Grantees receive Federal 

funds at a rate of 75% of their expenditures up to the limit of the Tribe’s 

allocation.

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations

FY 05: 146 Tribes received $5,687,435 

FY 06: 156 Tribes received $5,674,716

Agency Contact Tribes should contact ACF Regional Offices or 

www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb for further information.

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Title IV-B, Subpart 2, Promoting Safe and Stable Families 

(CFDA 93.556)

Program Office Children’s Bureau 

Purpose The purpose of this program is to enable States to develop and 

establish, or expand, and to operate coordinated programs of 

community-based family support services, family preservation services, 

time-limited family reunification services, and adoption promotion and 

support services. 

Funding Uses Examples of the following services include pre-placement/preventive 

services; respite care; services designed to improve parenting skills; 

services intended to facilitate the reunification of the child safely back 

into the child’s home; and adoption promotion and support services 

designed to encourage more adoptions out of the foster care system, 

when adoptions promote the best interests of the child. 

Types of Awards Formula grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

States, Territories and Indian Tribes whose grant allotments equal 

$10,000 or more. 

Application Process Each Indian Tribe must submit, and have approved, a five-year 

comprehensive State plan, titled the Child and Family Services State 

Plan (CFSP). This plan is to encompass planning and service delivery 

across the full child welfare services spectrum. This includes: Title IVB, subpart 1, Foster Care, Independent Living and other Child Welfare 

related services. The ACF Regional Offices have approval authority for 

all plans submitted. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Allotments to Indian Tribes are based on a percentage set-aside of the 

total appropriation in each fiscal year and computed based on the 

number of children in the Tribe compared to the total number of 

children in all eligible Indian Tribes. Grantees receive Federal 

matching at a rate of 75% of their expenditures up to the limit of their 

allocation. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: 88 Tribes received $ 5,131,025 

FY 06: 83 Tribal grantees received $4,832,000 

Agency Contact Tribes should contact ACF Regional Offices or 

www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/ for further information.

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Infant Adoption Awareness Training 

(CFDA 93.254)

Program Office Children’s Bureau 

Purpose To develop and implement programs to train designated staff of eligible 

health centers in providing adoption information and referrals to pregnant 

women on an equal basis with all other courses of action included in nondirective counseling to pregnant women.

Funding Uses Grant funds may be used to plan and implement: (1) approved programs 

directly or through grants or cooperative agreements with other adoption 

organizations; (2) training curricula, consistent with best-practices 

guidelines; (3) reimbursement to eligible health centers for all costs 

involved in obtaining training. Project funds may not be used for 

construction.

Types of Awards Grants. (This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements.)

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Private, non-profit national, regional or local organizations among whose 

primary purposes are adoption and are knowledgeable in all elements of the 

adoption process. This includes types of adoptions; relevant State and local 

laws regarding relinquishment procedures and putative father involvement; 

medical and financial resources for birth mothers; and on providing 

adoption information and referrals to pregnant women.

Application 

Process 

Application procedure can be obtained at 

www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html or 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/programs_fund/discretionary/iaatp.htm

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

The Federal share of small or regional projects may not exceed $1,500,000 

in the first budget period. 

Project Periods for Awards: The projects will be awarded for a project 

period of 24 months. The initial grant award will be for a 12-month budget 

period. The award of continuation funding beyond each 12-month budget 

period will be subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory progress on 

the part of the grantee and a determination that continued funding would be 

in the best interest of the government.

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

Grant competition was held in FY 2006 no new funds will be 

available until FY 2011. 

Agency Contact Patricia Campiglia 

Children's Bureau 

Portals Office Building, 8th floor 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: 202-205-8060 

Fax: 202-401-5917 

Website: 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/programs_fund/discretionary/iaatp.htm

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Collaboration between TANF and Child Welfare to Improve Child Welfare 

Program Outcomes

(CFDA 93.556) 

Program Office Children’s Bureau 

Purpose The purpose of this funding is to: (1) demonstrate models of effective collaboration 

between public assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and 

child welfare agencies that will improve outcomes for children and youth who are 

in/at risk of entering the child welfare system; (2) evaluate and document the 

processes and outcomes of these collaborations; and (3) develop identifiable sites 

that other States/locales seeking improved collaboration between TANF and child 

welfare agencies can look to for guidance, insight, and possible replication. 

Funding Uses These are demonstration projects. At the Children's Bureau, a demonstration project 

is one that puts into place and tests new, unique, or distinctive approaches for 

delivering services to a specific population. These are demonstration projects. At the 

Children’s Bureau, a demonstration project is one that puts into place and tests new, 

unique or distinctive approaches for delivering services to a specific population. 

Under this priority area, funds are to be used to stimulate and facilitate development 

and evaluation of models of coordination, not to provide funding for direct services. 

Areas that the grant may help to support include, but are not limited to, interagency 

planning, policy development, comprehensive family assessment, blending or 

braiding of interagency finances, information and data sharing mechanisms, 

confidentiality issues, and cross-training of welfare and child welfare staff. 

Types of Awards Grants. 

Entities Eligible 

to Apply 

Applications “one time only” in FY 2006. State governments, County governments, 

City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American Tribal 

governments (Federally recognized). Applicants were required to demonstrate a 

strong commitment on the part of the Child Welfare and TANF agencies, and any 

other agencies identified as part of the project, to collaborate on this project, with 

clearly defined roles, responsibilities and budgets. 

Application 

Process 

Application procedure for grant announcements can be obtained via the World Wide 

Web at www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html. 

Determination of 

Funding 

Amounts 

Project Periods for Awards: The projects are awarded for a project period of 60 

months with initial funding for a 12 month budget period. Continuation funding 

beyond each 12-month budget period is subject to the availability of funds, 

satisfactory progress on the part of the grantee, and a determination that continued 

funding would be in the best interest of the government. Grantees must provide at 

least 10% match. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 06: Up to $400,000 per year for five years: Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc., 

Anchorage, AK.

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Agency Contact Gail Collins 

Children's Bureau 

Portals Office Building, 8th floor 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: 202-205-8552 

Fax: 202-260-9345 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/grantreview/directory/DetailGranteeServlet
Abandoned Infants 

(CFDA 93.551)

Program Office Children’s Bureau 

Purpose To develop, implement and operate projects that demonstrate how to: 

(1) prevent the abandonment of infants and young children exposed to 

HIV/AIDS and drugs, including the provision of services to family 

members for any conditions that increased the probability of 

abandonment of an infant or young child; (2) identify and address the 

needs of abandoned infants, especially those born with AIDS and those 

exposed to drugs; (3) assist these children in either residing with their 

natural families, if at all possible, or in foster care; (4) recruit, train, and 

retain foster parents; (5) carry out residential care programs for 

abandoned children and children with AIDS; (6) establish programs of 

respite care for families and foster families; (7) recruit and train health 

and social services personnel to work with families, foster families and 

residential care staff; and (8) prevent the abandonment of infants and 

young children by providing needed resources through model programs. 

This program also funds technical assistance, including training, with 

respect to the planning, development, and operation of projects.

Funding Uses Funds may be used to accomplish any of the stated program purposes.

Types of Awards Grants. 

Entities Eligible 

to Apply 

State or local governments; Federally recognized Tribal governments; 

U.S. Territories and possessions; and non-profit organizations and 

universities.

Application 

Process 

Application procedures can be obtained at 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/programs_fund/index.htm or by 

contacting the Headquarters Office, listed below, for application 

information. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts

Project Periods for Awards: The projects are awarded for a period of 48 

months. The initial grant award is for a 12-month budget period. The 

award of continuation funding beyond each 12-month budget period will 

be subject to the availability of funds, satisfactory progress on the part of 

the grantee, and a determination that continued funding would be in the 

best interest of the government. A minimum cost sharing of 10% of the 

total project cost is required. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: Grantees receive up to $475,000 per year for 4 years. 

FY 06: The program is funded at $11,955,000. 

Agency Contact Patricia Campiglia 

Children's Bureau 

Portals Office Building, 8th floor 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: 202-205-8060 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/

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Adoption Opportunities 

(CFDA 93.652) 

Program Office Children’s Bureau 

Purpose To facilitate the elimination of barriers, including geographic barriers, 

to adoption and to provide permanent and loving environment for 

children who would benefit from adoption, particularly children with 

special needs, including disabled infants with life-threatening 

conditions. 

Funding Uses Grants are for: (1) special demonstration projects in the field of special 

needs adoption, which are of regional or national significance, and (2) 

projects that demonstrate new methods showing promise of substantial 

contribution to the advancement of special-needs adoption. 

Types of Awards Grants or contracts. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Government entities, public or private non-profit licensed child welfare 

or adoption agencies, community-based and other organizations, or 

adoptive family groups. 

Application Process The Children’s Bureau announces opportunities to apply for these 

grants on its website at http://www.grants.gov/. This usually occurs in 

the spring. The announcements contain descriptions of the eligible 

applicants, competition requirements, and the instructions and forms for 

applying. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

The financial assistance range for grants is $120,000 to $500,000, with 

an average grant of $271,432. The amount that can be used for 

contracts cannot be pre-determined. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

No Tribes funded. 

Agency Contact Jan Shafer 

Children's Bureau 

Portals Office Building, 8th floor 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: 202-205-8172 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb

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Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Grants 

(CFDA 93.590) 

Program Office Children's Bureau 

Purpose To support community-based efforts to develop, operate, expand, 

enhance, and expand where appropriate, to network, programs and 

initiatives aimed at the prevention of abuse and neglect. 

Funding Uses Projects within the purview of the purposes are acceptable. 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

States receive the bulk of the funding, however, 1% of the funds are 

set aside for Tribal and migrant programs. Tribes compete for threeyear grants. 

Application Process The Children’s Bureau announces on its website, at 

http://www.grants.gov/, opportunities to apply for these tribal and 

migrant grants. This usually occurs in the spring, however these 

grants are only offered every three years. The announcements contain 

descriptions of the eligible applicants, competition requirements, and 

the instructions and forms for applying. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Based on 1% of the allocation for the Community-Based Child Abuse 

Prevention (CBCAP) program. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05, FY 06, grants to Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Migrant 

Programs for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs 

(CFDA #93.590) up to $142,000 per year for three years. 

Agency Contact Melissa Brodowski 

Children's Bureau 

Portals Office Building, 8th floor 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: 202-205-2629 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb

 www.friendsnrc.org 

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 Basic Center Program 

(CFDA 93.623)

Program Office Family and Youth Services Bureau 

Purpose The purpose of the Basic Center Program, Part A of the Runaway and 

Homeless Youth (RHY) Act, is to establish or strengthen locally 

controlled community-based programs that address the immediate 

needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. Services must 

be delivered outside of law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, 

and juvenile justice systems. The goals and objectives of the Basic 

Center Program are to: (1) alleviate problems of runaway and homeless 

youth; (2) reunite youth with their families and encourage the resolution 

of intra-family problems through counseling and other services; (3) 

strengthen family relationships and encourage stable living conditions 

for youth; and (4) help youth decide on constructive courses of action. 

Funding Uses Each Basic Center Program is required to provide outreach to runaway 

and homeless youth; temporary shelter for a maximum of fifteen days; 

food; clothing; individual, group, and family counseling; and aftercare 

and referrals, as appropriate. Some programs provide some or all of 

their shelter services through host homes (usually private homes under 

contract to the centers), with counseling and referrals being provided 

from a central location. Basic Center Programs offer shelter to youth 

who are under 18 years of age and who are at risk of separation from 

their family. The Basic Center Program must provide age-appropriate 

services or referrals for homeless youth ages 18-21. 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Application Process Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form 424, is to be 

submitted. Specific instructions are published in the Federal Register.

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Federal share of grant is up to 90%. The non-Federal share may be in 

cash or in-kind. The statute contains a formula for allocation of funds 

by State. It is based on the under-age-18 population of each State as a 

proportion of the national under-age-18 population. The financial 

assistance range is $100,000 to $200,000, with an average grant of 

$120,000. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: Total: $48,800,000 

 2 Tribes: $324,000 

FY 06: Total: $48,300,000 

 2 Tribes: $324,000 

Agency Contact Deborah Yatsko, Tribal Liaison 

Family and Youth Services Bureau 

1250 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 8405 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: 202- 690-7843 

Fax: 202-260-9333 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb

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Community-Based Abstinence Education Program 

(CDFA 93.010) 

Program Office Family and Youth Services Bureau 

Purpose The Community-Based Abstinence Education Program provides 

support to public and private entities for the development and 

implementation of abstinence education programs for adolescents, ages 

12 through 18, in communities across the country. 

Funding Uses CBAE grantees focus on educating young people and creating an 

environment within communities that supports teen decisions to 

postpone sexual activity until marriage. Examples of abstinence 

education program activities include mentoring, counseling, and 

teaching abstinence education curricula to youths in public schools and 

other community settings. 

Types of Awards Grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Those eligible to apply include faith-based and community 

organizations, State or local governments, independent school districts, 

hospitals and clinics, State-controlled institutions of higher education, 

public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American 

Tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized Tribal 

governments), non-profits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other 

than institutions of higher education), and for-profit organizations other 

than small businesses. 

Application Process Applicants must submit Standard Form 424 (Application for Federal 

Assistance). FYSB solicits applications for financial assistance through 

www.grants.gov. Specific instructions can be found in open program 

announcements, available through 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open.html. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

FYSB funds five-year grants, with funding ranges between $250,000 

and $600,000. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: Total: $153,698,000*

 Tribal: $2,974,039 

FY 06: Total: $163,325,000*

 Tribal: $2,974,039 

*Note: total CBAE funding includes all funding for administrative and 

T&TA purposes, in addition to grantee funding. 

Agency Contact Division of Abstinence Education 

Family and Youth Services Bureau/ACYF 

Portals Building, Suite 800 

1250 Maryland Avenue, SW. 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: 202-401-9205 

Fax: 202-401-5533 

Web: 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/content/abstinence/index.htm 

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Family Violence Prevention and Services/Grants 

for Battered Women’s Shelters (FVPSA) 

(CDFA 93.592) 

Program Office Family and Youth Services Bureau 

Purpose To improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services through the 

development of new techniques and approaches to deal with priorityarea issues related to domestic violence; and specific sections in the Act 

authorize funding for such discretionary projects as National Resource 

Centers; a national domestic violence hotline; public education and 

information activities; and research into the most effective programs for 

the prevention, identification, and treatment of family violence. 

Funding Uses To fund a wide range of discretionary activities for the purpose of (1) 

preventing family violence; (2) protecting victims and their dependents; 

(3) improving the design, delivery, and coordination of services to 

address family violence; (4) gathering information on the incidences of 

family violence; and (5) increasing knowledge and understanding of 

issues through research, demonstration, and evaluation projects. 

Types of Awards Competitive. Based on priority areas seeking to support innovative 

ideas and new approaches to problematic program areas. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Depending on the purpose of the project and the statutory requirements, 

an applicant may be a public agency, a private agency (for-profit or 

non-profit), a Federally recognized Indian Tribe, an Alaska Native 

Village, or a non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporation. 

Application Process The annual Federal Register notice contains all the necessary grant 

application information. Contact the Headquarters Office listed below 

for further information. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

The financial assistance range is $50,000 to $400,000, with an average 

grant of $150,000. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations

FY 05: Total: $125,384,000 

 Tribes: $12,563,000 

FY 06: Total: $124,618,000 

 Tribes: $12,473,000 

Agency Contact William Riley 

ACYF 

1250 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 8402 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: (202) 401-5529; wriley@acf.hhs.gov 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs

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Family Violence Prevention and Services/Grants 

for Battered Women’s Shelters Grants to Sates and Indian Tribes (FVPSA) 

(CDFA 93.671)

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Program Office Family and Youth Services Bureau 

Purpose To assist States and Indian Tribes in the prevention of family violence 

and the provision of immediate shelter and related assistance for victims 

and their dependents. 

Funding Uses Federal funds are used by States for grants to local public agencies and 

non-profit private organizations to prevent incidents of family violence 

and to provide immediate shelter and related assistance to victims of 

family violence. States must give special emphasis to the support of 

community-based projects of demonstrated effectiveness carried out by 

non-profit private organizations, particularly those projects where the 

primary purpose is to operate shelters for victims of family violence, 

and those that provide counseling, advocacy, and self-help services to 

victims and their children. States and Indian Tribes may not impose an 

income eligibility standard on individuals receiving services supported 

by funds appropriated under this Act. Also, Federal funds may not be 

used as direct payment to any victim of family violence. No less than 

70% of the funds distributed may be used for immediate shelter and 

related assistance, and no less than 25% for related assistance. 

Types of Awards State and Tribal Formula Grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

The 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth 

of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Federally recognized Indian 

Tribes. 

Application Process Applications must be submitted to the Administration for Children and 

Families. The annual Federal Register notice contains all necessary 

application information. Contact the Headquarters Office listed below 

for further information. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

(1) Each State shall be allotted for a payment in a grant authorized 

under section 303(a), of $600,000, with the remaining funds to be 

allotted to each State in an amount that bears the same ratio to such 

remaining funds as the population of such State bears to the population 

of all States; (2) Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 

Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall 

be allotted not less than 1/8 of 1% of the amounts available for grants 

under section 303(a) for the fiscal year for which the allotment is made; 

and (3) to carry out section 303(b) the Secretary of HHS shall make 

available not less than 10% of such amounts to make grants available to 

Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations and non-profit private organizations 

approved by an Indian Tribe. No grant may be made to any entity other 

than a State or an Indian Tribe unless the entity provides for the 

following non-Federal matching local share: not less than 20%, if an 

entity operating an existing program under this title; and not less than 

35% if a new program under this title. The local share may be cash or 

in-kind, but may not include any Federal funds other than what is 

provided for under this title. 
By the end of the fiscal year, following the fiscal year in which the 

grant was received, State allocations must be expended by States and 

Indian Tribes. The financial assistance range for Indian Tribes is 

$24,710 to $2,162,081. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: Tribal: $12,563,000 

 States: $88,102,000 

FY 06: Tribal: $12,473,000 

 States: $85,488,000 

Agency Contact Shena Williams (Tribes) 

ACYF 

1250 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 8403 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: Shena Williams 202-205-5932, swilliam1@acf.hhs.gov

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs

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Mentoring Children of Prisoners 

(CFDA 93.616) 

Program Office Family and Youth Services Bureau 

Purpose (1) To make competitive grants to urban, suburban, rural, and Tribal 

applicants with substantial numbers of children of incarcerated parents; 

and (2) to support the establishment of expansion programs using a 

network of public and private entities to provide mentoring services to 

these children. 

Funding Uses To support services and activities of mentoring programs, including (1) 

outreach to and screening of mentors and the children to be mentored; 

(2) outreach to and liaison with local sponsoring organizations; (3) 

matching of children with mentors, support and oversight of the 

mentoring relationship; and (4) establishing goals and expected 

outcomes for the mentored children. The funds for this program may 

be used for the full range of activities that support the one-on-one 

mentoring relationship. Applicants are also expected to incorporate 

elements of positive youth development (such as healthy messages 

about life and social behavior, participation in civic service and 

community activities) into their comprehensive program. Coordinating 

with agencies that can provide an array of services, such as 

psychological counseling, in developing a holistic plan for the family is 

integral to a successful project. 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Faith- and community-based organizations, County governments, City 

or Township governments, Special district governments, Independent 

school districts, State-controlled institutions of higher education, Native 

American Tribal governments or Tribal consortia, Public Housing 

authorities, Indian housing authorities, Native American Tribal 

organizations, and non-profit organizations. Note: There is a 5% setaside of grant funds for Tribes and Tribal Consortia. 

Application Process Application for Assistance, Standard form 424, must be submitted. 

Specific instructions are published in the Federal Register. Grantees 

must provide a non-Federal share of 25% of the total project cost. 

Project periods are for 36 months with 12-month budget periods. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

The financial assistance range is $34,000 and $740,000. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: Total: $49,500,000 

 Tribes: $1,700,000 

FY 06: Total: $49,500,000 

 Tribes: $1,800,000 

Agency Contact Tribal Liaison Deborah Yatsko 

Family and Youth Services Bureau 

Administration for Children and Families 

1250 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 8405 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: 202-690-7843 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb

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Street Outreach Program 

(CFDA 93.557)

Program Office Family and Youth Services Bureau 

Purpose To make grants available to non-profit agencies for the purpose of 

providing street-based services to runaway, homeless and street youth, 

who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual 

abuse, prostitution, or sexual exploitation. 

Funding Uses (1) Provide education and prevention services to runaway, homeless 

and street youth who have been subjected to or are at risk of sexual 

exploitation or abuse; and (2) establish and build relationships between 

street youth and program outreach staff to help youth leave the streets. 

Types of Awards Grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Any private, non-profit agency is eligible to apply, including faith- and 

community-based organizations. Non-Federally recognized Tribes and 

urban Indian organizations are eligible to apply for grants as private, 

non-profit agencies. (Note: Public agencies are not eligible.) 

Application Process Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form 424, must be 

submitted. Specific instructions are published in the Federal Register. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Grantee must provide a non-Federal share or match of at least 10% of 

the Federal funds awarded. The non-Federal share may be met by cash 

or in-kind contributions, although applicants are encouraged to meet 

their match requirements through cash contributions. The financial 

assistance range is $100,000 in Federal support each year to a 

maximum of $300,000 for a three-year project.

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: Total: $15,200,000 

 1 Tribe: $100,000 

FY 06: Total: $15,000,000 

 1 Tribe: $100,000 

Agency Contact Tribal Liaison Deborah Yatsko 

Family and Youth Services Bureau 

1250 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 8405 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: 202-205-8102 

Fax: 202-260-9333 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb

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Transitional Living for Homeless Youth 

(CFDA 93.550)

 

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Program Office Family and Youth Services Bureau 

Purpose The overall purpose of the Transitional Living Program (TLP) for 

Homeless Youth is to establish and operate transitional living projects 

for homeless youth, including pregnant and parenting youth. This 

program is structured to help older homeless youth achieve selfsufficiency and avoid long-term dependency on social services. 

Transitional Living Programs provide shelter, skills training, and 

support services to homeless youth, including pregnant and parenting 

youth ages 16 through 21 for a continuous period not exceeding 18 

months. 

Funding Uses Transitional Living Programs are required to provide youth with stable, 

safe living accommodations and services that help them develop the 

skills necessary to move to independence. Living accommodations may 

be host family homes, or "supervised apartments." (Supervised 

apartments are either grantee-owned apartment buildings or "scattered 

site" apartments, which are single-occupancy apartments rented directly 

by young people with support from the grantee.) 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Unless they are part of the law enforcement structure or the juvenile 

justice system, States, localities, private entities, and coordinated 

networks of such entities are eligible to apply for a Transitional Living 

Program grant. Federally recognized Tribes are eligible to apply for 

grants; non-Federally recognized Tribes and urban Indian organizations 

are eligible to apply as private, non-profit agencies. Faith-based 

organizations and small community-based organizations are also 

eligible to apply. 

Application Process Application for Federal assistance, Standard Form 424, is to be 

submitted. Specific instructions published in the Federal Register. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Grantee must provide matching funds equal to at least 10% of the 

Federal share. The non-Federal share may be in cash or in-kind. (There 

are certain exceptions for Tribes with "638" funding pursuant to P.L. 

93-638, under which certain Federal grants funds may qualify as 

matching funds for other Federal grant programs, e.g., those that 

contribute to the purposes for which grants under section 638 were 

made). The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind 

contributions, although applicants are encouraged to meet their match 

requirements through cash contributions. Therefore, a five-year project 

costing $1,000,000 in Federal funds (based on an award of $200,000 

per 12-month budget period) must include a match of at least $100,000 

($20,000 per budget period). Grants are awarded competitively for 

project periods of 3 to 5 years. The financial assistance range is 

$100,000 to $200,000, with an average grant of $150,000. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: Total: $39,900,000 

 4 Tribes: $593,000 

FY 06: Total: $39,500,000 

 4 Tribes: $593,000 
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Agency Contact Tribal Liaison Deborah Yatsko 

Family and Youth Services Bureau 

Administration for Children and Families 

1250 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 8405 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: 202-690-7843 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb
American Indian/Alaska Native Programs Branch 

(CFDA 93.600)

Program Office Office of Head Start 

Purpose To: (1) promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive 

development of low-income children, including children on Federally 

recognized reservations. This will be done through the provision of 

comprehensive health, social, educational, nutritional, and other 

services; and (2) involve parents in their children's learning and to help 

parents make progress toward children’s’ educational, literacy and 

employment goals. Head Start also emphasizes the significant 

involvement of parents in the administration of their local Head Start 

programs. 

Funding Uses At least 90% of the enrollees in a program must come from families 

whose income is below the poverty guidelines as established by the 

Office of Management and Budget or from families receiving public 

assistance. Under certain conditions American Indians/Alaska Native 

grantees may enroll up to 49% of children from over-income families. 

Training and technical assistance grants are available to Head Start 

programs and to agencies that provide services to Head Start programs. 

Types of Awards Grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Any Federally recognized Indian Tribe or Alaska Native corporation. 

However, an application will be considered only when submitted in 

response to a specific announcement; published in the Federal Register 

or other public document; or that is in response to solicited proposals to 

establish new Head Start Programs. Grantee agencies may subcontract 

with other child-serving agencies to provide services to Head Start 

children. 

Application Process The Office of Head Start will provide each applicant agency with a 

completed checklist detailing which items must be completed by each 

applicant and delegate agency. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Head Start grantees are required to provide 20% of the total cost of the 

program, although this may be waived wholly or in part if certain 

conditions pertain. Matching share may be in cash or in-kind. Range 

and Average of Financial Assistance: $120,000 to $29,000,000; 

$3,950,000. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: $185.5 million 

FY 06: $185.4 million 

Agency Contact American Indian Programs Branch 

Office of Head Start 

8th Floor 

1250 Maryland Ave., SW. 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: 202-205-7751 

Fax: 202-260-9336 

Website: http://www2.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb 

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Projects of National Significance

(CFDA 93.631)

Program Office Administration on Developmental Disabilities 

Purpose To provide grants, contracts and cooperative agreements for projects of 

national significance to increase and support the independence, 

productivity, and integration and inclusion into the community of 

individuals with developmental disabilities. 

Funding Uses Project grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements are approved for 

personnel, equipment, travel, supplies, etc. Duplicative Federal 

assistance is precluded. Uses include the following: (1) family support 

activities; (2) projects to educate policy-makers; (3) projects to conduct 

data collection and analysis; (4) projects to provide technical assistance 

for developing information and referral systems; (5) Federal 

interagency initiatives; (6) technical assistance projects; (7) projects to 

enhance opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities 

who are from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds; (8) projects to 

improve supportive living and quality of life opportunities that enhance 

recreation, leisure and fitness; (9) projects concerning the transition of 

youth with developmental disabilities from school to work and to adult 

life; and (10) other projects of national significance. Funds are not 

awarded solely for direct-service delivery, construction, or for the 

continuation or expansion of existing projects, but rather for projects 

that are considered innovative and likely to have significant national 

impact. 

Types of Awards Grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

In general, any State, local, public or private non-profit organization or 

agency may apply. 

Application Process Forms and instructions for Projects of National Significance are 

available through program announcements, which are published on 

www.grants.gov. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Matching requirements are specified in each published program 

announcement. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: $11,400,000 

FY 06: Est. $11, 414,000 

Amount and Percent of Total Funding Awarded to Indians: N/A 

For Awards to Tribes: Number, Range, and Average Amounts: N/A 

Total FY 06 Funding and Amount for Indians, If Known: N/A 

Agency Contact Ophelia McLain 

Projects of National Significance 

Office of Operations and Discretionary Grant Programs 

Administration on Developmental Disabilities 

Administration for Children and Families 

Department of Health and Human Services 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. 

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Mail Stop: HHH 405D 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-690-7025 

E-mail: ophelia.mclain@acf.hhs.gov 

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Environmental Mitigation

(CFDA 93.582)

Program Office Administration for Native Americans 

Purpose To: (1) conduct the research and planning needed to identify 

environmental impacts to Indian lands caused by Department of Defense 

activities on or near Indian lands and to plan for remedial investigations 

to determine and carry out a preliminary assessment of these problems; 

(2) identify the disruption of subsistence activities due to contamination 

of the food chain and/or the development of a remediation plan to 

address subsistence contamination; (3) conduct a comprehensive 

environmental assessment; (4) conduct site inspections and remedial 

investigation to identify problems and causes related to DOD activities; 

(5) identify approaches and methodologies to be undertaken in 

mitigation activities; and (6) develop a mitigation strategy plan to 

address problem areas identified, such as land-use restoration, clean-up 

processes, and the resources necessary to implement clean-up actions. 

Funding Uses Funds may be used for planning, development and implementation of 

Tribal environmental mitigation projects. 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and Tribes; 

Native American Tribal organizations; Incorporated non-Federally 

recognized and State-recognized Tribes; Alaska Native Villages as 

defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or 

non-profit Village consortia; non-profit Alaska Native Regional 

Corporations/Associations with Village specific projects; non-profit 

Native organizations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; Other 

Tribal or Village organizations or consortia of Indian Tribes; and Tribal 

governing bodies (IRA or traditional councils) as recognized by the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

Application Process Information regarding the availability of grant funds will be published 

on www.grants.gov and on www.acf.hhs.gov/grants as a Program 

Announcement. The Program Announcement will provide details on 

program objectives for which applications are being solicited and other 

application requirements. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

 Threshold: $50,000 to $150,000 per 12-month budget period. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: 2 grantees funded at $207,000 

FY 06: 1 grantee funded at $75,000

Agency Contact ANA Help Desk 

Administration for Native Americans 

Department of Health and Human Services 

370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Aerospace Bldg 2-West 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 877-922-9262 

Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana

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Environmental Regulatory Enhancement 

(CFDA 93.581)

Program Office Administration for Native Americans 

Purpose To: (1) provide financial assistance to advance Tribal capacity and 

capability to plan for, develop, and implement enhancements to 

environmental regulatory infrastructure required to support a Tribal 

environmental program and to regulate and enforce environmental 

activities on Indian lands; (2) develop regulations, ordinances and laws 

to protect the environment; (3) develop the technical and program 

capacity to carry out a comprehensive Tribal environmental program and 

perform essential environmental program functions; (4) promote training 

and education of Tribal employees; (5) develop technical and program 

capability to meet Tribal and Federal regulatory requirements; and (6) 

develop technical and program capability to monitor compliance and 

enforcement of Tribal environmental regulations, ordinances, and laws. 

Funding Uses Funds may be used for planning, developing and implementing Tribal 

environmental regulatory projects. 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Federally recognized Indian Tribes; consortia of Indian Tribes; 

incorporated non-Federally recognized Tribes; Alaska Native Villages as 

defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or 

non-profit Village consortia; and Tribal governing bodies (IRA or 

traditional councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

Application Process Information regarding the availability of grant funds will be published 

on www.grants.gov and on www.acf.hhs.gov/grants as a Program 

Announcement. The Program Announcement will provide details on 

program objectives for which applications are being solicited and other 

application requirements. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

A matching share of 20% is required unless waived in accordance with 

criteria, which are also published in 45 CFR Part 1336.50. 

Threshold: $50,000 to $250,000 per budget period for 12-, 24-, or 36-

month project periods. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: 13 grantees funded at $1,880,000 

FY 06: 5 grantees funded at $557,000

Agency Contact ANA Help Desk 

Administration for Native Americans 

Department of Health and Human Services 

370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Aerospace Bldg 2-West 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 877-922-9262 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana

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Improving the Well-Being of Children 

Native American Healthy Marriage Initiative 

(CFDA 93.612)

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Program Office Administration for Native Americans 

Purpose To: (1) fund projects that develop healthy Native American 

communities; (2) provide youth education in high schools, youth 

organizations, and community centers on the value of healthy marriages; 

(3) offer marriage education and marriage skills; (4) offer pre-marital 

education and marriage skills training for couples, individuals, or 

engaged couples interested in marriage; (5) provide marriage 

enhancement/enrichment and marriage skills training programs for 

married couples to improve or strengthen their relationship; (6) include 

married couples as role models and mentors in at-risk communities to 

teach healthy relationship and marriage skills; (7) conduct research on 

the benefits of healthy marriages and healthy marriage education; and 

(8) provide public advertising campaigns in Native American 

communities on the value of healthy marriages as a way to improve 

relationships and marriages and strengthen family relationships. 

Funding Uses Funds may be used for projects that include approaches to improve child 

well-being by removing barriers associated with forming healthy 

marriages, sustaining healthy marriages and strengthening families in 

Native American Communities. 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Federally recognized Indian Tribes; consortia of Indian Tribes; 

incorporated non-Federally recognized Tribes; incorporated non-profit, 

multi-purpose, community-based Indian organizations; Urban Indian 

Centers; national and regional incorporated non-profit Native American 

organizations with Native American community-specific objectives; 

Alaska Native Villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or non-profit Village consortia; 

incorporated non-profit Alaska Native multi-purpose community-based 

organizations; non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/ 

Associations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; non-profit Native 

organizations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians; public and non-profit 

private agencies serving Native peoples in Guam, American Samoa, or 

the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (the populations 

served may be located on these islands or in the U.S.); Tribally 

controlled community colleges, Tribally controlled Post-Secondary 

Vocational Institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, 

Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, which service Native Pacific Islanders; and Tribal governing 

bodies (IRA or traditional councils) as recognized by the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs. 
Application Process Information regarding the availability of grant funds will be published 

on www.grants.gov and on www.acf.hhs.gov/grants as a Program 

Announcement. The Program Announcement will provide details on 

program objectives for which applications are being solicited and other 

application requirements. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

A matching share of 20% is required unless waived in accordance with 

criteria, which are also published in 45 CFR Part 1336.50. Threshold: 

$50,000 to $200,000 per budget period. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: 8 grantees funded at $1,116,000 

FY 06: 10 grantees funded at $1,789,000

Agency Contact ANA Help Desk 

Administration for Native Americans 

Department of Health and Human Services 

370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Aerospace Bldg 2-West 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 877-922-9262 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana

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Native Language Preservation and Maintenance 

(CFDA 93.587)

Program Office Administration for Native Americans 

Purpose Funds may be used to assist Native American Tribes and Native 

communities in ensuring the survival and continued vitality of their 

Native languages. 

Funding Uses To provide financial assistance to eligible applicants for the purpose of 

assisting Native Americans in assuring the survival and continuing 

vitality of their languages. Grants are provided under the following 

three categories: Category I Assessment Grants are limited to 12 

months and are used to conduct the assessment of the current status of 

the Native American language(s) within an established community; 

Category II Planning Grants are for 12 or 24 months and are used to 

provide support to Tribes and Native organizations in planning and 

designing a Native language project in order to achieve their long-range 

language goal(s); and Category III Implementation Grants are for 12, 24 

or 36 months and are used to provide support to Tribes and Native 

organizations in implementing a Native language project in order to 

achieve their long-range language goal(s). 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Federally recognized Indian Tribes; consortia of Indian Tribes; 

incorporated non-Federally recognized Tribes; incorporated non-profit, 

multi-purpose, community-based Indian organizations; Urban Indian 

Centers; national and regional incorporated non-profit Native American 

organizations with Native American community-specific objectives; 

Alaska Native Villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or non-profit Village consortia; 

incorporated non-profit Alaska Native multi-purpose community-based 

organizations; non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/ 

Associations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; non-profit Native 

organizations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians; public and non-profit 

private agencies serving Native peoples in Guam, American Samoa, or 

the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (the populations 

served may be located on these islands or in the U.S.); Tribally 

controlled community colleges, Tribally controlled Post-Secondary 

Vocational Institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, 

Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, which service Native Pacific Islanders; and Tribal 

governing bodies (IRA or traditional councils) as recognized by the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

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Application Process Information regarding the availability of grant funds will be published 

on www.grants.gov and on www.acf.hhs.gov/grants as a Program 

Announcement. The Program Announcement will provide details on 

program objectives for which applications are being solicited and other 

application requirements. 

Determination of 

Funding Amount 

A matching share of 20% is required unless waived in accordance with 

criteria that are also published in 45 CFR Part 1336.50. Matching 

requirements under $200,000 (including in-kind contributions) are 
waived for applications originating from the Native American Pacific 

Islands in accordance with Sec. 501(d), Public Law 95-134, as amended 

(48 U.S.C. 1469a). This program has maintenance-of-effort 

requirements; see funding agency for further details. Waiver 

requirements are contained in 45 CFR Part 1336.50. Thresholds: 

Category I $50,000 to $100,000; Category II $50,000 to $150,000; and 

Category III $50,000 to $200,000. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: 28 grantees funded at $3,553,332 

FY 06: 13 grantees funded $1,554,000 

Agency Contact ANA Help Desk 

Administration for Native Americans 

Department of Health and Human Services 

370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Aerospace Bldg 2-West 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 877-922-9262 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana

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Social and Economic Development Strategies 

(CFDA 93.612)

Program Office Administration for Native Americans 

Purpose To provide financial assistance to Indian Tribes, urban Indian centers, 

Alaska Native Villages, Native Hawaiian organizations, rural offreservation groups, and Native American Pacific Island groups for the 

development and implementation of social and economic development 

strategies that promote self-sufficiency. 

Funding Uses Grants may be used for such purposes as, but not limited to the 

following: (1) Governance Projects that assist Tribal and Village 

governments, Native American institutions, and local leadership to 

exercise local control and decision-making over their resources; (2) 

Economic Development Projects, which promote the long-term 

mobilization and management of economic resources necessary to 

achieve a diversified economy; and (3) Social Development Projects 

that support local access to, control of, and coordination of services and 

projects for the social benefit of community members. 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Federally recognized Indian Tribes; consortia of Indian Tribes; 

incorporated non-Federally recognized Tribes; incorporated non-profit, 

multi-purpose, community-based Indian organizations; Urban Indian 

Centers; national and regional incorporated non-profit Native American 

organizations with Native American community-specific objectives; 

Alaska Native Villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or non-profit Village consortia; 

incorporated non-profit Alaska Native multi-purpose community-based 

organizations; non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/ 

Associations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; non-profit Native 

organizations in Alaska with Village-specific projects; public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians; public and non-profit 

private agencies serving Native peoples in Guam, American Samoa, or 

the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (the populations 

served may be located on these islands or in the U.S.); Tribally 

controlled community colleges, Tribally controlled Post-Secondary 

Vocational Institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, 

Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, which service Native Pacific Islanders; and Tribal 

governing bodies (IRA or traditional councils) as recognized by the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

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Application Process Information regarding the availability of grant funds will be published 

on www.grants.gov and on www.acf.hhs.gov/grants as a Program 

Announcement. The Program Announcement will provide details on 

program objectives for which applications are being solicited and other 

application requirements. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

A matching share of 20% is required unless waived in accordance with 

criteria, which are also published in 45 CFR Part 1336.50. Matching 

requirements under $200,000 (including in-kind contributions) are 

waived for applications originating from the Native American Pacific 

Islands in accordance with Sec. 501(d), Public Law 95-134, as amended 
(48 U.S.C. 1469a). This program has maintenance of effort 

requirements; see funding agency for further details. Waiver 

requirements are contained in 45 CFR Part 1336.50. 

Threshold: $25,000 to $500,000 per budget period. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: 74 grantees funded at $17,234,000 

FY 06: 60 grantees funded at $11,022,000 

Agency Contact ANA Help Desk 

Administration for Native Americans 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Aerospace Bldg. 2-West 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 877-922-9262 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana

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 Assets for Independence (AFI) Demonstration

 Individual Development Accounts (IDA) 

(CFDA 93.602)

Program Office Office of Community Services 

Purpose To demonstrate and evaluate the effectiveness of asset-building 

projects that teach low-income families about financial issues and 

enable them to save earned income over the long-term in special 

matched savings accounts called Individual Development Accounts 

(IDA). The program is designed specifically to demonstrate and 

evaluate the effects of IDAs and, in particular, Assets for 

Independence (AFI) projects, in terms of increasing the economic 

self-sufficiency of low-income families; promoting savings for firsttime homeownership, post-secondary education, and small business 

or micro-enterprise development; and stabilizing and improving 

families and communities. 

Funding Uses Every dollar in savings deposited into an IDA by a participant is 

matched from $1 to $8 by the AFI Project. Clients use their IDA 

savings, including the match funds, to acquire a first home, a small 

business, or post-secondary education or training. AFI projects 

provide basic training and supportive services related to family 

finances and financial management to their clients. 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organizations; State and local 

government agencies and Tribal governments submitting an 

application jointly with a not-for-profit. 

Application Process Program announcements are published three times per year on 

grants.gov 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

One-time grants are for five-year budget and project periods. The 

agency has funded applications that range from $10,000 to 

$1,000,000. The average grant funded is between $200,000 and 

$400,000. OCS expects to fund approximately 60 new grants 

generally not to exceed $1,000,000 each for the five-year project and 

budget periods. Eligible entities may apply for new grants up to the 

statutory limit of $1,000,000 in each funding cycle. 

FY2005-2006 

Allocations 

No Tribes funded. 

Agency Contact Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-401-4626 

Fax: 202-401-5718 

E-mail: afiprogram@acf.hhs.gov

Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/assetbuilding

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Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) 

(CFDA 93.569) 

Program Office Office of Community Services 

Purpose To ameliorate the causes of poverty. 

Funding Uses To: (1) assist low-income individuals with employment, education, 

and adequate housing; (2) help them make better use of their income; 

(3) solve problems that are blocking the achievement of selfsufficiency; (4) increase the effectiveness of related programs; and (5) 

obtain emergency health services, food, housing, and employmentrelated assistance. 

Types of Awards Mandatory formula grants 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Federally recognized Tribes, State-recognized Tribes, and Tribal 

organizations acting on behalf of eligible Tribes; also States and 

territories. 

Application Process Applications are submitted by the Chief Executive Officer of an 

Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, State, or territory, or his/her 

designee. An application containing assurances prescribed by law, a 

plan describing how certain assurances will be carried out and a prior 

year report is required. Tribes must apply by September 1st 

(postmark date) preceding the fiscal year for which funds are sought, 

or get State approval for late submission. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

By law, Tribes’ CSBG allocations are offset from the gross 

allocations of the State(s) in which the Tribes are located. They are 

based on the number of American Indians in the Tribe’s service 

population who live at or below the poverty level, compared to the 

total number of people in the State who live at or below the poverty 

level. Tribal grant range: $1,500 to $1,100,000. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: Tribes funded at $4,939,340* 

FY 06: Tribes funded at $4,633,528* 

*Includes block grant discretionary awards, and rural community 

facilities awards. 

Agency Contact Division of State Assistance 

Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-401-9343 

Fax: 202-401-5718 

Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/csbg

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Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards: 

Community Economic Development Program 

(CFDA 93.571) 

Program Office Office of Community Services 

Purpose To support projects that provide employment and business development 

opportunities for low-income people through business, physical, or 

commercial development, and generally to improve the quality of the 

economic and social environment of low-income residents, including 

displaced workers, at-risk teenagers, people living in public housing, and 

people who are homeless. The program provides resources to eligible 

applicants, but also has broader objectives of arresting tendencies toward 

dependency, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in 

urban and rural areas. The program also seeks to attract additional 

private capital into distressed communities, including empowerment 

zones and enterprise communities, and to enable local institutions to 

better serve the economic needs of local residents. 

Funding Uses Funds are awarded in six sub-priority areas: (1) Planning; (2) 

Incremental development; (3) Operational; (4) Administrative and 

Management Expertise; (5) Training and Technical Assistance; and (6) 

Incremental Development American Indian and Native Alaskan 

Partnerships. Requirements are described in the annual program 

announcement. 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Private, non-profit community development corporations governed by a 

board consisting of low-income people and business and civic leaders 

that creates permanent jobs for low-income persons, plan, develop, or 

manage low-income housing or community development projects. 

Faith-based Community Development Corporations are encouraged to 

apply. Indian Tribes or organizations must establish a private non-profit 

community economic development corporation in order to be eligible. 

Specifics on eligible applicants for each sub-priority area are included in 

the annual program announcement. 

Application Process Program announcements are published annually. They contain the 

requirements and complete instructions for preparing and submitting 

applications. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Individual grantees receive funding amounts justified by their 

applications, up to the maximum amounts stated in the program 

announcement. Available funding varies by sub-priority area. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

No Tribes funded. 

Agency Contact Division of Community Discretionary Programs 

Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 

370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-401-9356 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs

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Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards: 

Rural Community Facilities Development 

Water and Waste Water Treatment Systems Development 

(CFDA 93.571) 

Program Office Office of Community Services 

Purpose To help rural low-income communities develop the capability and 

expertise to establish and/or maintain safe, affordable, adequate water 

and waste-water treatment facilities. 

Funding Uses (1) To support training and technical assistance to qualifying 

communities; and (2) to enable them to establish and/or maintain safe, 

affordable, adequate water and waste water treatment facilities. Grant 

funds may not be used for construction or rehabilitation of water and 

waste water treatment systems, or for operating subsidies for these 

systems. Grantees must coordinate projects with other Federal and State 

agencies, to ensure that funds for construction, materials, operation, and 

maintenance are available. 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Multi-State, regional private non-profit organizations that can provide 

training and technical assistance to rural low-income communities in 

meeting their water and waste-water facilities needs. 

Application Process Program announcements are published annually. They contain the 

requirements and complete instructions for preparing and submitting 

applications for grants. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Individual grantees receive funding amounts justified by their 

applications, up to the maximum amounts stated in the program 

announcement. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: Tribes funded at $718,000* 

FY 06: Tribes funded at $718,000* 

*Includes block grant discretionary awards, and rural community 

facilities awards. 

Agency Contact Division of Community Discretionary Programs 

Office of Community Services/ACF-HHS 

370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-401-5295 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs

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Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) 

(CFDA 93.647) 

Program Office Office of Community Services 

Purpose To help faith-based and community-based organizations increase their 

effectiveness and enhance their ability to provide social services to 

those most in need. 

Funding Uses The Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) administers two grant programs. 

The CCF Demonstration Program funds intermediary organizations that 

serve as a bridge between the Federal Government and smaller faithbased and community organizations. The intermediary organizations 

provide the following: (1) training and technical assistance (2) capacitybuilding sub-awards to the faith-based and community-based 

organizations and (3) communities empowering youth. The CCF 

Targeted Capacity Building Program awards one-time capacity-building 

grants of $50,000 directly to faith-based and community-based 

organizations nationwide. 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

CCF Demonstration Program: non-profit organizations, for-profit 

organizations other than small businesses, Tribal government 

organizations, public agencies, State and local governments, and 

colleges and universities. CCF Targeted Capacity Building Program: 

non-profits other than institutions of higher education. 

Application Process Applications are submitted by the authorized official of the organization 

in accordance with the instructions outlined in the CCF program 

announcements. CCF conducts annual competitions using the Federal 

Register as the vehicle to notify all interested parties. The program 

announcements set forth the program and application requirements, the 

certifications and assurances, and the review criteria and related 

guidance for applications. The deadline for submission is generally 30-

60 days after the date each announcement is posted on grants.gov. 

Determining of 

Funding Amounts 

Within the grant amount range stated in the CCF program 

announcements, individual grantees receive funding amounts justified 

by their application. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

No Tribes funded. 

Agency Contact Compassion Capital Fund 

Office of Community Services, ACF, DHHS 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-260-2583 

Fax: 202-401-4839 

Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccf

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Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) Program 

(CFDA 93.593)

Program Office Office of Community Services 

Purpose To conduct projects to create employment opportunities for recipients of 

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other lowincome individuals whose income does not exceed 100% of the Federal 

poverty guidelines. 

Funding Uses Grant funds may be used to create new jobs for eligible participants 

through self-employment, micro-enterprise, and expansion of existing 

businesses, new business ventures, and nontraditional industries where 

the eligible participants represent 25% or less of the work force. 

Types of Awards Discretionary grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Non-profit organizations (including community development 

corporations) that are tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986, by reason of paragraphs 501(c)(3) or (4) of such 

Code. Faith-based organizations that are exempt from taxation under 

Sections 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code are also eligible 

to apply for JOLI program funds. 

Application Process All information and forms required to prepare a grant are posted 

annually on grants.gov. The program announcement sets forth the 

program and application requirements, the certifications and assurances, 

and the review criteria and related guidance for applications. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Grant awards are approved for up to a 17-month project period. The 

maximum grant for the full project and budget period is $500,000. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

No Tribes funded. 

Agency Contact Division of Community Discretionary Programs 

Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 

370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-401-9356 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs

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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 

Block Grant and Leveraging Incentive Program 

(CFDA 93.568)

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Program Office Office of Community Services 

Purpose To assist low-income households, particularly those with the lowest 

incomes who pay a high proportion of income for home energy, 

primarily in meeting their immediate home energy needs. “Home 

energy” means a source of heating or cooling in residential dwellings. 

Funding Uses Heating assistance, cooling assistance, energy crisis intervention (crisis 

assistance), weatherization, and services that encourage and enable 

households to reduce their home energy costs. 

Types of Award The regular LIHEAP block grant is a formula grant. The Leveraging 

Incentive Program provides additional funding to LIHEAP grantees that 

have leveraged non-Federal home energy resources for low income 

households. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Federally recognized Tribes, State-recognized Tribes, and Tribal 

organizations acting on behalf of eligible Tribes, States, and territories. 

States provide LIHEAP assistance to low-income Indian households 

that are not in the service populations of direct-grant Tribes. 

Application Process Applications are submitted by the Chief Executive Officer of an Indian 

Tribe or Tribal organization, State, or territory, or his/her designee. 

LIHEAP block grant applications contain assurances prescribed by law 

and a plan describing how certain assurances will be carried out, and 

other information prescribed by the law. Tribes must apply by 

September 1st (postmark date) preceding the fiscal year for which funds 

are sought, or get State approval for late submission. To qualify for 

Leveraging Incentive Program funds, a separate application must be 

submitted by November 30th (postmark date). Households that want to 

apply for LIHEAP benefits should contact their Tribe/Tribal 

organization or, if they are not in the service population of a direct-grant 

Tribe/Tribal organization, contact their State’s local LIHEAP 

administering agency. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

By law, Tribes’ regular LIHEAP block grant allocations are offset from 

the gross allocations of the State(s) in which the Tribes are located. 

They are based on the number of LIHEAP-eligible American Indian 

households living on the Tribe’s reservation and adjacent trust lands, 

compared to the total number of LIHEAP-eligible households in the 

State – or a larger amount agreed to by the Tribe and State. For Tribes 

without reservations, HHS, in consultation with the Tribe and the State, 

defines the number of eligible Indian households for the calculation. 

The President may release additional LIHEAP funds (energy 

emergency contingency funds) to LIHEAP grantees for energy-related 

emergencies. Energy emergency contingency funds for Tribes are 

generally distributed based on the same formula as regular block grants. 

Leveraging Incentive Program fund awards are based on the value of 

the non-Federal home energy resources leveraged by a grantee in the 

preceding fiscal year, compared to the grantee’s regular LIHEAP block 

grant allocation and the total value of resources leveraged by all 

grantees in the preceding fiscal year. 
FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: Tribes funded at $22,500,436* 

FY 06: Tribes funded at $34,562,671* 

*Includes block grant funds, reallotted funds, contingency funds, and 

leveraging incentive funds. 

Agency Contact Division of Energy Assistance 

Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 5th Floor 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-401-9351 

Fax: 202-401-5661 

Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/liheap

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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 

Residential Energy Assistance Challenge (REACH) 

Option Program 

(CFDA 93.568) 

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Program Office Office of Community Services 

Purpose To: (1) minimize health and safety risks that result from high energy 

burdens on low-income Americans; (2) prevent homelessness as a result 

of inability to pay energy bills; (3) increase the efficiency of energy 

usage by low-income families; and (4) target energy assistance to 

individuals who are most in need. Performance goals include a 

reduction in the energy costs of participating households, an increase in 

the regularity of their home energy bill payments, and an increase in 

energy vendor contributions toward reducing the energy burdens of 

eligible households. 

Funding Uses REACH supports a limited number of innovative projects to 

demonstrate the long-term cost-effectiveness of supplementing energy 

assistance payments with non-monetary benefits that increase the ability 

of eligible households to meet home energy costs and achieve energy 

self-sufficiency. A variety of services/benefits are provided, such as 

payments to or on behalf of low-income individuals; energy efficiency 

education; residential energy demand management services including 

energy-related residential repair and energy efficiency improvements; 

services such as counseling and needs assessment related to energy 

budget management, payment plans and related services; negotiation 

with home energy suppliers on behalf of low-income households; crisis 

and emergency assistance activities designed to discourage energy 

crises and encourage responsible vendor and consumer behavior; and 

incentives for recipient households to pay home energy costs and for 

vendors to help reduce recipients’ energy burden. 

Types of Awards Demonstration grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

LIHEAP grantees that receive LIHEAP block grant funding directly 

from HHS. Entities eligible to receive LIHEAP block grant funding are 

States, territories, Federally recognized Tribes, State-recognized Tribes, 

and Tribal organizations acting on behalf of eligible Tribes. 

Application Process REACH Action Transmittals (ATs) are published annually. 

Applications are submitted by the LIHEAP grantee’s Chief Executive 

Officer or his/her designee, in accordance with the instructions in the 

REACH AT. The AT sets forth the program and application 

requirements, the required certifications and assurances, the review 

criteria, and related guidance for applications. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Within the grant amount ranges stated in the REACH AT, individual 

grantees receive funding amounts justified by their applications. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: Tribes funded at $1,224,949* 

FY 06: Tribes funded at $2,102,080* 

*Includes block grant funds, reallotted funds, contingency funds, and 

leveraging incentive funds. 
Agency Contact Division of Energy Assistance 

Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 5th Floor 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-401-9351 

Fax: 202-401-5661 

Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/liheap

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Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) 

(CFDA 93.667) 

Program Office Office of Community Services 

Purpose To: (1) provide social services directed toward achieving economic 

self-support or self-sufficiency; (2) preventing or remedying neglect, 

abuse or the exploitation of children and adults; (3) preventing or 

reducing inappropriate institutionalization; and (4) securing referral for 

institutional care where appropriate. 

Funding Uses SSBG services include, but are not limited to, child care services; 

protective services for children and adults; services for children and 

adults in foster care; services related to management and maintenance 

of homes; day care services for adults; transportation services; family 

planning services; training and related services; employment services 

and information; referral and counseling services; preparation and 

delivery of meals; health support services; and appropriate 

combinations of services designed to meet the needs of children, the 

aged, the mentally impaired, the blind, the emotionally disturbed, the 

physically handicapped, alcohol, and drug addicted individuals. Within 

the limitations of the law, each State has flexibility to determine what 

services to provide, who is eligible to receive these services, and how 

funds are distributed among the various services within the State. 

States and/or local agencies may provide services directly or purchase 

them from qualified providers. 

Types of Awards Mandatory formula grant. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

States and territories. By law, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations 

are not eligible for direct SSBG funding. Tribes and their service 

populations receive SSBG services through the States in which they 

reside. Tribes can be contractors under the State SSBG programs. 

Application Process Each year States must submit a report on their intended use of the 

SSBG funds. 

Determining of 

Funding Amounts 

SSBG grant amounts are determined by a statutory formula based on 

each State’s population. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

No Tribes funded. 

Agency Contact Division of State Assistance 

Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-401-5281 

Fax: 202-401-5718 

Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/ssbg

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Child Support Enforcement Demonstration

Special Projects 

(CDFA 93.601)

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Program Office Office of Child Support Enforcement 

Purpose To design and carry out special projects of regional and national 

significance relating to the improvement of child support enforcement 

efforts. 

Funding Uses Grants are awarded for creative special improvement projects and 

demonstrations that improve the effectiveness of the child support 

enforcement program on regional and national levels. These activities 

must be consistent with the goals of the national child support mission 

to ensure all children receive financial and medical support from both 

parents and which strengthen the ability of the nation’s child support 

programs to collect support on behalf of children and families. 

Types of Awards Grants (this program has no statutory formula). 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Funds authorized under section 452(j) of the Social Security Act, 42 

United States Code (U.S.C.) 652(j) are available to the State Human 

Services umbrella and other public State/local agencies (including 

State/local Title IV-D agencies); consortia of State/local public 

agencies; Tribes and Tribal organizations; and non-profit organizations. 

Application Process Special Improvement Projects (SIP) grant solicitations are announced 

annually. The SIP Announcement and Standard Application forms 

(Forms 424, 424A-B and Certifications) as well as supplemental 

descriptive information on the priority areas are available from: 

Administration for Children and Families, Child Support Enforcement 

Program, 4th floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 

20447, or at www.Grants.gov. The application shall be executed by an 

individual authorized to act for the applicant agency or organization and 

to assume for the agency or organization the obligations imposed by the 

terms and conditions of the grant. The applicant must clearly indicate 

whether the application submitted is in response to a program 

announcement and must reference the unique project identifier (e.g., 

HHS-2007-ACF-OCSE-FI-0005) for which the application is to 

compete. Applications that exceed the project funding ceiling amount 

or fail to meet the deadline requirements are not considered for 

funding. Applications considered for funding are reviewed and 

evaluated by a review panel of not less than three knowledgeable 

people. Applications must address one of the specific priority areas in 

the announcement. Written assessment of each application is made. 

This program is covered under E.O. 12372. 

 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

FY 04: $1,400,000; FY: 05 $1,700,000; FY 06: $800,000 

the range and average of financial assistance is $100,000 - $200,000; 

$100,000 is the average. 
FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

No Tribes funded. 

Agency Contact Susan Greenblatt 

Deputy Director, Division of State, Tribal, and Local Assistance 

Office of Child Support Enforcement 

Department of Health and Human Services 

370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 4th Floor 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-401-4849 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse 

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Child Support Enforcement 

(CFDA 93.563) 

Program Office Office of Child Support Enforcement 

Purpose The Child Support Enforcement Program enhances the well-being of 

children by assisting in obtaining support. Working with parents, the 

child support program assures that children can count on financial, 

medical and emotional support. OCSE provides guidance and funds to 

States and to Federally recognized Tribes. Tribes now have the option 

of operating their own Tribal child support program. (Some Tribes may 

make child support services available to children of the Tribe without 

receiving a direct Federal grant through various means including 

cooperative agreements with State child support programs, finding that 

this may be more cost-effective than managing a Federal grant direct to 

the Tribe.) 

Funding Uses The Final Regulations on Tribal Child Support Enforcement (45 CFR 

Part 309) allow Federally recognized American Indian and Alaska 

Native Tribes to apply for Start-up funds, or for operating a 

comprehensive child support program. Child Support Enforcement 

services include the following: (1) establishment of paternity; (2) 

establishment, modification and enforcement of support orders; and (3) 

location of non-custodial parents. 

Types of Awards Tribal Child Support Enforcement programs receive 90% Federal 

funding, with Tribes contributing a 10% share for the first three years of 

program operation. After three years, the funding formula goes to 80% 

Federal funding, with Tribes required to contribute a 20% share. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, and 

Tribal organizations, are eligible to apply, and are required to have over 

100 children under the age of majority. 

Application Process Applications are made to the Office of Child Support Enforcement, 

following the requirements outlined in the Final Regulations on Tribal 

Child Support Enforcement (45 CFR Part 309). 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Grant requirements are outlined in the Final Regulations on Tribal 

Child Support Enforcement (45 CFR Part 309). 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: 9 Full Tribal IV programs funded; 5 Tribal IV-D Start-up 

programs funded. Total $12,734,974. 

FY 06: 9 Full Tribal IV-D programs funded; 25 Tribal IV-D Start-up 

programs funded. Total $17,938,694. 

Agency Contact Lionel J. Adams, Director, Division of Special Staff (DOSS) 

Office of Child Support Enforcement, 4th Floor 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-260-1527 

E-mail: ljadams@acf.hhs.gov 

Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse

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 Native Employment Works (NEW)

(CFDA 93.594)

Program Office Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Bureau 

Purpose To allow eligible Indian Tribes and Alaska Native organizations to 

operate programs that make work activities available. 

Funding Uses There is broad flexibility to use the grant for the purpose of making 

work activities available. Allowable work activities include: 

• Educational activities, including support for GED, remedial, 

vocational, post-secondary, and alternative education; 

• Training and job readiness activities, including job skills training, job 

readiness training,, on-the-job training, entrepreneurial training, and 

management training; and 

• Employment activities, including job search, job development and 

placement, community work experience, community service programs, 

traditional subsistence activities, and subsidized and unsubsidized 

public and private sector work experience and employment. 

Supportive and job retention services that enable clients to participate in 

the program and find and retain employment also may be provided. 

Allowable activities also include labor/job market assessments, job 

creation, and economic development leading to job creation. 

Types of Awards Mandatory formula grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Only Federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native organizations that 

conducted a Tribal JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training) 

Program in fiscal year 1995. 

Application Process Each eligible Indian Tribe or Alaska Native organization must submit a 

NEW plan to ACF for approval. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

See section 412(a) (2) of the Social Security Act, as amended. The grant 

amount for each Tribe equals the amount it received in fiscal year 1994 

to operate its JOBS Program. There are no matching requirements. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: $7,558,020 

FY 06: $7,558,020 

78 Tribal grantees are funded under NEW. 

Range of financial assistance: $5,187 to $1,752,666 

Agency Contact Division of Tribal TANF Management 

Office of Family Assistance, ACF, HHS 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 5th Floor East 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-401-5308 or 202-401-2794 

Fax: 202-401-5554 

Website: www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/dts 

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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF) 

(CFDA 93.558)

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Program Office Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Bureau 

Purpose To: (1) provide grants to Tribes to assist needy families with children 

so that the children can be cared for in their own homes; (2) reduce 

dependency by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; (3) 

reduce and prevent out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and (4) encourage the 

formation and maintenance of two-parent families. 

Funding Uses Tribes have broad flexibility to use the grant funds in any manner that 

meets the purposes of the program, including providing low-income 

households with assistance, monthly grants, in various forms, designed 

to meet a family’s ongoing basic needs (i.e. for food, clothing, shelter, 

utilities, household goods, personal care items, and general incidental 

expenses) and providing supportive services. 

Types of Awards Block grants. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Federally recognized Tribes in the lower 48 States and 13 specified 

entities in Alaska. Tribes that operate TANF programs must do so 

under plans approved by the Department of Health and Human Services 

(HHS). 

Application Process Tribes submit a three-year family assistance plan. The Department, in 

consultation with the Tribe, would set program requirements and timelimits for receipt of welfare-related services, consistent with the 

purposes of the program and economic conditions/resources of each 

Tribe. Tribes should contact the ACF Regional TANF Program 

Managers for Tribal plan submittal procedures. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Tribes that receive Federal TANF funds to operate their own approved 

Tribal TANF program have no matching or maintenance-of-effort 

requirement. Tribes are awarded their assistance grants in quarterly 

payments. They may reserve unexpended grant funds awarded, without 

fiscal-year limitation, to provide assistance under the Tribal TANF 

program in subsequent years. With certain exceptions, most families 

are limited to no more than 60 months of assistance (whether 

consecutive or cumulative) funded with Federal TANF grant funds. 

Tribes have the flexibility to establish time limits on receipt of 

assistance. They also have the flexibility to define the service area and 

population, Indian family, eligibility criteria, benefits and support 

services, work activities and required work hours, establish penalties, 

and to negotiate work participation rates. The Tribal Temporary 

Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Final Rule was published in the 

Federal Register on February 18, 2000 (Vol. 65, No. 34). Tribal rules 

can be found at 45 CFR Part 286. For Tribal programs, ACF will 

negotiate a limitation on administrative costs for the first year of the 

program's operation not to exceed 35%, for the second year of the 

program's operation not to exceed 30%, and for the third and 

subsequent years of the program's operation not to exceed 25%. 
FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: 50 Plans serving 234 Tribes funded at $141,096,066 

FY 06: 53 Plans serving 265 Tribes funded at $160,573,347 

Agency Contact Robert Shelbourne 

Division of Tribal TANF Management 

Office of Family Assistance, ACF, HHS 

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 5th Floor East 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-401-5150 

Fax: 202-401-5554 

E-mail: robert.shelbourne@acf.hhs.gov 

Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa

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Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDF)

(CFDA 93.575) 

Program Office Child Care Bureau 

Purpose To make grants available to States, Territories, and Tribes to assist lowincome families with child care and to: (1) allow the maximum flexibility 

in developing child care programs and policies that best suit the needs of 

children and parents within the State or Tribe; (2) promote parental choice 

to empower working parents to make their own decisions on the child care 

that best suits their family's needs; (3) encourage States and Tribes to 

provide consumer education information to help parents make informed 

choices about child care; (4) assist in providing child care to parents trying 

to achieve independence from public assistance; and (5) assist in 

implementing the health, safety, licensing, and registration standards 

established in State or Tribal regulations. 

Funding Uses CCDF is available to provide child care assistance to families who are 

receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); families 

who are attempting through work activities to transition off TANF; 

families who are at-risk of becoming dependent on TANF; and lowincome working families. Grantees receiving more than $500,000 in a 

fiscal year must spend at least 4% on quality activities. Not more than 

15% of the aggregate CCDF funds expended in each fiscal year’s 

allotment shall be used for administrative costs. The Discretionary Fund’s 

(DF) base amount may be used for any activity consistent with the 

purposes of the CCDF and is not included in the administrative cost 

calculation. 

Types of Awards The CCDF consists of two funding sources: 

1. Discretionary Funds (DF) – funding that is provided under the Child 

Care and Development Bock Grant Act, as amended. 

2. Tribal Mandatory Funds (TMF) – funding that is provided to eligible 

Tribes and Tribal organizations under Section 418 of the Social 

Security Act. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Federally recognized Indian Tribes and consortia representing Federally 

recognized Indian Tribes are eligible to apply for CCDF funds. Special 

Rule for Indian Tribes in Alaska: the Metlakatla Indian Community of the 

Annette Islands Reserve and the 12 Alaska Native regional non-profit 

corporations are the only eligible entities allowed to receive Tribal 

Mandatory Funds in Alaska. 

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Application 

Process 

An eligible applicant must submit a two-year plan for CCDF services that 

outlines the proposed use of block grant funds and that provides certain 

assurances and certifications. Each year ACF issues a Program Instruction 

to describe the funding application process. The application process can 

be found on the Child Care Bureau Web site at 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/law/index.htm#guidance. 
Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

DF grants include a base amount of $20,000 plus a per-child amount ($56 

per-child in FY 2006) for each Tribe or Tribal consortium with a minimum 

of 50 children. TMF are calculated solely on a per-child basis ($96 per 

child in FY 2006), and do not include a base amount. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY Mandatory Discretionary Total CCDF No. Tribes 

05: $54,340,000 $41,658,425 $95,998,425 265 

06: $58,340,000 $41,241,618 $99,581,618 257

Agency Contact Tribes should contact the Child Care Program Manager within the ACF 

Regional Offices at 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/ta/raaddr/program_managers.htm

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Welfare Reform Research, Head Start and Childcare Evaluation 

and National Studies 

(CDFA 93.595) 

Program Office Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation 

Purpose The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) is responsible 

for advising the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families on 

increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of programs to improve the 

economic and social well-being of children and families. In 

collaboration with ACF program offices and others, OPRE is 

responsible for performance management for ACF, conducts research 

and policy analyses, and develops and oversees research and evaluation 

projects to assess program performance and inform policy and practice. 

OPRE provides links to research projects under eight separate topic 

areas: Abuse, Neglect, Adoption & Foster Care Research, Child Care 

Research, Early Head Start Research, Family & Youth Services 

Research, Head Start Research, Strengthening Families & Healthy 

Marriage Research, Welfare & Employment Research, and Other 

Research. The Office also provides guidance, analysis, technical 

assistance, and oversight to ACF programs on strategic planning; 

performance measurement; research and evaluation methods; statistical, 

policy, and program analysis; and synthesis and dissemination of 

research and demonstration findings. OPRE includes the Division of 

Economic Independence (DEI) and the Division of Child and Family 

Development (DCFD). 

Funding Uses Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts are awarded for 

innovative research, demonstrations, and evaluations that are responsive 

to ACF program priorities. All applications must meet standards of 

excellence in research, demonstration, or evaluation design. 

Types of Awards Grants/contracts or cooperative agreements. 

Entities Eligible to 

Apply 

Governmental entities, colleges, universities, non-profit and for-profit 

organizations (if fee is waived). Grants or cooperative agreements 

cannot be made directly to individuals. 

Application Process All information and forms required to prepare a grant or cooperative 

agreement application are published in the Federal Register unless 

restricted to State agencies, in which case, materials will be mailed 

directly. Copies of the program announcements may be available on 

the Internet or from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. 

All information needed to submit a proposal for a contract is provided 

through a Request for Proposal published on the Federal Business 

Opportunities’ website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Grantees are 

generally required to share in the cost of projects. Cost sharing may 

range anywhere between five and 25% of the total approved project 

costs for grants or cooperative agreements. Contracts are not required 

to share in the project cost. 

Determination of 

Funding Amounts 

Social Services Research and Demonstration Budget: 

$26,012,000 (FY05) ($25M was for earmarks); $5,863,699 

(FY 06) ($5M was for earmarks); $5,868,000 (expected for FY 

07) ($5M for “contracts” that must fund the remnants of former 

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earmarks). National Survey of Child and Adolescent Wellbeing 

(NSCAW): $6M exactly each year. Child Care: $9,920,000 (FY 

05); $9,520,800 (FY 06); $9,820,800 (expected FY 07) Head 

Start: $19,800,000 in FY 06 (due to a rescission), and are 

expected to get the same amount ($19,800,000) in FY 07. 

FY 2005-2006 

Allocations 

FY 05: One Native non-profit project funded Kaufman & Associates. 

Agency Contact Karl Koerper 

Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation 

ACF/HHS 

7th Floor, Aerospace Building 

370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW. 

Washington, DC 20447 

Telephone: 202-401-4535 / Use the same number for FTS 

Fax: 202-205-3598 

E-mail: kkoerper@acf.hhs.gov

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 HHS-ACF Regional Offices Contact Information 

Regional Offices 

Region 1 – Boston: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, 

Vermont 

Hugh Galligan Commercial: 617-565-1020 

Regional Administrator Telefax: 617-565-2493 

HHS/ACF 

JFK Federal Building 

Room 2000, 20th Floor 

Boston, Massachusetts 02203-0001 

Region 2 – New York: New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, New Jersey

Mary Ann Higgins Commercial: 212-264-2890 ext. 103 

Regional Administrator Telefax: 212-264-4881 

HHS/ACF 

26 Federal Plaza 

Room 4114 

New York, New York 10278-0022 

Region 3 – Philadelphia: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, District 

of Columbia 

David Lett Commercial: 215-861-4000 

Regional Administrator Telefax: 215-861-4071 

HHS/ACF 

150 S. Independence Mall West 

Suite 864 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-3499 

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Region 4 – Atlanta: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, 

Tennessee, South Carolina 

Carlis Williams Commercial: 404-562-2900 

Regional Administrator Telefax: 404-562-2981 

Atlanta Federal Center 

61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 4M60 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 

Region 5 – Chicago: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin 

Joyce A. Thomas Commercial: 312-353-4237 

Regional Administrator Telefax: 312-353-2194 

HHS/ACF 

233 N. Michigan Avenue 

Suite 400 

Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519 

Region 6 – Dallas: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas 

Leon McCowan Commercial: 214-767-9648 

Regional Administrator Telefax: 214-767-3743 

HHS/ACF 

1301 Young Street 

Room 914 

Dallas, Texas 75202 

Region 7 – Kansas City: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska 

Linda Lewis Commercial: 816-426-3981 ext. 104 

Regional Administrator Telefax: 816-426-2888 

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

Room 276 

601 E. 12th Street 

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Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2898 
Region 8 – Denver: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming 

Thomas Sullivan Commercial: 303-844-1129 

Regional Administrator Telefax: 303-844-2624 

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

1961 Stout Street, Room 924 

Denver, Colorado 80294 

Region 9 – San Francisco: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, American Samoa, Trust 

Territory of Pacific Islands 

Sharon M. Fujii Commercial: 415-437-8400 

Regional Administrator Telefax: 415-437-8444 

HHS/ACF 

90 7th Street, Ninth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94103 

Region 10 – Seattle: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington 

Steve Henigson Commercial: 206-615-3660 

Regional Administrator Telefax: 206-615-2574 

HHS/ACF 

2201 Sixth Avenue, Blanchard Plaza 

Suite 300, MS RX-70 

Seattle, Washington 98121-1827 

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ACF/Federal Interagency Coordinating Council Tribal Contact List 

Region I 

Boston 

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont 

Region II 

New York 

New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands 

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Nancy A. Pickett 

ACF Program Specialist/Child 

Welfare 

JFK Federal Building 

Room 2000 

Boston, Massachusetts 02203 

Telephone: 617-565-2460 

Fax: 617-565-2493 

E-mail: nancy.pickett@acf.hhs.gov 

Charles Kenher 

Regional Program Manager 

ACF Office of Child Support Enforcement 

JFK Federal Building 

Room 2025 

Boston, MA 02203 

Telephone: (617) 565-2477 

Fax: (617) 565-1578 

E-mail: charles.kenher@acf.hhs.gov

Janine Gerry 

Child Care Program Specialist

JFK Federal Building 

Room 2000 

Boston, Massachusetts 02203 

Telephone: 617-565-2461 

Fax: 617-565-2493 

E-mail: janine.gerry@acf.hhs.gov

Shari Brown 

Children and Families Program 

Specialist 

Children’s Bureau 

26 Federal Plaza, Room 4114 

New York, New York 10278 

Telephone: 212-264-2890 ext: 125 

Fax: 212-264-0013 

E-mail: shari.brown@acf.hhs.gov

Junius Scott 

Regional Program Manager 

Children’s Bureau 

26 Federal Plaza, Room 4114 

New York, New York 10278 

Telephone: 212-264-2890 ext: 145 

Fax: 212-264-0013 

E-mail: junius.scott@acf.hhs.gov
Region III 

Philadelphia 

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia 

 There are no Federally recognized Tribes located in Region III 

Region IV 

Atlanta 

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee 

 

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Darrel McGhee 

Program Specialist 

Child Care 

ACF / 4M60 

HHS 

Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 

61 Forsyth Street 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 

Telephone: 404-562-2936 

Fax: 404-562-2985 

E-mail: darrel.mcghee@acf.hhs.gov 

Betty Ritchie 

TANF Program Specialist 

ACF / 4M60 

HHS 

Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 

61 Forsyth Street 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 

Telephone: 404-562-2938 

Fax: 404-562-2985 

E-mail: betty.ritchie@acf.hhs.gov

Donna Dummett 

Program Specialist 

Child Welfare 

ACF / 4M60 

HHS 

Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 

61 Forsyth Street 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 

Telephone: 404-562-2826 

Fax: 404-562-2983 

E-mail: donna.dummett@acf.hhs.gov

Carola Pike 

Program Specialist 

Child Welfare 

ACF / 4M60 

HHS 

Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 

61 Forsyth Street 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 

Telephone: 404-562-2907 

Fax: 404-562-2964 

E-mail: carola.pike@acf.hhs.gov 
Region V 

Chicago 

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin 

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Zenia Haynes 

Financial Grants Officer 

HHS/ACF 

233 N Michigan, Suite 400 

Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519 

Telephone: 312-353-7769 

Fax: 312-353-2204 

E-mail: zenia.haynes@acf.hhs.gov

Thomas Schindler 

TANF Program Specialist 

HHS/ACF 

233 N. Michigan Suite 400 

Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519 

Telephone: 312-886-9540 

Fax: 312-886-5373 

E-mail: thomas.schindler@acf.hhs.gov

Kathleen Penak 

Child Care Bureau Regional Program 

Manager

HHS/ACF 

233 N. Michigan Ave. 

Suite 400 

Chicago, IL 60601-5519 

Telephone: (312) 353-3270 

Fax: 312) 353-2629 

E-mail: kathleen.penak@acf.hhs.gov

Carmen Sanchez 

Program Specialist 

HHS/ACF 

233 N Michigan, Suite 400 

Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519 

Telephone: 312-353-9678 

Fax: 312-886-5373 

E-mail: carmen.sanchez@acf.hhs.gov

Child Welfare Program 

Sally Kolanowski 

Program Specialist 

HHS/ACF 

233 N Michigan, Suite 400 

Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519 

Telephone: 312-353-7073 

Fax: 312-886-5373 

E-mail: sally.kolanowski@acf.hhs.gov

Child Support Program 

Steven Krasner 

Regional TANF Program Manager 

HHS/ACF 

233 N Michigan, Suite 400 

Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519 

Telephone: 312-353-3265 

Fax: 312-886-5373 

E-mail: steven.krasner@acf.hhs.gov

 

 
Region VI 

Dallas 

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas 

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Carl Rich 

Team Leader 

Tribal Child Support Enforcement 

Office of Child Support 

Enforcement 

1301 Young Street, Room 914 

Dallas, Texas 75202-5433 

Telephone: 214-767-8095 

Fax: 214-767-3743 

E-mail: carl.rich@acf.hhs.gov

 

Jane H. Martin 

Child Support Enforcement 

Office of Child Support Enforcement 

1301 Young Street, Room 914 

Dallas, Texas 75202-5433 

Telephone: 214-767-2815 

Fax: 214-767-3743 

E-mail: jane.martin@acf.hhs.gov

Ken Cook 

Financial Specialist for Tribal Child 

Care 

Regional Grants Management Unit 

1301 Young Street, Room 945 

Dallas, Texas 75202-5433 

Telephone: 214-767-8822 

Fax: 214-767-8890 

E-mail: ken.cook@acf.hhs.gov

Gwendolyn Jones 

Child Care Bureau Regional Program 

Manager 

1301 Young Street, Room 914 

Dallas, TX 75202 

Telephone: (214) 767-3849 

Fax: (214) 767-8890 

E-mail: gwendolyn.jones@acf.hhs.gov

Ms. Sona M. Cook, CFLE 

Financial Operations Specialist for 

Tribal Child Welfare 

Regional Grants Management Unit 

1301 Young Street, Room 945 

Dallas, Texas 75202-5433 

Telephone: 214-767-2973 

Fax: 214-767-8890 

E-mail: sona.cook@acf.hhs.gov

Janice D. Davis, Team Leader 

Financial Specialist for Tribal CSE 

and Tribal NEW, and Tribal TANF 

Regional Grants Management Unit 

1301 Young Street, Room 945 

Dallas, Texas 75202-5433 

Telephone: 214-767-2973 

Fax: 214-767-8890 

E-mail: janice.davis@acf.hhs.gov
Region VII 

Kansas City 

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska 

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Betty Lammle 

Child Care Bureau Regional Manager 

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

Room 276 

601 East 12th Street 

Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 

Telephone: 816-426-2264 

Fax: 816-426-2888 

E-mail: betty.lammle@acf.hhs.gov

 

Les Thierolf 

Child Care Program Specialist 

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

Room 276 

601 East 12th Street 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2898 

Telephone: 816-426-2265 

Fax: 816-426-2888 

E-mail: les.thierolf@acf.hhs.gov 

Mike Factor 

Region VII Grants Management Officer 

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

Room 276 

601 East 12th Street 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2898 

Telephone: 816-426-2232 

Fax: 816-426-2888 

E-mail: michael.factor@acf.hhs.gov

Neil Lawhead 

Grant Specialist 

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

Room 276 

601 East 12th Street 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2898 

Telephone: 816-426-5402 

Fax: 816-426-2888 

E-mail: neil.lawhead@acf.hhs.gov

Gary Allen – Tribal Lead 

TANF 

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

Room 276 

601 East 12th Street 

Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 

Telephone: 816-426-2236 

Fax: 816-426-2888 

E-mail: gary.allen@acf.hhs.gov

Nancy Long

Child Support Enforcement Regional

Program Manager

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

601 East 12th Street 

Room 276 

Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 

Telephone: 816-426-2229 

FAX: 816-426-2888 

E-mail: nancy.long@acf.hhs.gov

Nancy Thoma Groetken 

Child Support Program Specialist 

Kansas & Nebraska 

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

Room 276 

601 East 12th Street 

Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 

Telephone: 816-426-2270 

Fax: 816-426-2888 

E-mail: nancy.groetken@acf.hhs.gov

Sherri Larkins 

Child Support Program Specialist 

Iowa & Missouri and Tribal CSE 

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

Room 276 

601 East 12th Street 

Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 

Telephone: 816-426-2269 

Fax: 816-426-2888 

E-mail: sherri.larkins@acf.hhs.gov
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Region VIII 

Denver 

Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Doreen McNicholas-TANF Program 

Manager 

Federal Office Building 

1961 Stout Street, Room 974 

Denver, Colorado 80294 

Telephone: 303-844-1174 

Fax: 303-844-2313 

E-mail: doreen.mcnicholas@acf.hhs.gov

Karen Knoll-Moran, Child Care Bureau 

Regional Program Manager 

Federal Office Building 

1961 Stout Street, Room 982 

Denver, CO 80294 

Telephone: 303-844-1164 

Fax: 303-844-3642 

E-mail: karen.knollmoran@acf.hhs.gov

Marilyn Kennerson, Child Welfare 

Regional Program Manager 

Federal Office Building 

1961 Stout Street, Room 940 

Denver, CO 80294 

Telephone: 303-844-1163 

Fax: 303-844-2313 

E-mail: marilyn.kennerson@acf.hhs.gov

Karen Young, Child Support Enforcement 

Acting Regional Program Manager 

Federal Office Building 

1961 Stout Street, Room 966 

Denver, CO 80294 

Telephone: 303-844-1214 

Fax: 303-844-2313 

E-mail: karen.m.young@acf.hhs.gov

Jeff Newton, Regional Grants Officer 

Federal Office Building 

1961 Stout Street, Room 998 

Denver, CO 80294 

Telephone: 303-844-1149 

Fax: 303-844-3642 

E-mail: jeff.newton@acf.hhs.gov

Phoebe Fortune 

Public Inquiry Specialist 

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

Room 276 

601 East 12th Street 

Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 

Telephone: 816-426-2256 

Fax: 816-426-2888 

E-mail: phoebe.fortune@acf.hhs.gov

Rosalyn Wilson 

Regional Program Administrator 

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

Room 276 

601 East 12th Street 

Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 

Telephone: 816-426-2262 

Fax: 816-426-2888 

E-mail: rosalyn.wilson@acf.hhs.gov

Mary McKee 

Child Welfare Program Specialist 

HHS/ACF 

Federal Office Building 

Room 276 

601 East 12th Street 

Kansas City, MO 64106-2898 

Telephone: 816-426-2263 

Fax: 816-426-2888 

E-mail: mary.mckee@acf.hhs.gov
Region IX 

San Francisco 

Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Samoa (American), Territory of Pacific Islands 

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Rick Wever 

Tribal TANF Program Specialist 

90 7th Street, Ninth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94103 

Telephone: 415-437-8460 

Fax: 415-437-8444 

E-mail: rick.wever@acf.hhs.gov 

 

Julie Fong 

Tribal TANF Program Specialist 

90 7th Street, Ninth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94103 

Telephone: 415-437-7579 

Fax: 415-437-8444 

E-mail: jfong@acf.hhs.gov

Jesse Wolovoy 

Tribal Child Welfare Program Specialist 

90 7th Street, Ninth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94103 

Telephone: 415-437-7632 

Fax: 415-437-8444 

E-mail: jesse.wolovoy@acf.hhs.gov

 

Lynda Garcia 

Tribal Child Welfare Program 

Specialist 

90 7th Street, Ninth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94103 

Telephone: 415-437-8546 

Fax: 415-437-8444 

E-mail: revelynda.garcia@acf.hhs.gov

Robert Garcia 

Child Care Program Manager 

90 7th Street, Ninth Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94103-6710 

Telephone: 415-437-8439 

Fax: 415-437-8436 

E-mail: robert.garcia@acf.hhs.gov
Region X 

Seattle 

Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington 

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Melodie Rothwell 

Program Specialist 

Immediate Office of the Regional 

Administrator 

2201 – 6th Ave, MS 70 

Suite 300 

Seattle, Washington 98121 

Telephone: 206-615-2118 

E-mail: melodie.rothwell@acf.hhs.gov

Judy Ogliore 

TANF Program Specialist 

2201 – 6th Ave, MS 74 

Suite 300 

Seattle, Washington 98121 

Telephone: 206-615-2568 

E-mail: judy.ogliore@acf.hhs.gov

Jan Jensen 

Child Support Enforcement 

Program Specialist 

2201 – 6th Ave, MS 75 

Suite 300 

Seattle, Washington 98121 

Telephone: 206-615-3668 

E-mail: jan.jensen@acf.hhs.gov

Jennifer Zanella Child Welfare Program Specialist

2201 – 6th Ave, MS 73 Seattle, Washington 98121 Telephone: 206-615-2604 E-mail: jennifer.zanella@acf.hhs.gov 

Paul Noski 

Child Care Program Manager 

2201 Sixth Avenue, MS-74 

Seattle, WA 98121 

Telephone: 206-615-2547 

Fax: 206-615-2574 

E-mail: paul.noski@acf.hhs.gov
ACF Program Offices T/TA Providers 

Administration for Native Americans (ANA) 

Contracts are awarded to provide short-term training and technical assistance (T/TA). The 

contractors are not authorized to write applications, but rather to assist ANA applicants to 

conceptualize strategies for social and economic development, Native Language preservation, 

environmental regulatory enhancement and environmental mitigation; then translate those 

concepts into viable applications for ANA funds. ANA’s T/TA providers also conduct site visits 

and assist grantees with project implementation or challenges. T/TA is provided at no cost to 

recipients. 

REGION I EAST

AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, 

ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV 

T/TA Provider Native American Management Services, Inc. (NAMS) 

Address: 12110 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 450 

Reston, Virginia 20191 

Phone: 888-221-9686/571-323-5635 

Fax: 571-323-2101 

E-Mail: rclay@namsinc.org

Website: www.anaeastern.org

Contact: Rondelle Clay, Project Manager 

REGION II WEST

AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY 

T/TA Provider ACKCO, Inc. 

Address: 1326 N. Central, Suite 208 

Phoenix, Arizona 85004 

Phone: 800-525-2859 

Fax: 602-253-9135 

E-Mail: Theron.Wauneka@ackco.com

Website: www.anawestern.org

Contact: Theron Wauneka, Project Manager 

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REGION III ALASKA 

T/TA Provider: Alaska Summit Enterprises 

Address: 11723 Old Glenn Highway, Suite 209A 

Eagle River, Alaska 99577 

Phone: 866-694-5711/907-694-5711 

Fax: 907-694-5775 

E-Mail: pjbell@gci.net

Website: www.anaalaska.org

Contact: P.J. Bell, Project Manager 

REGION IV PACIFIC 

American Samoa (AS), Guam (GU), Hawaii (HI), Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands 

(CNMI) 

T/TA Provider ACKCO, Inc. 

Address: 1326 N. Central, Suite 208 

Phoenix, Arizona 85004 

Phone: 800-525-2859 

Fax: 602-253-9135 

E-Mail: Theron.Wauneka@ackco.com

Website: www.anawestern.org

Contact: Theron Wauneka, Project Manager 

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Contact the ANA Help Desk at 877-922-9262 and a T/TA provider will be assigned to assist. 
Child Care Bureau (CCB) 

The Child Care Bureau (CCB) is dedicated to enhancing the quality, affordability, and 

availability of child care for all families. CCB administers Federal funds to States, Territories, 

and Tribes to assist low-income families in accessing quality child care for children when parents 

work or participate in education or training. CCB has contracted with the following Child Care 

Technical Assistance (CCTAN) partners to promote its mission: 

T/TA Provider: After-School Investments 

Phone: 202-587-1000 

E-Mail: afterschool@financeproject.org

Website: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/ 

Contractor: The Finance Project, Carol Cohen, Project Co-Director, 

Barbara Langford, Project Co-Director 

The After-School Investments project provides technical assistance to support program 

development and administration on issues related to after-school initiatives. The project produces 

and disseminates information, tools, and materials for supporting and sustaining programs and 

creating successful partnerships between CCDF grantees and the many other public and private 

sector partners responsible for improving after-school opportunities in the States. The contractors 

are The Finance Project in partnership with the National Governors Association. 

T/TA Provider: Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for 

 Early Learning 

Phone: 615-322-8150 

E-Mail: ml.hemmeter@vanderbilt.edu

Website http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/ 

Contact: Principal Investigator Dr. Mary Louise Hemmeter 

This partner is a grantee through University of Illinois (through a cooperative agreement from 

the Child Care Bureau and Office of Head Start). 

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This five-year project will support a national center to help Head Start and Child Care programs 

identify and implement practices with demonstrated effectiveness in promoting children’s social 

and emotional competence. The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early 

Learning is a collaborative initiative of Child Care and Head Start. The goals of the Center are 

designed to strengthen the capacity of Child Care and Head Start to improve the social and 

emotional outcomes for young children. The University of Illinois will partner with a consortium 

of universities and early childhood organizations, including the University of Colorado at Denver, 

the University of South Florida, the University of Connecticut, Tennessee Voices for Children, 

and Education Development Center to carry out the goals and activities of the Center. 
T/TA Provider: Child Care and Early Education Research Connections 

Phone: 646-284-9615 

E-Mail: mknitzer@nccp.org

Website http://www.childcareresearch.org/

Contact: Project Director: Dr. Jane Knitzer 

This partner is a grantee through The National Center for Children in Poverty. 

Child Care and Early Education Research Connections (Research Connections) is a webbased, interactive database of research documents and public-use data sets for conducting 

secondary analyses on topics related to early care and education. This project was launched in 

2004 through a cooperative agreement with the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) 

at Columbia University and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research 

(ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. Research Connections conducts literature reviews; 

develops and disseminates materials designed to improve child care policy research; provides 

technical assistance to researchers and policy makers; conducts data-analysis workshops; 

synthesizes findings into policy research briefs; and provides support to the Child Care Policy 

Research Consortium. 

T/TA Provider: Child Care Aware 

Phone: 800-424-2246 

E-Mail: info@childcareaware.org

Website: http://www.childcareaware.org

Contact: 

Phone: 

Project Director: Ollie Smith 

703-341-4142 

This partner is a grantee through National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral 

Agencies (NACCRRA) 

NACCRRA, through a cooperative agreement with CCB, receives funding to operate Child Care 

Aware, a national toll-free child care consumer telephone hotline and web site. The mission of 

Child Care Aware is to ensure that families have access to accurate, useful information about 

finding child care. Through Child Care Aware, families are linked to their local, communitybased child care resource and referral program, and consumer education materials. 

T/TA Provider: Child Care Information Systems Technical Assistance Project 

(CCISTAP) 

Phone: 877-249-9117 

E-Mail: CCISTAP@childcaredata.org

Website http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/ta/CCISTAP/index.htm

Contractor: 

Phone: 

General Dynamics Information Technology 

Project Director: Helen Papadopoulos 

301-692-0586 

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The Child Care Information Systems Technical Assistance Project (CCISTAP) supports 

State, Territory, and Tribal grantees, and the Central and Regional Office Federal staff in 

collecting, managing, analyzing, and reporting child care data. CCISTAP support falls into four 

major categories: systems development, CCB web support, statistical analysis and report 

generation, and provision of technical assistance (TA). The primary focus of TA, provided to 

CCDF grantees through the Child Care Automation Resource Center (CCARC), is on building 

the capacity of information systems at the local level to improve the quality of administrative 

data. TA is provided through a toll-free help line, software utilities for data providers, delivery of 

training at Regional and National conferences, and customized on-site TA. 

T/TA Provider: Communications Management Center 

Phone: 240-631-3947 

E-Mail: ccbcmc@acf.hhs.gov 

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/ta/conf/index.htm

Contractor: 

Phone: 

BLH Technologies Inc. 

Project Director: Rose Salton 

240-631-3947 

The Communications Management Center coordinates and supports national and regional 

child care conferences for State, Territorial, and Tribal Administrators. The Center supports 

national leadership forums on critical child care issues, such as Child Care for Infants and 

Toddlers and Child Care Issues in the Hispanic Community; the annual CCB State 

Administrators meeting; and regional conferences throughout the country in every ACF Region. 

T/TA Provider: Healthy Child Care America 

Phone: 888-227-5409 

E-Mail: childcare@aap.org

Website: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/hcca

Contact: 

Phone: 

Project Director: Laura Aird 

847-434-7132 

This partner is a grantee through American Academy of Pediatrics. 

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The Healthy Child Care America campaign is a collaborative effort of health professionals, 

child care professionals, families, and other services working in partnership to improve the health 

and well-being of children in child care settings. The goals of the campaign are to provide 

technical assistance to assist States, Territories, Tribes, and communities in developing and 

strengthening linkages between child care providers, health professionals, and families. These 

partnerships ensure that children are cared for in healthy and nurturing environments and have 

access to necessary immunizations, health screenings, and other health and social services. The 

Healthy Child Care America campaign is sponsored by CCB and the Maternal and Child Health 

Bureau and is coordinated in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics. 
T/TA Provider: National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) 

Phone: 800-616-2242 

E-Mail: info@nccic.org 

Website http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/

Contractor: Caliber, an ICF International Company 

Project Director: Julie Shuell 

NCCIC is the primary clearinghouse to support the development of expertise and the 

dissemination of child care information. An extensive database of child care information is 

maintained, and resources are disseminated via information and referral services, an Internet web 

site, publication of the Child Care Bulletin, periodic mailings, resource rooms at conferences, and 

presentations at meetings and conferences. A network of State technical assistance specialists, 

working with the ACF regional offices, provides on-site consulting support to State grantees. 

T/TA Provider: National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative 

Phone: 202-857-2673 

E-Mail: itcc@zerotothree.org

Website http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/itcc

Contractor: 

Phone: 

ZERO TO THREE 

Project Director: Dianne Stetson 

202-857-2673 

The National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative works collaboratively with CCDF 

administrators and other partners to move forward system initiatives to improve the quality and 

supply of infant and toddler child care. Through Learning Communities and other approaches, 

the Initiative works with States and Territories to develop a deeper knowledge about specific 

elements of the early care and education system that supports quality infant and toddler child 

care. The Initiative collects and disseminates information on infant and toddler child care supply, 

investments, and initiatives; produces materials and resources; and responds to requests for 

information and technical assistance related to infant and toddler child care. 

T/TA Provider: Tribal Child Care Technical Assistance Center (TriTAC) 

Phone: 800-388-7670 

E-Mail: tritac2@aol.com 

Website: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/tribal

Contractor: 

Phone: 

Native American Management Services 

Project Director: Linda Kills Crow 

580-762-8850 

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The Tribal Child Care Technical Assistance Center provides targeted technical assistance 

services to more than 500 Tribes supported by the Child Care and Development Fund. Activities 

include a toll-free information and referral line; maintenance of a web site with information on 

Tribal child care programs, including promising practices and available resources; an annual 

national Tribal child care conference; and cluster trainings. 
Children’s Bureau (CB) 

National Resource Centers 

The National Resource Centers (NRCs) are funded by CB. Each NRC provides on-site training 

and technical assistance (T/TA) to States, Tribes, and public child welfare agencies in the 

preparation and implementation of the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) process. This 

document is designed to communicate to States the focus of each NRC and the T/TA each 

provides. State and Tribal requests for T/TA are made to Regional ACF offices. 

REGION I BOSTON

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont 

Address: JFK Federal Building,

Room 2000

Boston, Massachusetts 02203

Phone: 617-565-1020

Fax: 617-565-2493

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region1/

REGION II NEW YORK

New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands 

Address: 26 Federal Plaza, Room 4114

New York, New York 10278

Phone: 212-264-2890

Fax: 212-264-4881

E-Mail: NewYork@acf.hhs.gov

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region2/

REGION III PHILADELPHIA

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia 

Address: Public Ledger Building- Suite 864 

150 S. Independence Mall West 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

Phone: 215-861-4000

Fax: 215-861-4070

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region3/

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REGION IV ATLANTA

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and 

Tennessee 

Address: 61 Forsyth Street, Ste. 4M60

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909

Phone: 404-562-2800

Fax: 404-562-2981

E-Mail: headstart@acf.hhs.gov

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region4/

REGION V CHICAGO

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin 

Address: 233 N. Michigan Avenue,

Suite 400

Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519

Phone: 312-353-4237

Fax: 312-353-2204

E-Mail: chicago@acf.hhs.gov

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region5/

REGION VI DALLAS 

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas 

Address: 1301 Young Street, Room 914

Dallas, Texas 75202-5433

Phone: 214-767-9648

Fax: 214-767-3743

E-Mail: Dallas@acf.hhs.gov

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region6/

REGION VII KANSAS 

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska 

Address: 601 E. 12th Street, Room 276

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2808

Phone: 816-426-3981

Fax: 816-426-2888

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region7/

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REGION VIII DENVER 

Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming 

Address: 1961 Stout Street, Office 926

Denver, Colorado 80294-3538

Phone: 303-844-3100

Fax: 303-844-1188

E-Mail: region8@acf.hhs.gov

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region8/

REGION IX SAN FRANCISCO 

Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau 

Address: 90 7th St., 9th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94103

Phone: 415-437-8400

Fax: 415-437-8444

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region9/

REGION X SEATTLE 

Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington 

Address: 2201 Sixth Avenue

Suite 300

Seattle, Washington 98121

Phone: 206-615-2547

Fax: 206-615-2574

Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region10/

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement - Offers technical 

assistance, training, teleconferences, and publications to assist States with the CFSRs, including 

strategic planning, quality improvement, evaluating outcomes, facilitating stakeholder 

involvement, and improving training and workforce development. 

Address: Muskie School – University of Southern Maine 

P.O. Box 15010 

400 Congress Street 

Portland, Maine 04112-5010 

Phone: 800 HELP KID or 207-780-5810 

Fax: 207-780-5817

E-Mail: helpkids@usm.maine.edu

Website: http://www.nrcoi.org

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National Resource Center for Child Protective Services - Focuses on building State, local, and 

Tribal capacity through training and technical assistance in CPS, including meeting Federal 

requirements, strengthening programs, eligibility for the CAPTA grant, support to State Liaison 

Officers, and collaboration with other NRCs. 

Address: 925 #4 Sixth Street, NW 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 

Phone: 505-345-2444

Fax: 505-345-2626

E-Mail: e-mail@nrccps.org

Website: http://www.nrccps.org

National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues - Offers States 

assistance with their CFSRs, including collecting and analyzing data, legal and judicial issue 

analysis, promoting stakeholder involvement, action planning, and implementation of Program 

Improvement Plans. 

Address: 740 15th Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20005-1019 

Phone: 800-285-2221 

Fax: 202-662-1755 

E-Mail: mark.hardin@staff.abanet.org

Website: http://www.abanet.org/child/rclji

National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning - 

Provides training and technical assistance and information services to help States through all 

stages of the CFSRs, emphasizing family centered principles and practices and helping States 

build knowledge of foster care issues. 

Address: Hunter College School of Social Work 

129 East 79th Street, Suite 801 

New York, New York 10021 

Phone: 212-452-7043 

Fax: 212-452-7475 

E-Mail: gmallon@hunter.cuny.edu

Website: http://www.nrcfcppp.org

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National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology - Addresses a broad range 

of program and technical issues (including Tribal and court child welfare issues) in assisting with 

the CFSR process, including training on data use and management, AFCARS assistance, 

coordinating peer consultation, and preparation and use of State Data Profiles. 

Address: 2345 Crystal Drive 

Suite 250 

Arlington, Virginia 22202 

Phone: 877-672-4829 (toll-free) 

E-Mail: nrccwdt@cwla.org

Website: http://www.nrccwdt.org

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption - Partners with States, Tribes, and other 

NRCs to offer support in all phases of the CFSR process, including analyzing adoption and 

permanency options, exploring systemic factors, increasing cultural competence, and promoting 

stakeholder involvement. 

Address: Spaulding for Children 

16250 Northland Drive 

Suite 120 

Southfield, Michigan 48075 

Phone: 248-443-0306 

Fax: 248-443-7099 

E-Mail: nrc@nrcadoption.org

Website: http://www.nrcadoption.org

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development - Provides States with 

CFSR assistance, including promoting stakeholder involvement, technical assistance and training, 

and information services. Also offers States, Tribes, and other youth-serving organizations 

assistance in effectively implementing the Chafee Foster Care Independence and the Education 

and Training Voucher programs and supporting youth engagement in child welfare policy, 

planning, and program development. 

Address: 4502 East 41 Street 

Building 4W 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 

Phone: 918-660-3700

Fax: 918-660-3737

E-Mail: pcorreia@ou.edu

Website: http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd/

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The Collaboration to AdoptUsKids - Provides training and technical assistance to States and 

Tribes in connection with the CFSRs on issues that pertain to the development and 

implementation of quality recruitment and retention services for foster and adoptive families. 

Address: 8015 Corporate Drive 

Suite C 

Baltimore, Maryland 21236 

Phone: 888-200-4005 or 410-933-5700 

Fax: 410-933-5716 

E-Mail: info@adoptuskids.org

Website: http://www.adoptuskids.org

The National Resource Center listed below is co-sponsored by the Children's Bureau and 

the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare - Works to develop knowledge and 

provide technical assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies and Tribes to improve outcomes 

for families with substance use disorders in the child welfare and family court systems. 

Address: 4940 Irvine Boulevard 

Suite 202 

Irvine, California 92620 

Phone: 714-505-3525 

Fax: 714-505-3626 

E-Mail: ncsacw@samhsa.gov

Website: http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/

The following two National Resource Centers were established to support statutorily 

mandated programs and provide services primarily to grantees. 

National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center - Works to enhance the quality of 

social and health services delivered to children who are abandoned or at risk of abandonment due 

to the presence of drugs and/or HIV in the family. 

Address: University of California, Berkeley 

School of Social Welfare 

1950 Addison Street, Suite 104 

Berkeley, California 94720-7402 

Phone: 510-643-8390 

Fax: 510-643-7019 

E-Mail: aia@berkeley.edu

Website: http://aia.berkeley.edu

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National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs - Offers 

knowledge and expertise in the implementation of family support strategies in a variety of 

settings and for many purposes; provides CFSR assistance, including building networks, 

collecting data, and promoting stakeholder involvement. 

Address: 800 Eastowne Drive, Suite 105 

Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 

Phone: 919-490-5577 x 222 

Fax: 919-490-4905 

E-Mail: lbaker3@nc.rr.com

Website: http://www.friendsnrc.org

Child Welfare Information Gateway 

A national service of CB, Child Welfare Information Gateway (CWIG) 

(http://www.childwelfare.gov/) consolidates and expands on the services formerly provided by 

the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption 

Information Clearinghouse. 

Prior to CWIG, each Clearinghouse represented different aspects of the child welfare system with 

some overlap. Now with the opening of CWIG, State and local professionals can find reliable 

information and resources faster and easier in one convenient place. 

CWIG provides access to print and electronic publications, web sites, and online databases 

covering a wide range of child welfare topics, including child abuse prevention, family 

preservation, foster care, domestic and inter-country adoption, search and reunion, and much 

more. 

CWIG is the connection to programs, research, statistics, laws and policies, and training resources 

needed to help professionals protect children and strengthen families in their communities. 

Other Clearinghouses 

• Federal Clearinghouses with Information on Children and Families - Web sites and 

contact information for related clearinghouses. 

(http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/reslist/rl_dsp.cfm?typeID=29&rate_chno=11-11127) 

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Office of Community Services (OCS) 

Community Services Block Grant 

T/TA Provider: Community Action Partnership 

Address: 1100 17th Street NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20036 

Phone: 202-265-7546 

Website: http://www.communityactionpartnership.com/

The Community Action Partnership (CAP) provides national training to State and local CSBGeligible entities to assist in obtaining skills and a further understanding of the importance of 

financial management and governance within the Community Services Network. CAP provides 

training and technical assistance to community action agencies across the nation, with special 

emphasis on those agencies classified as at-risk or in crisis. The training consists of four regional 

trainings, with governance and fiscal management being the focus, and increased participation in 

the Pathways to Excellence Self Study program for determining strengths and weaknesses. The 

technical assistance portion consists of developing a volunteer peer mentor network to provide 

on-site consultation in problem areas, and the development of seven “best practices” manuals 

based on seven “Awards for Excellence” categories. 

Community Services Block Grant 

T/TA Provider: National Association for State Community Services 

 Programs (NASCSP) 

Address: 400 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 395 

Washington, DC 20001 

Phone: 202-624-5866 

Fax: 202-624-8472 

Website: www.nascsp.org

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NASCSP is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the empowerment of low-income 

families to reach self-sufficiency in its broadest context, through helping States attain full 

utilization of their resources and implement an extensive array of services to these families, 

including weatherization, energy assistance, child care, nutrition, employment, State energy 

programs, job training and housing in urban, suburban, and rural communities. NASCSP 

coordinates semi-annual training seminars for State and local CSBG and Weatherization 

Assistance Program (WAP) staff. Weatherization Assistance Program Technical Assistance 

Center (WAPTAC) provides technical assistance and support to the U.S. Department of Energy, 

State and local WAP agencies, and other stakeholders. WAPTAC also coordinates an orientation 

for new WAP staff. NASCSP staff also provides training and technical assistance to States and 

local agencies upon request in the areas of data collection and Results Oriented Management and 

Accountability (ROMA) initiative implementation. 
Community Services Block Grant 

T/TA Provider: CAPLAW 

Address: 178 Tremont Street 

Boston, Massachusetts 02111-1093 

Phone: 617-357-6915 

Fax: 617-350-7899 

Website: http://www.caplaw.org

CAPLAW is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to providing the legal resources 

necessary to sustain and strengthen the national community action agency (CAA) network. 

Through its in-house legal staff and a network of private attorneys, CAPLAW provides legal 

consultation, training, and publications on a wide variety of legal and management topics. This 

assistance enables CAAs to operate legally sound organizations and to promote the effective 

participation of low-income people in the planning and delivery of CAA programs and services, 

thereby enhancing CAAs' ability to provide the nation's poor with opportunities to improve their 

quality of life and achieve their full potential. 

Community Services Block Grant 

T/TA Provider: VirtualCap 

Virginia Community Action Partnership 

Address: 700 Franklin Street, Suite 14T2 

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Phone: 804-644-0417

Fax: 804-644-5914

Website: http://www.virtualcap.org

Virtual Community Services Network Information Exchange supports the availability of 

technical assistance through a national community action web site that describes successful 

programs and practices of State and local agencies, in support of National Community Action 

Goal "5": assisting agencies to increase their capacity to achieve results. 

Community Services Block Grant 

T/TA Provider: Massachusetts Community Action Association 

Address: 105 Chauncy Street, Suite 301 

Boston, Massachusetts 02111 

Phone: 617-357-6086 

Fax: 617-357-8542 

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Massachusetts Community Action Association intervenes in cases where an eligible entity is in 

a crisis situation. It is anticipated that their intervention will preclude the need for termination 

hearings and proceedings by stabilizing eligible entities in crises and correcting programmatic 

deficiencies, if possible. 
Assets for Independence 

T/TA Provider: Carole Selter Norris, ICF International 

Address: 394 Pacific, 2nd Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111-1715 

Phone: 415-677-7154 

Fax: 415-677-7177 

Email: cnorris@icfi.com

Website: www.icfi.com

 

The Assets for Independence (AFI) Resource Center, managed by the Office of Community 

Services, provides training and technical assistance to AFI program grantees. It also provides 

information and helpful assistance to organizations that are applying for an AFI grant to 

implement an individual development account (IDA) program. The resource center sponsors a 

variety of training opportunities including monthly topical conference calls on IDAs and other 

asset building strategies, one- and two-day training events for grantees and their partner 

organizations, and informational sessions on applying for AFI funding and designing effective 

IDA programs. The program web site displays a wealth of information available from the Office 

of Community Services and the AFI Resource Center: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/assetbuilding

Rural Community Facilities 

T/TA Provider: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.

Address: 2214 North Central Avenue, Suite 100

Phoenix, Arizona 85004

Phone: 602-258-4822

Fax Number 602-258-4825

Email: Alberta.tippeconnic@itaconline.com

Contact: Project Director: Alberta Tippeconnic 

Website: www.itcaonline.com

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Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., (ITCA) provides training and technical assistance to 

address the needs of Tribal-based water and wastewater systems through a grant from the Office 

of Community Services’ Rural Community Facilities program. ITCA sponsors a “Tribal Water 

Certification Program” that trains Tribal staff to meet the health and safety needs of Tribal 

community members effectively. This certification program provides a system wherein persons 

responsible for the production, treatment and distribution of drinking water for public 

consumption, and collection and treatment of wastewater, may be examined and rated to 

demonstrate his/her level of competency in operating and maintaining Tribal facilities. 
Compassion Capital Fund 

T/TA Provider: Dawn Pilkington, Dare Mighty Things 

Address: 901 North Glebe Road, Suite 905 

Arlington, Virginia 22203 

Phone: 703-752-4331 

Fax: 703-752-4332 

Dare Mighty Things, Inc., operates the Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) National Resource 

Center, offering targeted training and technical assistance to CCF grantees. Dare Mighty Things, 

Inc., conducts site visits and provides assistance with project management to grantees under CCF. 

Dare Mighty Things, Inc. produces and disseminates information, tools, and materials about the 

CCF and nonprofit management via an electronic newsletter that reaches an audience of 

approximately 5,500 subscribers. Dare Mighty Things, Inc., also operates a toll-free information 

line to answer inquires about the CCF programs. 

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OFFICE OF HEAD START (OHS) 

Head Start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and 

cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social 

and other services to enrolled children and families. 

The Head Start program provides grants to local public and private non-profit and for-profit 

agencies to provide comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged 

children and families, with a special focus on helping preschoolers develop the early reading and 

math skills they need to be successful in school. In FY 1995, the Early Head Start program was 

established to serve children from birth to three years of age in recognition of the mounting 

evidence that the earliest years matter a great deal to children's growth and development. 

Head Start programs promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive 

development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other 

services to enrolled children and families. They engage parents in their children's learning and 

help them in making progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals. 

Significant emphasis is placed on the involvement of parents in the administration of local Head 

Start programs. 

T/TA Providers: Planning and Learning Technologies, Inc. 

Address: 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000 

 Arlington, Virginia 22209

Phone: 703-243-0495

Fax: 703-243-0496 

E-Mail: shunter@pal-tech.com 

Website: www.pal-tech.com

Contact: Sophia Hunter, Senior Executive Assistant 

Planning and Learning Technologies, Inc., (Pal-Tech) Serve as the Head Start Resource Center 

(HSRC) to support OHS in the development and provision of services that will improve Head Start 

grantees’ outcome, extend leadership and advance practices throughout Head Start and the broader 

early childhood development community. HSRC also provides support services to (1) help design, 

implement and coordinate program activity, (2) improve program operations and performance, (3) 

support OHS services. 

T/TA Providers: Educational Services, Inc. 

Address: 4350 East West Highway, Suite 1100

 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 

Phone: 202-498-8875 

Fax: 215-964-9585

E-Mail: richardr@esi-dc.com

Website: www.esi-dc.com 

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Contact: Richard Russey 
Educational Services, Inc. (ESI) – Provides Head Start grantees with services including 

consulting, grants management, conference operations, materials development, curriculum 

planning, writing, and editing, website development and maintenance, video production, 

webcasting, and satellite broadcasting. Head Start grantees access these services through the 

national or regional implementation of programs of the OHS. Other initiative includes: the NRS; 

Math Webcasts; Higher Education Grantee Program; Parent-Mentor Training; Safe Futures 

Domestic Violence Awareness online learning site (in development); I Am Moving, I Am 

Learning, a training-of-facilitators program in the area of early childhood movement, health, and 

obesity; and Emergency Preparedness. Many of these initiatives currently, or will soon, have a 

presence on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC), an online resource 

for Head Start grantees 

T/TA Providers: Head Start Knowledge and Information Management Services 

Address: 1133 15th Street NW, Suite 450

 Washington, D.C. 2005 

Phone: 202-737-1030 or 1-866-763-6481

Fax: 202-737-1151 

E-Mail: askus@headstartinfo.org

Website: www.headstartinf.org

Head Start Knowledge and Information Management Services (HSKIMS) – Supports information 

and resource dissemination through the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center 

(ECLKC) website, Head Start publications management, a national toll-free information line, 

and a national email address to request information. HSKIMS also manages ACF and OHS 

national conference exhibits. 

 

The ECLKC hosts the Head Start Program Directory and the Head Start Locator, which allows 

the user to access maps and contact information for all Head Start programs, including sorts for 

American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start programs and centers. Other directories include the 

Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Network, Head Start State Collaboration Offices, 

Head Start Higher Education Grantees, and a Consultant Directory. A Spanish section was 

recently launched. 

T/TA Providers: American Indian/Alaska Native Technical Assistance 

 Network at the Academy for Educational Development 

Address: 1875 Connecticut Avenue, Room 1028

Washington D.C. 20009-5721

Phone: 202-884-8386 

Fax: 202-884-8660

E-Mail: agodfrey@aed.org

Website: aed.org

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Contact: Angie Godfrey, Project Director 
American Indian/Alaska Native Technical Assistance Network at the Academy for 

Educational Development (AI-TAN) – Provides training and technical assistance to American 

Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start programs in 27 states across the country. AI-TAN 

also provides on-site training and technical assistance in the area of early childhood development; 

health services; developmentally, culturally and linguistically appropriate services; transportation 

of young children; working with young children with disabilities; and management in family and 

community partnerships. AI-TAN goal is to improve the quality of services to AIAN low-income 

children and their families, and to promote social competence and school readiness. 

T/TA Providers: Zero To Three – National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and 

 Families 

Address: 2000 M St. NW, Suite 200 

Washington, DC 20036

Phone: 202 638-1144 

Fax: 202 638-0851 

E-Mail: webhelp@zerotothree.org

Website: www.zerotothree.org

Zero To Three – Provides training and technical assistance to Early Head Start grantees on a 

wide variety of relevant topics, from promoting healthy social-emotional development in infants 

and toddlers to supervising staff with greater skill and effectiveness. 

 

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