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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Family Violence Prevention and 

Services/Grants for Domestic Violence 

Shelters and Supportive Services/ 

Grants to States 

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services 

Bureau (FYSB), Administration on 

Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF), 

ACF. 

ACTION: This notice was originally 

published as Funding Opportunity 

Number HHS–2012–ACF–ACYF–FVPS– 

0272 on February 23, 2012 at http:// 

www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/ 

HHS-2012-ACF-ACYF-FVPS-0272. 

This announcement governs the 

proposed award of mandatory grants 

under the Family Violence Prevention 

and Services Act (FVPSA) to States 

(including Territories and Insular 

Areas). The purpose of these grants is to: 

(1) Assist States in efforts to increase 

public awareness about, and primary 

and secondary prevention of, family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence; and (2) assist States in efforts 

to provide immediate shelter and 

supportive services for victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence (Section 301(b)(1–2)) of the 

FVPSA, as amended by Section 201 of 

the Child Abuse Prevention and 

Treatment Act (CAPTA) Reauthorization 

Act of 2010, Public Law 111–320. 

This announcement sets forth the 

application requirements, the 

application process, and other 

administrative and fiscal requirements 

for grants in Fiscal Year (FY) 2012. 

C.F.D.A. Number: 93.671. 

Statutory Authority: The statutory 

authority for this program is Sections 301– 

313 of the Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Act, as amended by Section 201 of 

the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, 

Public Law 111–320, hereinafter cited by 

Section number only. 

SUMMARY: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Description 

Background 

The Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families (ACYF) is 

committed to facilitating healing and 

recovery, and promoting the social and 

emotional well-being of victims, 

children, youth, and families who have 

experienced domestic violence, 

maltreatment, exposure to violence, and 

trauma. An important component of 

promoting well-being in this regard 

includes addressing the impact of 

trauma which can have profound 

impacts on coping, resiliency, and skill 

development. ACYF promotes a traumainformed approach, which involves 

understanding and responding to the 

symptoms of chronic interpersonal 

trauma and traumatic stress across the 

lifespan. 

This FVPSA funding opportunity 

announcement (FOA), administered 

through ACYF’s Family and Youth 

Services Bureau (FYSB), is designed to 

assist States in their efforts to support 

the establishment, maintenance, and 

expansion of programs and projects: (1) 

To prevent incidents of family violence, 

domestic violence, and dating violence; 

(2) to provide immediate shelter, 

supportive services, and access to 

community-based programs for victims 

of family violence, domestic violence, or 

dating violence, and their dependents; 

and (3) to provide specialized services 

for children exposed to family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, 

underserved populations, and victims 

who are members of racial and ethnic 

minority populations (Section 306(a)). 

The FVPSA State Formula Grant 

funds shall be used to identify and 

provide subgrants to eligible entities for 

programs and projects within the State 

that are designed to prevent incidents of 

family violence, domestic violence, and 

dating violence by providing immediate 

shelter and supportive services for adult 

and youth victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, 

and their dependents, and which may 

be used to provide prevention services 

to prevent future incidents of family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence (Section 308(a)). 

FVPSA funds awarded to subgrantees 

should be used for: 

• Provision of immediate shelter and 

related supportive services to adult and 

youth victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, 

and their dependents, including paying 

for the operating and administrative 

expenses of the facilities for a shelter 

(Section 308(b)(1)(A)). 

• Assistance in developing safety 

plans, and supporting efforts of victims 

of family violence, domestic violence, or 

dating violence to make decisions 

related to their ongoing safety and wellbeing (Section 308(b)(1)(B)). 

• Provision of individual and group 

counseling, peer support groups, and 

referral to community-based services to 

assist family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence victims, 

and their dependents, in recovering 

from the effects of the violence (Section 

308(b)(1)(C)). 

• Provision of services, training, 

technical assistance, and outreach to 

increase awareness of family violence, 

domestic violence, and dating violence, 

and increase the accessibility of family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence services (Section 308(b)(1)(D)). 

• Provision of culturally and 

linguistically appropriate services 

(Section 308(b)(1)(E)). 

• Provision of services for children 

exposed to family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence, including 

age-appropriate counseling, supportive 

services, and services for the 

nonabusing parent that support that 

parent’s role as a caregiver, which may, 

as appropriate, include services that 

work with the nonabusing parent and 

child together (Section 308(b)(1)(F)). 

• Provision of advocacy, case 

management services, and information 

and referral services, concerning issues 

related to family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence intervention 

and prevention, including: (1) 

Assistance in accessing related Federal 

and State financial assistance programs; 

(2) legal advocacy to assist victims and 

their dependents; (3) medical advocacy, 

including provision of referrals for 

appropriate health care services 

(including mental health, alcohol, and 

drug abuse treatment), which does not 

include reimbursement for any health 

care services; (4) assistance locating and 

securing safe and affordable permanent 

housing and homelessness prevention 

services; (5) transportation, child care, 

respite care, job training and 

employment services, financial literacy 

services and education, financial 

planning, and related economic 

empowerment services; and (6) 

parenting and other educational services 

for victims and their dependents 

(Section 308(b)(1)(G)). 

• Provision of prevention services, 

including outreach to underserved 

populations (Section 308(b)(1)(H)). 

In the distribution of FVPSA grant 

funds, the State should ensure that not 

less than 70 percent of the funds 

distributed are used for the primary 

purpose of providing immediate shelter 

and supportive services to adult and 

youth victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, 

and their dependents; not less than 25 

percent of the funds will be used for the 

purpose of providing supportive 

services and prevention services 

(Section 308(b)(2)); and not more than 5 

percent of the FVPSA grant funds 

should be used for State administrative 

costs (Section 306(b)(1)). 


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Ensuring the Well-Being of Vulnerable 

Children and Families 

The Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families is committed to 

facilitating healing and recovery, and 

promoting the social and emotional 

well-being of children, youth, and 

families who have experienced 

maltreatment, exposure to violence, 

and/or trauma. This funding 

announcement and other discretionary 

spending this fiscal year are designed to 

ensure that effective interventions are in 

place to build skills and capacities that 

contribute to the healthy, positive, and 

productive functioning of families. 

Children, youth, and families who 

have experienced maltreatment, 

exposure to violence, and/or trauma are 

impacted along several domains, each of 

which must be addressed in order to 

foster social and emotional well-being 

and promote healthy, positive 

functioning: 

• Understanding Experiences: A 

fundamental aspect of the human 

experience is the development of a 

world view through which one’s 

experiences are understood. Whether 

that perspective is generally positive or 

negative impacts how experiences are 

interpreted and integrated. For example, 

one is more likely to approach a 

challenge as a surmountable, temporary 

obstacle if his or her frame includes a 

sense that ‘‘things will turn out alright.’’ 

On the contrary, negative experiences 

can color how future experiences are 

understood. Ongoing exposure to family 

violence might lead children, youth, 

and adults to believe that relationships 

are generally hostile in nature and affect 

their ability to enter into and stay 

engaged in safe and healthy 

relationships. Interventions should seek 

to address how children, youth, and 

adults frame what has happened to 

them in the past and shape their beliefs 

about the future. 

• Developmental Tasks: People grow 

physically and psychosocially along a 

fairly predictable course, encountering 

normal challenges and establishing 

competencies as they pass from one 

developmental stage to another. 

However, adverse events have a marked 

effect on the trajectory of normal social 

and emotional development, delaying 

the growth of certain capacities, and, in 

many cases, accelerating the maturation 

of others. Intervention strategies must be 

attuned to the developmental impact of 

negative experiences and address 

related strengths and deficits to ensure 

children, youth, and families develop 

along a healthy trajectory. 

• Coping Strategies: The methods that 

children, youth, and families develop to 

manage challenges both large and small 

are learned in childhood, honed in 

adolescence, and practiced in 

adulthood. Those who have been 

presented with healthy stressors and 

opportunities to overcome them with 

appropriate encouragement and support 

are more likely to have an array of 

positive, productive coping strategies 

available to them as they go through life. 

For children, youth, and families who 

grow up in or currently live in unsafe, 

unpredictable environments, the coping 

strategies that may have been protective 

in that context may not be appropriate 

for safer, more regulated situations. 

Interventions should help children, 

youth, and families transform 

maladaptive coping methods into 

healthier, more productive strategies. 

• Protective Factors: A wealth of 

research has demonstrated that the 

presence of certain contextual factors 

(e.g., supportive relatives, involvement 

in after-school activities) and 

characteristics (e.g., self-esteem, 

relationship skills) can moderate the 

impacts of past and future negative 

experiences. These protective factors are 

fundamental to resilience; building 

them is integral to successful 

intervention with children, youth, and 

families. 

The skills and capacities in these 

areas support children, youth, and 

families as challenges, risks, and 

opportunities arise. In particular, each 

domain impacts the capacity of 

children, youth, and families to 

establish and maintain positive 

relationships with caring adults and 

supportive peers. The necessity of these 

relationships to social and emotional 

well-being and lifelong success in 

school, community, and at home cannot 

be overstated and should be central to 

all interventions with vulnerable 

children, youth, and families. 

An important component of 

promoting social and emotional wellbeing includes addressing the impact of 

trauma, which can have a profound 

effect on the overall functioning of 

children, youth, and families. The 

Administration on Children, Youth and 

Families promotes a trauma-informed 

approach, which involves 

understanding and responding to the 

symptoms of chronic interpersonal 

trauma and traumatic stress across the 

domains outlined above, as well as the 

behavioral and mental health sequelae 

of trauma. 

The Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families anticipates a 

continued focus on social and emotional 

well-being as a critical component of its 

overall mission to ensure positive 

outcomes for all children, youth, and 

families. 

Annual FVPSA State Administrators 

Grantee Meeting 

FVPSA State Administrators shall 

plan to attend the annual grantee 

meeting. The State FVPSA 

Administrators meeting is a training and 

technical assistance activity focusing on 

FVPSA administrative issues as well as 

the promotion of evidence informed and 

promising practices to address family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence. Subsequent correspondence 

will advise the FVPSA State 

Administrators of the date, time, and 

location of their grantee meeting. 

Client Confidentiality 

In order to ensure the safety of adult, 

youth, and child victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, and their families, FVPSAfunded programs must establish and 

implement policies and protocols for 

maintaining the confidentiality of 

records pertaining to any individual 

provided domestic violence services. 

Consequently, when providing 

statistical data on program activities and 

program services, individual identifiers 

of client records will not be used by the 

State or other FVPSA grantees or 

subgrantees (Section 306(c)(5)). 

In the annual grantee Performance 

Progress Report (PPR), States and 

subgrantees must collect unduplicated 

data from each program rather than 

unduplicated data across programs or 

statewide. No client-level data should 

be shared with a third party, regardless 

of encryption, hashing, or other data 

security measures, without a written, 

time-limited release as described in 

section 306(c)(5). The address or 

location of any FVPSA-supported 

shelter facility shall, except with written 

authorization of the person or persons 

responsible for the operation of such 

shelter, not be made public (Section 

306(c)(5)(H)) and the confidentiality of 

records pertaining to any individual 

provided domestic violence services by 

any FVPSA-supported program will be 

strictly maintained. 

Coordinated and Accessible Services 

It is essential that community service 

providers, including those serving or 

representing underserved communities, 

are involved in the design and 

improvement of intervention and 

prevention activities. Coordination and 

collaboration among victim services 

providers; community-based, culturally 

specific, and faith-based services 

providers; housing and homeless 

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and local public officials and agencies is 

needed to provide more responsive and 

effective services to victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence, and their dependents. 

To promote a more effective response 

to family violence, domestic violence, 

and dating violence, Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) 

requires States receiving funds under 

this grant announcement to collaborate 

with State Domestic Violence 

Coalitions, tribes, tribal organizations, 

service providers, and community-based 

organizations to address the needs of 

family violence, domestic violence, and 

dating violence, and for those who are 

members of racial and ethnic minority 

populations and underserved 

populations (Section 307(a)(2)). 

To serve victims most in need and to 

comply with Federal law, services must 

be widely accessible to all. Services 

must not discriminate on the basis of 

age, disability, sex, race, color, national 

origin or religion (Section 306(c)(2)). 

The HHS Office for Civil Rights 

provides guidance to grantees 

complying with these requirements. 

Please see http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/ 

immigration/bifsltr.html for HHS Office 

of Civil Rights guidance on serving 

immigrant victims and http:// 

www.hhs.gov/ocr/discrimdisab.html for 

guidance on the Americans with 

Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973. Services must also be provided 

on a voluntary basis; receipt of 

emergency shelter or housing must not 

be conditioned on participation in 

supportive services (Section 308(d)(2)). 

Definitions 

States should use the following 

definitions in carrying out their 

programs (Section 302). 

Dating Violence: Violence committed 

by a person who is or has been in a 

social relationship of a romantic or 

intimate nature with the victim and 

where the existence of such a 

relationship shall be determined based 

on a consideration of the length of the 

relationship, the type of relationship, 

and the frequency of interaction 

between the persons involved in the 

relationship. 

Domestic Violence: Felony or 

misdemeanor crimes of violence 

committed by a current or former 

spouse of the victim, by a person with 

whom the victim shares a child in 

common, by a person who is 

cohabitating with or has cohabitated 

with the victim as a spouse, by a person 

similarly situated to a spouse of the 

victim under the domestic or family 

violence laws of the jurisdiction 

receiving grant monies, or by any other 

person against and adult or youth victim 

who is protected from that person’s acts 

under the domestic or family violence 

laws of the jurisdiction. 

Family Violence: Any act or 

threatened act of violence, including 

any forceful detention of an individual 

that: (a) results or threatens to result in 

physical injury; and (b) is committed by 

a person against another individual 

(including an elderly individual) to or 

with whom such person: Is related by 

blood, or is or was related by marriage 

or is or was otherwise legally related, or 

is or was lawfully residing. 

Shelter: The provision of temporary 

refuge and supportive services in 

compliance with applicable State law 

(including regulation) governing the 

provision, on a regular basis, of shelter, 

safe homes, meals, and supportive 

services to victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, 

and their dependents. 

Supportive Services: Services for 

adult and youth victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, and dependents exposed to 

family violence, domestic violence, or 

dating violence, that are designed to: 

• Meet the needs of victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, and their dependents, for 

short-term, transitional, or long-term 

safety; and 

• Provide counseling, advocacy, or 

assistance for victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, 

and their dependents. 

II. Award Information 

For FY 2012, HHS will make available 

for grants to designated State agencies 

70 percent of the amount appropriated 

under section 303(a)(1) of FVPSA, 

which is not reserved under Section 

303(a)(2). In FY 2011, ACYF awarded 

$90,335,158 to State agencies for these 

purposes. In separate announcements, 

ACYF will allocate 10 percent of the 

foregoing appropriation to tribes and 

tribal organizations for the 

establishment and operation of shelters, 

safe houses, and the provision of 

supportive services; and 10 percent to 

the State Domestic Violence Coalitions 

to continue their work within the 

domestic violence community by 

providing technical assistance and 

training, needs assessment, and 

advocacy services, among other 

activities with local domestic violence 

programs, and to encourage appropriate 

responses to domestic violence within 

the States. Six percent of the amount 

appropriated under section 303(c) of 

FVPSA, and reserved under section 

303(a)(2)(c), will be available in FY 2012 

to continue the support for the two 

National Resource Centers (NRCs), four 

Special Issue Resource Centers (SIRCs) 

and the three Culturally Specific Special 

Issue Resource Centers (CSSIRCs). 

Additionally, funds appropriated under 

FVPSA will be used to support other 

activities, including training and 

technical assistance, collaborative 

projects with advocacy organizations 

and service providers, data collection 

efforts, public education activities, 

research and other demonstration 

projects, as well as the ongoing 

operation of the National Domestic 

Violence Hotline. 

State Allocation 

FVPSA grants to the States, the 

District of Columbia, and the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are based 

on a population formula. Each State 

grant shall be $600,000, with the 

remaining funds allotted to each State 

on the same ratio as the population of 

the State to the population of all States 

(Section 305(a)(2)). State populations 

are determined on the basis of the most 

recent census data available to the 

Secretary of HHS, and the Secretary 

shall use for such purpose, if available, 

the annual current interim census data 

produced by the Secretary of Commerce 

pursuant to section 181 of Title 13 of the 

U.S. Code. 

For the purpose of computing 

allotments, the statute provides that 

Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 

Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands will each 

receive grants of not less than oneeighth of one percent of the amount 

appropriated for formula grants to States 

(Section 305(a)(1)). 

Expenditure Period 

FVPSA funds may be used for 

expenditures on and after October 1 of 

each fiscal year for which they are 

granted, and will be available for 

expenditure through September 30 of 

the following fiscal year, i.e., FY 2012 

funds may be used for expenditures 

from October 1, 2011, through 

September 30, 2013. Funds will be 

available for obligations only through 

September 30, 2013, and must be 

liquidated by December 30, 2013. 

Re-allotted funds, if any, are available 

for expenditure until the end of the 

fiscal year following the fiscal year that 

the funds became available for reallotment. FY 2012 grant funds that are 

made available to the States through reallotment, under section 305(d), must be 

expended by the State no later than 

September 30, 2013. 


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III. Eligibility Information 

‘‘States’’, as defined in section 302 of 

FVPSA, are eligible to apply for funds. 

The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 

States, the District of Columbia, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 

American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, 

and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands. 

In the past, Guam, the Virgin Islands, 

the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, and American Samoa 

have applied for funds as a part of their 

consolidated grant under the Social 

Services Block grant. These jurisdictions 

need not submit an application under 

this program announcement if they 

choose to have their allotment included 

as part of a consolidated grant 

application; however, they are required 

to submit a Performance Progress Report 

using the standardized format. 

Additional Information on Eligibility 

DUNS (Universal Identifier Number) 

Requirement 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) Number is the nine-digit, or 

thirteen-digit (DUNS + 4), number 

established and assigned by Dun and 

Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to uniquely 

identify business entities. 

All applicants and sub-recipients 

must have a DUNS number at the time 

of application in order to be considered 

for a grant or cooperative agreement. A 

DUNS number is required whether an 

applicant is submitting a paper 

application or using the Governmentwide electronic portal, www.Grants.gov. 

A DUNS number is required for every 

application for a new award or renewal/ 

continuation of an award, including 

applications or plans under formula, 

entitlement, and block grant programs. 

A DUNS number may be acquired at no 

cost online at http://fedgov.dnb.com/ 

webform. To acquire a DUNS number by 

phone, contact the D&B Government 

Customer Response Center: U.S. and 

U.S Virgin Islands: 1–866–705–5711, 

Alaska and Puerto Rico: 1–800–234– 

3867 (Select Option 2, then Option 1), 

Monday–Friday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., CST. 

The process to request a D–U–N–S 

Number by telephone will take between 

5 and 10 minutes. 

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

Requirement 

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

is the Federal registrant database and 

repository into which an entity must 

provide information required for the 

conduct of business as a recipient. CCR, 

managed by the General Services 

Administration, collects, validates, 

stores, and disseminates data in support 

of agency financial assistance missions. 

Effective October 1, 2011 HHS 

required all entities that plan to apply 

for, and ultimately receive, Federal 

grant funds from any HHS Agency, or 

receive sub-awards directly from 

recipients of those grant funds to: 

• Be registered in the CCR prior to 

submitting an application of plan; 

• Maintain an active CCR registration 

with current information at all times 

during which it has an active award or 

an application or plan under 

consideration by an OPDIV; and 

• Provide its DUNS number in each 

application or plan it submits to the 

OPDIV. 

ACF is prohibited from making an 

award until an applicant has complied 

with these requirements. At the time an 

award is ready to be made, if the 

intended recipient has not complied 

with these requirements, ACF: 

• May determine that the applicant is 

not qualified to receive an award; and 

• May use that determination as a 

basis for making an award to another 

applicant. 

Additionally, all first-tier sub-award 

recipients (i.e., direct sub-recipient) 

must have a DUNS number at the time 

the sub-award is made. 

CCR registration may be made online 

at www.ccr.gov or by phone at 1–866– 

606–8220. CCR registration must be 

updated annually. CCR registration 

must be active and maintained with 

current information at all times during 

which an organization has an active 

award or an application under 

consideration. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

register at the CCR well in advance of 

the application due date. 

IV. Application Requirements 

Content of Application Submission 

The State’s application must be 

submitted by the chief executive officer 

of the State must contain the following 

information or documentation (Section 

307(a)(1)): 

(1) The name and complete address of 

the State agency; the name and contact 

information for the official designated as 

responsible for the administration of 

FVPSA programs and activities relating 

to family violence, domestic violence, 

and dating violence that are carried out 

by the State and for coordination of 

related programs within the State; the 

name and contact information for a 

contact person if different from the 

designated official (Section 

307(a)(2)(G)). 

(2) A plan describing how the State 

will involve community-based 

organizations whose primary purpose is 

to provide culturally appropriate 

services to underserved populations, 

including how such community-based 

organizations can assist the State in 

addressing the unmet needs of such 

populations (Section 307(a)(2)(E)). 

(3) A plan describing how the State 

will provide specialized services 

including trauma-informed services for 

children exposed to family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, 

underserved populations and victims 

who are members of racial and ethnic 

minority populations (Section 

306(a)(3)). 

(4) A plan describing in detail how 

the needs of underserved populations 

will be met (Section 306(a)(3)). 

‘‘Underserved populations’’ include 

populations underserved because of 

geographic location (such as rural 

isolation), underserved racial and ethnic 

populations, populations underserved 

because of special needs (such as 

language barriers, disabilities, 

immigration status, or age), and any 

other population determined to be 

underserved by the State planning 

process or the Secretary of HHS (Section 

302(14)). The State plan should: 

(a) Identify which populations in the 

State are currently underserved, and the 

process used to identify underserved 

population; describe those that are being 

targeted for outreach and services; and 

provide a brief explanation of why those 

populations were selected to receive 

outreach and services. 

(b) Describe the outreach plan, 

including the domestic violence training 

to be provided, the means for providing 

technical assistance and support, and 

the leadership role played by those 

representing and serving the 

underserved populations in question. 

(c) Describe the specific services to be 

provided or enhanced, including new 

shelters or services, improved access to 

shelters or services, or new services for 

underserved populations such as 

victims from communities of color; 

immigrant victims; lesbian, gay, 

bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) 

individuals; adolescents; at-risk youth 

or victims with disabilities. 

(5) Include a description of how the 

State plans to use the grant funds; a 

description of the target populations; 

the number of shelters to be funded; the 

number of non-residential programs to 

be funded; the services the State will 

provide; and the expected results from 

the use of the grant funds as required by 

Sections 307(a)(2)(F) and 308(b). 

(6) Describe the plan to assure an 

equitable distribution of grants and 

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between urban and rural areas within 

such State (Section 307(a)(2)(C)). 

(7) Provide complete documentation 

of consultation with and participation of 

the State Domestic Violence Coalition in 

the planning and monitoring of the 

distribution of grants and the 

administration of grant programs and 

projects (Section 307(a)(2)(D)). 

(8) Provide complete documentation 

of policies, procedures, and protocols 

that ensure individual identifiers of 

client records will not be used when 

providing statistical data on program 

activities and program services; the 

confidentiality of records pertaining to 

any individual provided family violence 

prevention services by any FVPSAsupported program will be maintained; 

and the address or location of any 

FVPSA-supported shelter will not be 

made public without the written 

authorization of the person or persons 

responsible for the operation of such 

shelter (Sections 307(a)(2)(A) and 

306(c)(5)). 

(9) Provide a copy of the law or 

procedures, such as a process for 

obtaining an order of protection, that the 

State has implemented for the barring of 

an abusive spouse from a shared 

household (Section 307(a)(2)(H)). 

Note: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

public reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 10-hours 

per response, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and reviewing 

the collection information. The project 

description is approved under the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number 0970–0280. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a currently 

valid OMB control number. 

Assurances 

Each application must provide signed 

copy of the assurances (See Appendix 

A). 

Certifications 

All applications must submit or 

comply with the required certifications 

found in the Appendices as follows: 

Certification Regarding Lobbying 

(See Appendix B): Applicants must 

furnish an executed copy of the 

Certification Regarding Lobbying, prior 

to the award of the grant. 

Standard Form (SF)–LLL Disclosure of 

Lobbying Activities 

The filing of this form is required for 

each payment or agreement to make 

payment to any lobbying entity for 

influencing or attempting to influence 

an officer or employee of an agency, a 

Member of Congress, an officer or 

employee of Congress, or an employee 

of a Member of Congress in connection 

with a covered Federal action. 

This disclosure form must be 

completed and filed by the reporting 

entity, whether subawardees or prime 

Federal recipient, at the initiation or 

receipt of a covered Federal action, or a 

material change to a previous filing, 

pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. 1352. 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs 

For States, this program is covered 

under Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs,’’ for State plan consolidation 

and implication only—45 CFR 100.12. 

The review and comment provisions of 

the Executive Order and Part 100 do not 

apply. 

Application Submission 

Applications should be sent or 

delivered to: Administration on 

Children, Youth and Families, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Family and Youth Services 

Bureau, Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Program, Attn: Edna James, 

1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Suite 8214, 

Washington, DC 20024. 

V. Approval/Disapproval of a State 

Application 

The Secretary of HHS will approve 

any application that meets the 

requirements of FVPSA and this 

announcement and will not disapprove 

any such application except after 

reasonable notice of the Secretary’s 

intention to disapprove has been 

provided to the applicant and after a 6- 

month period providing an opportunity 

for the applicant to correct any 

deficiencies. The notice of intention to 

disapprove will be provided to the 

applicant within 45 days of the date of 

the application. 

VI. Reporting Requirements 

Performance Reports 

States are required to submit an 

annual performance report to ACYF 

describing the activities carried out, and 

an assessment of the effectiveness of 

those activities in achieving the 

purposes of the grant (Section 306(d)). 

Further guidance regarding the 

assessment requirement is included in 

the PPR. A section of this performance 

report must be completed by each 

grantee or subgrantee that provided 

program services and activities. Stategrantees should compile subgrantee 

performance reports into a 

comprehensive report for submission. A 

copy of the required PPR can be found 

at 

www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/forms.

htm. 

In the past, Guam, the Virgin Islands, 

the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, and American Samoa 

have applied for FVPSA funds as a part 

of their consolidated grant under the 

Social Services Block grant. These 

jurisdictions need not submit an 

application under this program 

announcement if they choose to have 

their allotment included as part of a 

consolidated grant application; 

however, they are required to submit an 

annual PPR using the standardized 

format. 

PPRs for the States and Territories are 

due on an annual basis at the end of the 

calendar year (December 29). PPRs 

should be sent to: Administration on 

Children, Youth and Families, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Family and Youth Services 

Bureau, Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Program, Attn: Edna James, 

1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 

8214, Washington, DC 20024. 

Please note that section 307(b)(4) of 

FVPSA requires HHS to suspend 

funding for an approved application if 

any State applicant fails to submit an 

annual PPR or if the funds are expended 

for purposes other than those set forth 

under this announcement. 

Federal Financial Reports (FFR) 

Grantees must submit annual 

Financial Status Reports. The first SF– 

425A is due December 30, 2012. The 

final SF–425A is due December 30, 

2013. SF–425A can be found at: 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/

grants_forms.html. 

Completed reports may be mailed to: 

Nathaniel West, Division of Mandatory 

Grants, Office of Grants Management, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., 

6th Floor, Washington, DC 20447. 

Grantees have the option of 

submitting their reports online through 

the Online Data Collection (OLDC) 

system at the following address: https:// 

extranet.acf.hhs.gov/ssi. Failure to 

submit reports on time may be a basis 

for withholding grant funds, or 

suspension or termination of the grant. 

All funds reported as unobligated after 

the obligation period will be recouped. 

VII. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Awards issued under this 

announcement are subject to the 

uniform administrative requirements 

and cost principles of 45 CFR part 74 

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of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other 

Nonprofit Organizations, and 

Commercial Organizations) or 45 CFR 

part 92 (Grants and Cooperative 

Agreements to State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments). The Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) is available at 

http://www.gpo.gov. 

An application funded with the 

release of Federal funds through a grant 

award, does not constitute, or imply, 

compliance with Federal regulations. 

Funded organizations are responsible 

for ensuring that their activities comply 

with all applicable Federal regulations. 

Equal Treatment for Faith-Based 

Organizations 

Grantees are also subject to the 

requirements of 45 CFR 87.1(c), Equal 

Treatment for Faith-Based 

Organizations, which says, 

‘‘Organizations that receive direct 

financial assistance from the [Health 

and Human Services] Department under 

any Department program may not 

engage in inherently religious activities 

such as religious instruction, worship, 

or proselytization as part of the 

programs or services funded with direct 

financial assistance from the 

Department.’’ Therefore, organizations 

must take steps to completely separate 

the presentation of any program with 

religious content from the presentation 

of the Federally funded program by time 

or location in such a way that it is clear 

that the two programs are separate and 

distinct. If separating the two programs 

by time but presenting them in the same 

location, one program must completely 

end before the other program begins. 

A faith-based organization receiving 

HHS funds retains its independence 

from Federal, State, and local 

governments, and may continue to carry 

out its mission, including the definition, 

practice, and expression of its religious 

beliefs. For example, a faith-based 

organization may use space in its 

facilities to provide secular programs or 

services funded with Federal funds 

without removing religious art, icons, 

scriptures, or other religious symbols. In 

addition, a faith-based organization that 

receives Federal funds retains its 

authority over its internal governance, 

and it may retain religious terms in its 

organization’s name, select its board 

members on a religious basis, and 

include religious references in its 

organization’s mission statements and 

other governing documents in 

accordance with all program 

requirements, statutes, and other 

applicable requirements governing the 

conduct of HHS funded activities. 

Regulations pertaining to the Equal 

Treatment for Faith-Based 

Organizations, which includes the 

prohibition against Federal funding of 

inherently religious activities, 

‘‘Understanding the Regulations Related 

to the Faith-Based and Neighborhood 

Partnerships Initiative’’ are available at 

http://www.hhs.gov/partnerships/about/

regulations/. Additional information, 

resources, and are tools for faith-based 

organizations are available through The 

Center for Faith-based and 

Neighborhood Partnerships Web site at 

http://www.hhs.gov/partnerships/index.

html and at the Administration for 

Children & Families: Toolkit for Faithbased and Community Organizations. 

Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace 

The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 

(41 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) requires that all 

organizations receiving grants from any 

Federal agency agree to maintain a drugfree workplace. By signing the 

application, the Authorizing Official 

agrees that the grantee will provide a 

drug-free workplace and will comply 

with the requirement to notify ACF if an 

employee is convicted of violating a 

criminal drug statute. Failure to comply 

with these requirements may be cause 

for debarment. Government-wide 

requirements for Drug-Free Workplace 

for Financial Assistance are found in 2 

CFR part 182; HHS implementing 

regulations are set forth in 2 CFR 

382.400. All recipients of ACF grant 

funds must comply with the 

requirements in Subpart B— 

Requirements for Recipients Other Than 

Individuals, 2 CFR 382.225. The rule is 

available at http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/

cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=

18b5801410be6af416dc258873

ffb7ec;rgn=div2;view=text;node=

20091112%3A1.1;idno=49;cc=ecfr. 

Debarment and Suspension 

HHS regulations published in 2 CFR 

part 376 implement the governmentwide debarment and suspension system 

guidance (2 CFR part 180) for HHS’ nonprocurement programs and activities. 

‘‘Non-procurement transactions’’ 

include, among other things, grants, 

cooperative agreements, scholarships, 

fellowships, and loans. ACF implements 

the HHS Debarment and Suspension 

regulations as a term and condition of 

award. Grantees may decide the method 

and frequency by which this 

determination is made and may check 

the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) 

located at https://www.epls.gov/, 

although checking the EPLS is not 

required. More information is available 

at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/

grants_resources.html. 

Pro-Children Act 

The Pro-Children Act of 2001, 42 

U.S.C. 7181 through 7184, imposes 

restrictions on smoking in facilities 

where federally funded children’s 

services are provided. HHS grants are 

subject to these requirements only if 

they meet the Act’s specified coverage. 

The Act specifies that smoking is 

prohibited in any indoor facility 

(owned, leased, or contracted for) used 

for the routine or regular provision of 

kindergarten, elementary, or secondary 

education or library services to children 

under the age of 18. In addition, 

smoking is prohibited in any indoor 

facility or portion of a facility (owned, 

leased, or contracted for) used for the 

routine or regular provision of federally 

funded health care, day care, or early 

childhood development, including Head 

Start services to children under the age 

of 18. The statutory prohibition also 

applies if such facilities are constructed, 

operated, or maintained with Federal 

funds. The statute does not apply to 

children’s services provided in private 

residences, facilities funded solely by 

Medicare or Medicaid funds, portions of 

facilities used for inpatient drug or 

alcohol treatment, or facilities where 

WIC coupons are redeemed. Failure to 

comply with the provisions of the law 

may result in the imposition of a civil 

monetary penalty of up to $1,000 per 

violation and/or the imposition of an 

administrative compliance order on the 

responsible entity. 

VIII. Funding Restrictions 

Costs of organized fund raising, 

including financial campaigns, 

endowment drives, solicitation of gifts 

and bequests, and similar expenses 

incurred solely to raise capital or obtain 

contributions, are considered 

unallowable costs under grants awarded 

under this announcement. 

Construction is not an allowable 

activity or expenditure under this grant 

award. 

Purchase of real property is not an 

allowable activity or expenditure under 

this grant award. 

IX. Other Information 

Bryan Samuels, Commissioner, 

Administration on Children, Youth and 

Families. 

Appendices: Required Assurances and 

Certifications: 

A. Assurances of Compliance with Grant 

Requirements 

B. Certification Regarding Lobbying 

DATES: The application due date is 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edna James at (202) 205–7750 or email 

at: Edna.James@acf.hhs.gov. 

Bryan Samuels, 

Commissioner, Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families. 

Appendix A 

Assurance of Compliance With Grant 

Requirements 

The undersigned grantee certifies that: 

(1) Grant funds under the Family Violence 

Prevention Services Act (FVPSA) will be 

distributed to local public agencies, or 

nonprofit private organizations (including 

faith-based and charitable organizations, 

community-based organizations, and 

voluntary associations), that assist victims of 

family violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence (as defined in Section 302(2), (3) 

and (4), and their dependents, and have a 

documented history of effective work 

concerning family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence (Section 308(c)). 

(2) Grant funds will be used for programs 

and projects within the State that are 

designed to prevent incidents of family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence by providing immediate shelter and 

supportive services and access to 

community-based programs for adult and 

youth victims as well as specialized services 

for children exposed to domestic violence, 

underserved populations and those who are 

members of racial and ethnic minority 

populations (as defined in Section 306(a)(1– 

3)). 

(3) In distributing the funds, the State will 

give special emphasis to the support of 

community-based projects of demonstrated 

effectiveness carried out by non-profit, 

private organizations, particularly for those 

projects where the primary purpose is to 

operate shelters for victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence, and their dependents or those 

which provide counseling, advocacy, and 

self-help services to victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence, and their dependents (Section 

307(a)(2)(B)(iii)). 

(4) Not less than 70 percent of the funds 

distributed shall be for the primary purpose 

of providing immediate shelter and 

supportive services to adult and youth 

victims of family violence, domestic violence 

or dating violence, and their dependents, as 

described in Section 308(b)(1)(A). 

(5) Not less than 25 percent of the funds 

distributed shall be for the purpose of 

providing supportive services and prevention 

services as described in Section 308(b)(1)(B) 

through (H), to victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, and 

their dependents (Section 308(b)(2)). 

(6) Not more than five percent of the funds 

will be used for State administrative costs 

(Section 307(a)(2)(b)(i)). 

(7) The State grantee is in compliance with 

the statutory requirements of Section 

307(a)(2)(C), regarding the equitable 

distribution of grants and grant funds within 

the State and between urban and rural areas 

within the State. 

(8) The State will consult with and provide 

for the participation of the State Domestic 

Violence Coalition in the planning and 

monitoring of the distribution of grant funds 

and the administration of the grant programs 

and projects (Section 307(a)(2)(D)). 

(9) Grant funds made available under this 

program by the State will not be used as 

direct payment to any victim of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, or to any dependent of such victim 

(Section 308(d)(1)). 

(10) No income eligibility standard will be 

imposed on individuals with respect to 

eligibility for assistance or services supported 

with funds appropriated to carry out the 

FVPSA. (Section 306(c)(3)). 

(11) No fees will be levied for assistance or 

services provided with funds appropriated to 

carry out the FVPSA (Section 306(c)(3)). 

(12) The address or location of any shelter 

or facility assisted under the FVPSA that 

otherwise maintains a confidential location 

will, except with written authorization of the 

person or persons responsible for the 

operation of such shelter, not be made public 

(Section 306(c)(5)(H)). 

(13) The applicant has established policies, 

procedures and protocols to ensure 

compliance with the provisions of Section 

306(c)(5) regarding non-disclosure of 

confidential or private information (Section 

307(a)(2)(A)). 

(14) Pursuant to Section 306(c)(5), 

additional legal requirements have been 

added. As the applicant will comply with 

requirements to ensure the non-disclosure of 

confidential or private information which 

include but are not limited to: (1) grantees 

will not disclose any personally identifying 

information collected in connection with 

services requested (including services 

utilized or denied), through grantee’s funded 

activities or reveal personally identifying 

information without informed, written, 

reasonably time-limited consent by the 

person about whom information is sought, 

whether for the FVPSA funded activities or 

any other Federal or State program 

(additional consent requirements have been 

omitted but see Section 306(c)(5)(B)(ii)(I) for 

additional requirements); (2) grantees will 

not release information compelled by 

statutory or court order unless adhering to 

the requirements of Section 306(c)(5)(C); (3) 

grantees may share non-personally 

identifying information in the aggregate for 

the purposes enunciated in Section 

306(c)(5)(D)(i) as well as for other purposes 

found in Section 306(c)(5)(D)(ii) and (iii). 

(15) Grants funded by the State in whole 

or in part with funds made available under 

the FVPSA will prohibit discrimination on 

the basis of age, disability, sex, race, color, 

national origin, or religion as described in 

Section 306(c)(2). 

(16) Funds made available under the 

FVPSA will be used to supplement and not 

supplant other Federal, State and local public 

funds expended to provide services and 

activities that promote the objectives of the 

FVPSA (Section 306(c)(6)). 

(17) Receipt of supportive services under 

the FVPSA will be voluntary. No condition 

will be applied for the receipt of emergency 

shelter as described in Section 308(d)(2)). 

(18) The State grantee has a law or 

procedure to bar an abuser from a shared 

household or a household of the abused 

person, which may include eviction laws or 

procedures (Section 307(a)(2)(H)). 

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Appendix B 

Certification Regarding Lobbying 

Title 31, United States Code, Section 1352, 

entitled ‘‘Limitation on use of appropriated 

funds to influence certain Federal contracting 

and financial transactions,’’ generally 

prohibits recipients of Federal grants and 

cooperative agreements from using Federal 

(appropriated) funds for lobbying the 

Executive or Legislative Branches of the 

Federal Government in connection with a 

SPECIFIC grant or cooperative agreement. 

Section 1352 also requires that each person 

who requests or receives a Federal grant or 

cooperative agreement must disclose 

lobbying undertaken with non-Federal (nonappropriated) funds. These requirements 

apply to grants and cooperative agreements 

EXCEEDING $100,000 in total costs (45 CFR 

part 93). 

The undersigned (authorized official 

signing for the applicant organization) 

certifies to the best of his or her knowledge 

and belief, that: 

(a) No Federal appropriated funds have 

been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of 

the undersigned, to any person for 

influencing or attempting to influence an 

officer or employee of any agency, a Member 

of Congress, an officer or employee of any 

agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or 

employee of Congress, or an employee of a 

Member of Congress in connection with the 

awarding of any Federal contract, the making 

of any Federal grant, the making of any 

Federal loan, the entering into of any 

cooperative agreement, and the extension, 

continuation, renewal, amendment, or 

modification of any Federal contract, grant, 

loan, or cooperative agreement. 

(b) If any funds other than Federally 

appropriated funds have been paid or will be 

paid to any person for influencing or 

attempting to influence an officer or 

employee of any agency, a Member of 

Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, 

or an employee of a Member of Congress in 

connection with this Federal contract, grant, 

loan, or cooperative agreement, the 

undersigned shall complete and submit 

Standard Form-LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying 

Activities,’’ in accordance with its 

instructions. 

(c) The undersigned shall require that the 

language of this certification be included in 

the award documents for all sub-awards at all 

tiers (including subcontracts, sub-grants, and 

contracts under grants, loans and cooperative 

agreements) and that all sub-recipients shall 

certify and disclose accordingly. 

This certification is a material 

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was placed when this transaction was made 

or entered into. Submission of this 

certification is a prerequisite for making or 

entering into this transaction imposed by 

Section 1352, U.S. Code. Any person who 

fails to file the required certification shall be 

subject to a civil penalty of not less than 

$10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each 

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BILLING CODE 4184–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Family Violence Prevention and 

Services/Grants for Domestic Violence 

Shelters/Grants to Native American 

Tribes (Including Alaska Native 

Villages) and Tribal Organizations 

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services 

Bureau (FYSB), Administration on 

Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF), 

ACF, HHS. 

ACTION: This notice was originally 

published as Funding Opportunity 

Number HHS–2012–ACF–ACYF–FVPS– 

0310 on February 17, 2012 at http:// 

www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/ 

HHS–2012–ACF–ACYF–FVPS–0310. 

This announcement governs the 

proposed award of formula grants under 

the Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Act (FVPSA) to Native 

American Tribes (including Alaska 

Native Villages) and Tribal 

organizations. The purpose of these 

grants is to assist Tribes in efforts to 

increase public awareness about, and 

primary and secondary prevention of 

family violence, domestic violence, and 

dating violence and to provide 

immediate shelter and supportive 

services for victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, 

and their dependents. This 

announcement sets forth the application 

requirements, the application process, 

and other administrative and fiscal 

requirements for grants in Fiscal Year 

2012. Grantees are to be mindful that 

although the expenditure period for 

grants is a two-year period, an 

application is required each year to 

provide continuity in the provision of 

services. 

C.F.D.A. Number: 93.671. 

Statutory Authority: Sections 301–313 of 

FVPSA, as amended by Section 201 of the 

Child Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act 

Reauthorization of 2010, Pub. L. 111–320, 

hereinafter cited by Section numbers only. 

SUMMARY: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Description 

Background 

The Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families (ACYF) is 

committed to facilitating healing and 

recovery and promoting the social and 

emotional well-being of victims, 

children, youth, and families who have 

experienced domestic violence, 

maltreatment, exposure to violence, and 

trauma. This FVPSA funding 

opportunity announcement, 

administered through ACYF’s Family 

and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is 

designed to assist Tribes in their efforts 

to support the establishment, 

maintenance, and expansion of 

programs and projects: (1) To prevent 

incidents of family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence; (2) to 

provide immediate shelter, supportive 

services, and access to communitybased programs for victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, and their dependents; and (3) 

to provide specialized services for 

children exposed to family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, 

underserved populations, and victims 

who are members of racial and ethnic 

minority populations (Section 306(a)). 

Tribes face unique circumstances and 

obstacles when responding to family 

violence. The particular legal 

relationship of the United States to 

Indian Tribes creates a Federal trust 

responsibility to assist Tribal 

governments in safeguarding the lives of 

Indian victims of family violence. 

The Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) consulted with Tribal 

governments regarding this grant and 

the issue of violence against women. In 

FY 2011, the Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) consulted 

with Tribal governments on all of the 

grant programs administered by ACF. In 

addition, ACYF representatives 

consulted during the Inter-Departmental 

Tribal Justice Safety and Wellness 

Consultation on FVPSA issues. 

Throughout FY 2012, ACF is scheduling 

multiple opportunities for consultation 

with Tribal leaders. 

During FY 2011, HHS awarded 

FVPSA grants to 148 Tribes or Tribal 

organizations in support of 227 Tribes; 

52 States and Territories; and 55 nonprofit State Domestic Violence 

Coalitions. In addition, HHS awarded 

FVPSA grants to one National Indian 

Resource Center addressing Domestic 

Violence and Safety for Indian Women, 

and other national, special issue and 

culturally specific resource centers, and 

the National Domestic Violence Hotline. 

Ensuring the Well-Being of Vulnerable 

Children and Families/Adults 

ACYF is committed to facilitating 

healing and recovery and promoting the 

social and emotional well-being of 

children, youth, and families/adults 

who have experienced maltreatment, 

exposure to violence, and/or trauma. 

This funding opportunity 

announcement and other spending this 

fiscal year are designed to ensure that 

effective interventions are in place to 

build skills and capacities that 

contribute to the healthy, positive, and 

productive functioning of families. 

Children, youth, and families/adults 

who have experienced maltreatment, 

exposure to violence, and/or trauma are 

impacted along several domains, each of 

which must be addressed in order to 

foster social and emotional well-being 

and promote healthy, positive 

functioning: 

• Understanding Experiences: A 

fundamental aspect of the human 

experience is the development of a 

world view through which one’s 

experiences are understood. Whether 

that perspective is generally positive or 

negative impacts how experiences are 

interpreted and integrated. For example, 

one is more likely to approach a 

challenge as a surmountable, temporary 

obstacle if his or her frame includes a 

sense that ‘‘things will turn out alright.’’ 

On the contrary, negative experiences 

can color how future experiences are 

understood. Ongoing exposure to family 

violence might lead children, youth, 

and families/adults to believe that 

relationships are generally hostile in 

nature and affect their ability to enter 

into and stay engaged in safe and 

healthy relationships. Interventions 

should seek to address how children, 

youth, and families/adults frame what 

has happened to them in the past and 

shape their beliefs about the future. 

• Developmental Tasks: People grow 

physically and psychosocially along a 

fairly predictable course, encountering 

normal challenges and establishing 

competencies as they pass from one 

developmental stage to another. 

However, adverse events have a marked 

effect on the trajectory of normal social 

and emotional development, delaying 

the growth of certain capacities, and, in 

many cases, accelerating the maturation 

of others. Intervention strategies must be 

attuned to the developmental impact of 

negative experiences and address 


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