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93.652 ADOPTION OPPORTUNITIES

FEDERAL AGENCY

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

AUTHORIZATION

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform
Act of 1978, Title II, as amended by Public Law 95-266; Public Law
100-294; Public Law 102-295; Public Law 104-235 and Public Law 108-36 (42
U.S.C. 5111 et seq.)

OBJECTIVES

To facilitate the elimination of barrier, 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.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE

Project Grants (Contracts).

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS

Grants and contracts are for (1) education and training
programs on adoption, (2) ongoing and extensive recruitment on the
national level, (3) support the placement of children in kinship care
arrangements, pre-adoptive, or adoptive homes, (4) maintain a nation
resource center for special needs adoption, (5) minority recruitment, (6)
provision of post legal adoption services, (7) improving the permanent
placement rate of children in foster care, (8) elimination of barriers to
adoption across jurisdictional boundaries.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicant Eligibility

Grants or Contracts: State, local government entities,
public or private licensed child welfare or adoption agencies or community
based other organizations, or adoptive family groups, minority groups,
sectarian institutions.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Children who are in foster care and with the goal of
adoption.

Credentials/Documentation

Nonprofit organizations which have not previously had
Office of Management Services or ACF support must submit proof of
nonprofit status. Applicable costs and administrative procedures will be
determined by 45 CFR 74 and 92.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS

Preapplication Coordination

Limited consultation available at Headquarters Office. The
standard application forms as furnished by DHHS must be used for this
program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

Applications must be submitted to The Administration on
Children, Youth and Families Headquarters Office listed below.

Award Procedure

After review and recommendation by a nonfederal panel, the
Commissioner, ACYF, makes final decision.

Deadlines

Determined annually and specified in the annual program
announcement which appears in the Federal Register.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

From 90 to 180 days.

Appeals

Appeals are processed in accordance with HHS regulations in
45 CFR, Part 16.

Renewals

Renewals are available for multi-year grants through formal
submission of progress reports and continuation applications. Funding for
multi-year grants is provided on an annual basis.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula or matching
requirements; however, administratively-required matching is described in
the annual program announcement.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Grants may extend from 1 to 5 years. Average duration is
expected to be 3 years.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

Reports

Financial reports, semi-annual financial reports and
progress reports. Final progress report, financial report due 90 days
after completion of grant.

Audits

Audits are conducted in accordance with the requirements in
45 CFR 74 and 92.

Records

Grantees are required to keep financial and other grant
records for 3 years after the completion of the grant or completion of
audit whichever occurs first.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Account Identification

75-1536-0-1-506.

Obligations

(Grants and Contracts) FY 05 $27,116,320; FY 06 est
$27,847,810; and FY 07 est $27,848,000. (Note: The funds in this program
is also available for program contracts. The amounts that can be used for
contracts cannot be predetermined.)

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

$200,000 to $1,000,000; $300,000.

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In fiscal year 2005, 44 grantees were awarded funds. It is
anticipated that approximately 48 grants will be awarded in fiscal year
2006 and approximately 53 grants in FY 07.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE

Priority statements, application information and submission
deadline available at no charge.

INFORMATION CONTACTS

Regional or Local Office

Not applicable.

Headquarters Office

Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and
Families, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Contact: Geneva
Ware-Rice. Telephone: (202) 205-8354.

Web Site Address

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

RELATED PROGRAMS

93.645, Child Welfare Services_State Grants; 93.648, Child
Welfare Services Training Grants.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS

Innovations for Increasing Adoptions of Minority Children
Targeted Field-Initiated Research and Service Demonstrations Support for
Improving Implementation of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of
Children Collaborative Planning to Increase Inter-jurisdictional
Adoptions.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS

An assessment is made of: (1) The degree to which proposal
shows promise of meeting specific objectives defined in a program
announcement; (2) innovation and advancement of the field, (3)
reasonableness of cost; and (4) qualification of staff.

General Services Administration
Office of Chief Acquisition
Officer
Regulatory and Federal Assistance Division (VIR)