Hospital-Based Adoption-Sensitive Care Training
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to award one 24-month project to improve access to training and technical assistance (T/TA) on adoption-sensitive care.
The T/TA is targeted for hospital-based service providers, doctors, nurses, and staff who provide pregnancy or adoption information and referrals.
The recipient will provide T/TA to hospital staff using the existing Understanding Infant Adoption curriculum, or an equivalent, in accordance with Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program best-practice guidelines.
Such activities will help ensure that expectant parents who wish to place a child for adoption have access to appropriately trained staff and comprehensive supports throughout the adoption process.
The recipient will collaborate with the Children’s Bureau’s clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway, to maintain a public website with the training materials and other adoption resources.
Applicants, according to the Explanatory Statement accompanying Public Law 118-47 associated with the appropriation of these funds, must be a (1) health care-based, nonprofit education organization (2) focused on adoption, that (3) partners with healthcare professionals, hospitals, and community organizations.
The T/TA is targeted for hospital-based service providers, doctors, nurses, and staff who provide pregnancy or adoption information and referrals.
The recipient will provide T/TA to hospital staff using the existing Understanding Infant Adoption curriculum, or an equivalent, in accordance with Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program best-practice guidelines.
Such activities will help ensure that expectant parents who wish to place a child for adoption have access to appropriately trained staff and comprehensive supports throughout the adoption process.
The recipient will collaborate with the Children’s Bureau’s clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway, to maintain a public website with the training materials and other adoption resources.
Applicants, according to the Explanatory Statement accompanying Public Law 118-47 associated with the appropriation of these funds, must be a (1) health care-based, nonprofit education organization (2) focused on adoption, that (3) partners with healthcare professionals, hospitals, and community organizations.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Estimated Funding: $1,000,000
Office: Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Estimated Funding: $1,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
NSF Publication 24-574
Additional Information of Eligibility:
All entities with a nonprofit status are eligible.
Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity.
Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity.
Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C.
2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf24574
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
cb@grantreview.org
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2024-06-21
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2024-08-30
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