This is a Modification to the Partnership to Strengthen Families: Child Support Enforcement/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/University Partnership Demonstration Project Program Announcement, HHS-2008-ACF-OCSE-FD-0093 published to the ACF Grant Opportunities webpage on 06/25/2009.  The application procedures are hereby modified.

Summary:

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Enforcement, (OCSE), invites applications from State Title IV-D agencies for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 funding of activities intended to add to the knowledge and promote the objectives of the Child Support Enforcement Program under Section 1115 and Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. These projects would support partnerships among State Child Support Enforcement and TANF agencies and university scholars and researchers for research and data analyses to inform Title IV-D agency policy and program implementation and improve coordination with the Title IV-D agency partners.

Modification to the published announcement:

Please insert the following under Section III.2. Cost Sharing and Matching of the cited program announcement:

Title IV-D applicants that anticipate satisfying the matching requirement through in-kind contributions, or the use of incentive funds awarded under section 458 of the Social Security Act, must request prior approval as part of the required budget justification (See Section IV.2, Budget and Budget Justification) in accordance with section 1115(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act.

All information in this modification is accurate and replaces information specified in the June 25, 2009 Program Announcement

ANNOUNCEMENT AVAILABILITY:

To access this Program Announcement please go to the ACF Grant Opportunities webpage at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html or to http://www.Grants.gov.

For further information, please contact Karen Anthony at 202-690-6275 or Karen.anthony@acf.hhs.gov.

Posted on July 16, 2009