Administration on Children, Youth and Families

-- Important Announcement about Use of the Federal Register --

NOTICE: Beginning with FY 2006, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) no longer publishes grant announcements in the Federal Register. Applicants may now find synopses of all ACF grant opportunities posted on www.grants.gov, where applicants may also apply electronically. Applicants may also find the complete text of all ACF grant announcements on the ACF web site located at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html.

The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) funds state, local, and tribal organizations to provide child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.

For complete funding information, visit the Administration on Children, Youth and Families website.

Funding Opportunities

• Children's Bureau
• Families and Youth Services Bureau

Call for Grant Reviewers

• Before You Begin
• Is Grant Reviewing Right for You?
• Read the Want Ads
• Prepare Your Resume and Writing Sample
• Submit Your Information
• FAQs about Grant Reviewing

Resources

Grant Forms and Related Documents

• Documents are maintained by the Office of Financial Services.

Listservs

• The Children's Bureau Express is an electronic alert published by the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse under the direction of the Children's Bureau. It is designed for professionals concerned with child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.
  http://cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm
  To receive notification of upcoming grant competitions from the Children's Bureau, e-mail your name and mailing address.
• The Child Care Bulletin is an electronic bulletin published by the National Child Care Information under the direction of the Child Care Bureau. It is designed for professionals concerned with child welfare issues.
  http://www.nccic.org/ccb/ccbinfo.html
• The What’s New Alert is an electronic notification published by the Head Start Information and Publications Center under the direction of the Head Start Bureau. It contains notice of new Information Memorandums and Program Instructions, new funding opportunities, new publications, and more.
• http://www.headstartinfo.org/publications/im_cont.htm
• http://www.headstartinfo.org/cgi-bin/email/whatsnew.cfm
• The Head Start Bureau also offers a Federal Register Alert.
  http://www.headstartinfo.org/cgi-bin/Federal_Register/searcharchive.cfm

Publications

• The Federal Register is a legal newspaper published every business day by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). It contains Federal agency regulations; proposed rules and notices; and Executive orders, proclamations, and other Presidential documents.
  http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/publications/about_the_federal_register.html
  Browse the table of contents in the current issue.
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html#frbrowse
  Search the Federal Register by volume and/or keyword.
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/multidb.html

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