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The following are the Children's Bureau (CB) discretionary grants awarded in fiscal year 2024. When available, each award includes a link to and description of the expired Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), a list of the grant recipients, and links to their project abstracts.

The Family First Prevention Services Act enacted as part of Public Law (PL) 115 -123, amended Title IV-E to allow title IV-E agencies the option to receive funding for evidence-based kinship navigator programs that meet certain criteria.  Kinship navigator programs help relative and kin caregivers learn about and access programs and services to meet their own needs and the needs of the children they are raising.

Title IV-B, subpart 2 of the Social Security Act sets aside funding for formula grants to help states improve the quality of caseworker visits with children in foster care, with an emphasis on improving caseworker decision-making on the safety, permanency, and well-being of children in foster children and caseworker recruitment, retention and training.

This FAQ includes questions submitted by applicants about the open National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Announcement HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-CZ-0052 with responses from the Children’s Bureau (CB). 

This page includes questions submitted by applicants about the open Tribal Court Improvement Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-CS-0053 with responses from the Children’s Bureau (CB). 

This Program Instruction (PI) sets forth the requirements for recipients of Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect awards for FY 2024; and provides guidance and instructions for the preparation and submission of the application and annual reports.

This Program Instruction (PI) sets forth the eligibility requirements and the grant application procedures for FY 2024 Children's Justice Act (CJA) grants and provides the tentative State allocation table.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance on the eligibility requirements and grant application procedures for the State CIP grant for FY 2025, including updating the five-year strategic plan, and to provide guidance on the requirements for state courts to continuously assess and improve the handling of court proceedings related to child welfare and enhance collaboration with title IV-B/IV-E agencies and tribes.

This Program Instruction sets forth the requirements for recipients of Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect awards for FY 2023; and (2) provide guidance and instructions for the preparation and submission of the application and annual reports.

The purpose of this PI is to set forth the eligibility requirements and the grant application
procedures for FY 2023 Children’s Justice Act (CJA) grants and to provide the tentative State
allocation table.