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NYTD FAQ - 2. Data Elements

The total application can be no more than 75 pages combined. It is at the applicant’s discretion to decide how to remain within the 75-page limit and the allotment of two files.
The NOFO provides the following guidance under "Files and Forms" of Step 3: Prepare Your Application (p. 13):

File One includes:

• Table of contents
• Project summary
• Project narrative
• Budget narrative

File Two includes all attachments:

• Letters of support
• Proof of nonprofit status
• Staff and position information
• Licenses and accreditations
• Third-party agreements
• Indirect cost letter

Forms includes:

• Standard forms
• Certifications
• Assurances

Submit forms in the application package on Grants.gov.

• Font: Times New Roman (File One only)
• Size: 12-point font (File One only. Footnotes and text in graphics may be 10-point.)
• Attachments: Text must be legible.
• Spacing for project summary: Single-spaced
• Spacing for rest of file: Double-spaced
• Page size: 8 ½ x 11
• Margins: 1-inch
• Language: English
• Page numbers: Must be included
• Page limits: Files One and Two can be no longer than 75 pages combined. Each file must be in a PDF format and should be searchable. Do not encrypt or password protect the files.
• Creating files: If you do not have software needed to combine files, you can combine PDFs into a single file using Adobe’s online merge tool .
• Naming files: When naming files, use fewer than 50 characters. See “Are there restrictions on file names for any attachment I include with my application?” in the Grants.gov FAQs.

The NOFO provides the following guidance under the heading "There are a few things you need to do before you can apply" (p. 11):

• Only nonprofits may apply. (For more information on faith-based organizations, see p. 42.)
• Only those with demonstrated experience working with children in foster care who have experienced severe trauma can apply.
• Individuals, including sole proprietorships, or foreign entities are not eligible.
• The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will determine your eligibility by reviewing your proof of nonprofit status, the project narrative’s Experience section, and the letter of support from your child welfare agency.

The NOFO also provides the following guidance under Program Services, Subawards (p. 9): Recipients may transfer part of the work to other organizations through subawards. The prime recipient must take the following steps :

• Keep a substantive role in the project. A substantive role means conducting activities or providing services integral to the project. Conducting subrecipient monitoring activities alone is not a substantive role.
• Make sure all subrecipients have the following characteristics:
  • Are nonprofits
  • Are not individuals, including sole proprietorships, or foreign entities
  • Have demonstrated experience working with children in foster care who have experienced trauma
• Make sure that subrecipients have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and an active System for Award Management (SAM.gov) registration.

ACF does not provide direct guidance or instruction in the development of an applicant’s project design or on the writing of their applications. Applicants should use their best judgment in determining whether they are able to meet the requirements contained in the NOFO, whether they are able to develop an application they believe to be responsive to the NOFO, and in designing and writing their applications. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by objective review panels using the criteria described in the Merit Review Criteria section of the NOFO, which aligns with the requirements listed in the Format and Application Components sections. The review panels will use the NOFO as the principal guidance available to them in the same way that it is the principal guidance for applicants.

This letter from the Social Security Administration and the Administration for Children and Families describes how state and tribal title IV-E agencies that serve as representative payees for children receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits, must manage those benefits.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance to state, territorial and tribal title IV-E agencies on the actions required to apply for title IV-B, subpart 2 funding to support the development, enhancement or evaluation of kinship navigator programs.

This Information Memorandum informs title IV-E agencies of how the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2023 created a transition period for ending the temporary increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage that has been in effect since January 2020 for title IV-E programs.

This document presents state data—by race and ethnicity—for foster care entry rates and disproportionality rates in fiscal year 2021.

The Children's Bureau Data Analytics and Reporting Team held their first AFCARS Open Office Hours in 2023. These sessions are for state and tribal program administrators, child welfare data leaders, and information system programmers. It provides an opportunity to ask questions specific to your agency's implementation of AFCARS 2020. The January session was presented by the NCWDMS team on how to participate in the pilot and use the National Child Welfare Data Management System (NCWDMS) for AFCARS 2020 reporting.