Collaborative Approaches to Adoption for Children with Complex Needs
Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Award ceiling
—Award floor
—Posted
Jul 27, 2026Closes
Aug 26, 2026Location eligibility
No specific state restriction found in this listing — check the full opportunity for details.Categories: Income Security and Social Services
Eligible applicants: City or township governments, Independent school districts, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Small businesses, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Special district governments, Private institutions of higher education, State governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Description
This funding opportunity aims to support innovations that build evidence on how to help children and youth with complex or high-acuity needs achieve permanency through adoption. The projects will focus on collaborative, system-level efforts to recruit, train, support, and retain families who can meet these children's needs.Projects must be led by researchers who work within a child welfare agency or work in close partnership with one or more child welfare agencies. Together, researchers and child welfare program staff will identify and evaluate promising collaborative approaches.Collaborations that include Medicaid Section 1115 Research and Demonstration Projects, private adoption agencies, or community- or faith-based organizations are of particular interest.You'll be expected to: (1) Study how the model works in practice (i.e., implementation study). (2) Evaluate the effectiveness of the approach. (3) Use the most rigorous research designs, methods, and analytic techniques that are appropriate and sufficient to address the research questions of interest.Projects are expected to build on the existing research evidence and contribute generalized knowledge.