Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2023 ACF OPRE FA 0041
The Prevention Services Evaluation Partnerships grant opportunity is a 3-year funding initiative from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), specifically through the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE). The main purpose is to build stronger evidence about prevention-focused programs and services connected to child welfare, especially those that can help stabilize families, reduce child maltreatment, and prevent foster care placements. The opportunity focuses on four service areas tied to Title IV-E prevention efforts: mental health services, substance use prevention and/or treatment services, in-home parent skill-based programs, and kinship navigator programs.
At its core, this funding is meant to support summative (impact) evaluations, meaning studies designed to answer whether a program works and produces measurable benefits. Funded projects are expected to use rigorous designs, either a randomized controlled trial (RCT) or a strong quasi-experimental approach. The evaluation design and its implementation must align with the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse Design and Execution Standards at the Moderate or High level of causal evidence. One important reason for this is that the resulting research may contribute to the body of evidence the Clearinghouse systematically reviews, which matters for jurisdictions seeking to claim Title IV-E reimbursement for prevention services under the Family First Prevention Services Act framework.
OPRE is looking for true partnerships rather than stand-alone research projects. Applications should be built around collaboration between evaluators and key practice partners such as Title IV-E agencies (for example, state, county, or tribal child welfare agencies), community-based service providers, and potentially other research entities. The intent is to support real-world evaluations of services being delivered to children and families, including pregnant and parenting youth in foster care, with an emphasis on generating credible findings that can guide policy and program decisions.
The announcement signals several priority interests. ACF is especially interested in evaluating programs or services that are eligible for Clearinghouse review but are not yet rated by the Clearinghouse, as well as programs that previously received a Clearinghouse determination like "does not currently meet criteria" and may need more rigorous evidence to demonstrate effectiveness. ACF is also prioritizing evaluations of programs designed for or adapted for specific cultural, ethnic, or racial groups, and programs aimed at populations that have been historically marginalized or have had disproportionate involvement in the child welfare system. This aligns with broader federal equity goals, including the Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities, and reflects interest in generating evidence that is more representative and useful across diverse communities.
From a data and methods standpoint, projects may collect new (primary) data, use existing (secondary) data, or combine both. However, OPRE highlights a particular interest in studies that leverage existing administrative data, which often includes child welfare, Medicaid, behavioral health, court, or other public system records. This can make evaluations more efficient, reduce burden on families and agencies, and support longer-term outcome measurement when historical data are available.
Applicants also need to show that the program or service being evaluated is ready for a rigorous impact study. That generally means the program is stable enough to evaluate, is being implemented with enough consistency, and has already gone through earlier learning stages such as formative evaluation, pilot testing, or other preparatory work. In other words, OPRE is not primarily funding early-stage program development; it is funding well-designed tests of programs that are ready to be examined for causal impacts.
The awards are structured as cooperative agreements, which typically means there will be substantial federal involvement during the project. Beyond standard reporting, recipients should expect to coordinate and collaborate with OPRE federal staff and also with other grantees funded under the same initiative. The project period is 36 months with a single 36-month budget period, reinforcing that these are intended to be tightly executed evaluation projects with a clear timeline from launch to final results.
On the administrative side, this is a discretionary funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2023-ACF-OPRE-FA-0041; CFDA 93.556) with an award ceiling of $1,500,000 per award and an anticipated total of about 12 awards. Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and local governments; tribal governments and tribal organizations; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status); for-profit organizations (excluding small businesses in one category while also listing small businesses separately); school districts; special districts; and other eligible entities as described in the full notice. The opportunity was created May 11, 2023, and the original application deadline listed was July 11, 2023, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date.
Overall, the grant is best understood as a federal investment in high-quality impact evaluations that can strengthen the evidence base for child welfare prevention services. It encourages strong cross-sector partnerships, rigorous causal methods, practical use of administrative data where possible, and a clear commitment to evaluating services that can improve outcomes for children and families, especially those communities that have historically been underserved or disproportionately affected by the child welfare system.Apply for HHS 2023 ACF OPRE FA 0041
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OPRE in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Prevention Services Evaluation Partnerships: Building Evidence for Mental Health, Substance Use, In-home Parent Skill-based, and Kinship Navigator Programs and Services" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.556.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 11, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 11, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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