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Collaborative Approaches to Adoption for Children with Complex Needs

Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB

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Posted
Jun 18, 2026
Amount
$1,500,000 - $2,150,000
Closes
Aug 26, 2026 (in 29 days)

Classification and identifiers

Solicitation number
HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CO-0055
Assistance listing (CFDA)
93.652

Amount

$1,500,000 - $2,150,000

Who can apply

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Public colleges and universities and Nonprofits, including small and volunteer-run organizations can all apply here. Check the eligibility details below to see if your organization fits.

N/A Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible for awards under this funding opportunity.

About this opportunity

The Children's Bureau will fund projects that will test and build evidence for collaborative approaches to improving permanency through adoption for children and youth with complex or high-acuity needs, such as medically fragile children. The projects will focus on system-level efforts to recruit, train, support, and retain families who can meet these children's behavioral, medical, or emotional needs. Researchers and child welfare program staff will implement and evaluate promising collaborative approaches to achieving stable, permanent adoptive homes for children and youth with complex or high-acuity behavioral, medical, or emotional needs. Collaborative approaches must include strategies to recruit, train, support, and retain specialized adoptive homes equipped to meet the needs of chil...

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