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Grants FAQs (New)

March 19, 2024

Questions about applying for and managing ACF grants.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) promotes the economic and social well-being of children, families, and communities across the country. As part of this mission, ACF actively listens to and engages with those it serves to ensure the compassionate and effective delivery of human services. The ACF Parent Engagement Report summarizes recent listening sessions ACF held with parents and caregivers from diverse backgrounds who have a range of experiences with ACF programs. The report shares a glimpse into the insights that parents shared from each of these listening sessions and highlights a few examples of how ACF has been and continues to be responsive to their feedback and recommendations.

ACF Parent Report 2024 - Spanish Version

This Dear Colleague Letter highlights recent ACF efforts to strengthen strategic partnerships with people with lived experience, including a new resource that overviews how ACF has engaged and utilized insight from parents and caregivers to improve programs, resources, and services for children and families.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) promotes the economic and social well-being of children, families, and communities across the country. As part of this mission, ACF actively listens to and engages with those it serves to ensure the compassionate and effective delivery of human services. The ACF Parent Engagement Report summarizes recent listening sessions ACF held with parents and caregivers from diverse backgrounds who have a range of experiences with ACF programs. The report shares a glimpse into the insights that parents shared from each of these listening sessions and highlights a few examples of how ACF has been and continues to be responsive to their feedback and recommendations.

Dear Colleague Letter that provides information on youths’ unique developmental stage and suggests approaches and resources for incorporating practices into programs to meet their particular needs.

The Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Mobility Program provides for the temporary assignment of personnel between the federal government and state and local governments, colleges and universities, Indian Tribal governments, federally funded research and development centers, and other eligible organizations.

These FAQs provide ethics guidance for ACF IPAs with a detail assignment longer than 130 days in a 365-day calendar year. If an IPA detailee assignment is for a shorter timeframe, they should seek specific ethics advice from an ACF ethics official.

Food and shelter are critical to the well-being of youth and young adults who are often underserved or marginalized. This dear colleague letter provides information and resources on new exceptions from the Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWD) time limits and work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This information can assist youth and young adults experiencing homelessness and transitioning out of foster care who are eligible for SNAP benefits.

Harm reduction , an evidence-based approach critical to engaging with people who use drugs and equipping them with life-saving tools and information, is one of the four priority areas in the agency’s overdose prevention strategy. This brief provides information and resources about harm reduction services for young adults experiencing homelessness.

This joint webinar hosted by the Administration for Children and Families and the Department of Labor (DOL) focuses on child labor laws and ways in which child labor investigations are conducted. Participants learned how the DOL's Wage and Hour Division promotes and achieves compliance with labor standards to protect the welfare of the nation's workforce. They also learned how the public can file a complaint.