Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration Development Phase 2 Awards | HHS 2024 ACF OPRE PE 0045

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The Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration Development (FSSDD) Phase 2 Awards is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE). It is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal government expects to be actively involved with recipients during the project period rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back. This Phase 2 competition is specifically framed as a continuation of earlier work funded under a prior award (HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-PE-1944). In practical terms, it is meant to help the original cohort of awardees continue and deepen the evidence-building activities they started in the first phase.

The central goal of Phase 2 is to strengthen participating organizations so they can deliver more effective, evidence-informed services to families. OPRE is looking for recipients to build their internal capacity to use data and evidence in day-to-day operations, program decision-making, and continuous improvement. This includes improving how programs define outcomes, measure progress, learn what is working (and for whom), and adapt services accordingly. The overall focus is on families with children who are eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or who may be at risk of becoming eligible, meaning the work is tied to improving economic stability and family well-being among populations closely connected to TANF pathways.

A second major purpose is broader than any one organization: Phase 2 recipients are expected to contribute to the wider evidence base on interventions that support these families. That implies that, beyond improving internal practice, recipients will help generate credible learnings that can inform research, policy, and practice audiences. The opportunity also emphasizes sustainability: awardees must develop clear plans for maintaining an evidence-driven organizational culture after the federal funding ends. In addition, recipients are expected to share lessons learned and implications from the work, so that the knowledge gained does not stay isolated within a single organization.

A key requirement of the award is that recipients must work throughout the project with a federally funded, third-party technical assistance (TA) provider. This means participation will come with structured support and expectations around implementing evidence capacity-building activities, adopting appropriate methods, and documenting progress. Because this is a cooperative agreement, the TA relationship and ongoing federal involvement are integral to how the project is designed to operate.

Eligibility is narrow and strictly limited to entities that previously received the initial FSSDD awards under HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-PE-1944. Organizations that did not receive that original award are not eligible for this Phase 2 funding. Individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are explicitly ineligible and would be disqualified during review. Faith-based and community organizations may apply as long as they meet the core eligibility requirement of being an original awardee; OPRE notes that selection will not discriminate on the basis of religious character or affiliation, consistent with applicable federal protections and regulations.

From the funding details provided, the opportunity number is HHS-2024-ACF-OPRE-PE-0045 and it falls under the Income Security and Social Services activity category (CFDA/Assistance Listing 93.595). OPRE anticipates making about 5 awards, with an award ceiling of $200,000. The original closing date listed for applications is June 18, 2024, and the notice was created on April 17, 2024.

• The Administration for Children and Families - OPRE in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration Development Phase 2 Awards" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.595.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-17.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-18. (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 $200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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