Funding Opportunity Announcements from the ACF

The Office of Family Assistance (OFA), within the HHS Administration for Children and Families (ACF), has made funding available for the fourth cohort of Healthy Marriage & Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) programs. Application requirements are described in the FOA for each grant type.. Visit the ACF Grants page for more information about these funding opportunities. Applications for these grants are due Wednesday, July 1, 2020.

  • Family, Relationship, and Marriage Education Works – Adults (FRAMEWorks) – (HHS-2020-ACF-OFA-ZB-1817)
    The Family, Relationships, and Marriage Education Works-Adult (FRAMEWorks) Program will be targeted exclusively to projects designed for adult individuals or adult couples, defined as persons who are age 18 and older. Applicants will be asked to submit proposals that are designed to implement programs that include a broad array of service provision strategies. Applicants will be encouraged to also include services to promote employment and job and career advancement.
  • Fatherhood – Family-focused, Interconnected, Resilient, and Essential (Fatherhood FIRE) – (HHS-2020-ACF-OFA-ZJ-1846)
    The Fatherhood Family-focused, Interconnected, Resilient, and Essential Grants (Fatherhood FIRE) will be targeted exclusively to projects designed for adult fathers, defined as fathers that are age 18 and older. Applicants will be strongly encouraged to submit a proposal to implement one specific program model designed for one specific service population – e.g., rural community fathers, reentering fathers, or urban community fathers – but not multiple models for multiple populations.
  • Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) – (HHS-2020-ACF-OFA-ZD-1838)
    The Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) grants will be targeted exclusively to youth, for projects designed to support healthy relationships and marriage, including the value of marriage in future family formation and skills-based healthy relationship and marriage education. Additionally, grants will support activities including parenting (for young fathers and mothers, as applicable), financial management, job and career advancement, and other activities.

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