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Helping Every Area of Relationships Thrive - Adults (HEART)

Federal funding opportunity HHS-2025-ACF-OFA-ZB-0109 from Administration for Children and Families - OFA (Department of Health and Human Services).

Posted
July 15, 2025
Closed
July 29, 2025
Award ceiling
$1,250,000
Award floor
$400,000
Program funding
$34,650,000
Expected awards
40
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing
93.086
Category
Income Security and Social Services

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.086 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$105.8M
FY2026 obligated
$89.9M
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
229

Top recipients: Ridge Project Inc, Thriving Families, Fathers Incorporated, Saint Francis Community and Residential Services, Inc, Community Based Connections, Inc

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) announces its plan to solicit applications for the competitive award of grants that support "healthy marriage promotion" activities as authorized under Section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act. This funding 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. These include curriculum-based skills development and services designed to support family strengthening activities through one or more of seven activities specified under the authorizing legislation: marriage and relationship education/skills (MRES); pre-marital education; marriage enhancement; divorce reduction activities; marriage mentoring; public advertising campaigns; and activities to reduce the disincentives to marriage. ACF is interested in funding a diverse range of projects, from high impact projects, to moderate scope projects, to smaller scope projects, as well as smaller new/initial projects.

Who can apply

All public and private entities are eligible to apply under this funding opportunity (including, but not limited to, state, territorial, local, and quasi-governmental agencies, Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations, independent school districts, public, private or Tribal institutions of higher education, and for-profit entities). 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 to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.

The official record

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Agency contact: Administration for Children and Families - OFA · [email protected] · 202-690-7110

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