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Technology Enhanced Adoptive Family Recruiting and Matching

Federal funding opportunity HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CO-0040 from Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB (Department of Health and Human Services).

Posted: July 22, 2026
Closed: August 21, 2026
Award ceiling: $2,674,000
Award floor: $1,500,000
Program funding: $10,696,000
Expected awards: 4
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing: 93.652
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Archives: September 20, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.652 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated: $33.3M
FY2025 obligated: $29.9M
FY2026 (to date) obligated: $32.9M
Awards in window: 24

Top recipients: Adoption Exchange Association Inc, Spaulding for Children, Center for Adoption Support & Education Inc, University of Maine System, American Public Human Services Association

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

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Synopsis

This program will fund projects focused on technology-enabled strategies that improve adoptive matching, placement, and permanency for children in foster care awaiting adoption. The funds, awarded to four regional centers, will be used to design, implement and evaluate these strategies. These centers will focus on children with an adoption permanency goal or who are legally free for adoption due to child welfare involvement. Centers will partner with state, territorial, tribal, and local child welfare agencies and courts to develop secure, accessible technology solutions that improve how families are matched with children in need of permanent homes. Proposed solutions must be interoperable with existing systems and may include tools such as data-informed recruitment support, AI-assisted matching, and predictive analytics. Each center will strengthen data infrastructure, support continuous quality improvement, and develop scalable resources that jurisdictions nationwide can adopt. ACF will define four national service regions to ensure full U.S. coverage. Centers will provide regional innovation support, training, technical assistance, and dissemination of best practices while collaborating nationally on shared learning. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate measurable improvements in match timeliness, placement stability, and adoption finalization outcomes.

Who can apply

Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
State governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
County governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This program requires applicants to demonstrate BOTH technology expertise AND child welfare practice expertise at the organizational level. 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.

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

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