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Collaborative Approaches to Adoption for Children with Complex Needs

Federal funding opportunity HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CO-0055 from Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB (Department of Health and Human Services).

Posted: July 27, 2026
Closes: August 26, 2026
Award ceiling: $2,150,000
Award floor: $1,500,000
Program funding: $6,450,000
Expected awards: 3
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing: 93.652
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Archives: September 25, 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: $0
Awards in window: 18

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 August 2026

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Synopsis

This funding opportunity aims to support innovations that build evidence on how to help children and youth with complex or high-acuity needs achieve permanency through adoption. The projects will focus on collaborative, system-level efforts to recruit, train, support, and retain families who can meet these children's needs.Projects must be led by researchers who work within a child welfare agency or work in close partnership with one or more child welfare agencies. Together, researchers and child welfare program staff will identify and evaluate promising collaborative approaches.Collaborations that include Medicaid Section 1115 Research and Demonstration Projects, private adoption agencies, or community- or faith-based organizations are of particular interest.You'll be expected to: (1) Study how the model works in practice (i.e., implementation study). (2) Evaluate the effectiveness of the approach. (3) Use the most rigorous research designs, methods, and analytic techniques that are appropriate and sufficient to address the research questions of interest.Projects are expected to build on the existing research evidence and contribute generalized knowledge.

Who can apply

County governments
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Private institutions of higher education
State governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Independent school districts
Small businesses
City or township governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

N/A 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 for awards under this funding opportunity.

How to apply

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

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