Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2017 ACF OCS ET 1216
The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Program: Learning Communities Resource Center (LCRC) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS). The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal government expects an active partnership with the recipient rather than a purely hands-off grant. OCS planned to fund one organization to operate the LCRC as a national hub for peer learning and high-quality technical assistance across the CSBG Network over a three-year period.
At its core, the opportunity is about strengthening the long-term capacity of the CSBG Network by creating and sustaining multiple learning communities and by improving the accessibility and usefulness of T/TA resources. The LCRC is expected to promote and regularly convene learning communities made up of State CSBG Lead Agencies, CSBG Eligible Entities (often local Community Action Agencies), Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC) grantees, and other relevant stakeholders. These groups are intended to support a culture of success, transparency, collaboration, and partnership, where peers can share challenges and solutions, compare approaches, and spread practices that have been shown to work in real-world settings.
A major requirement is that the selected grantee takes stock of existing LCRC technical assistance efforts and proposes a clear plan for how it will help states and eligible entities identify, adopt, and implement innovative services and strategies. Those strategies should align with the National Community Action Theory of Change, which is the broad framework used in Community Action to connect services and strategies to measurable improvements for individuals, families, and communities. The emphasis is not only on innovation for its own sake, but on approaches that are validated and useful to the field, including evidence-based, evidence-informed, field-tested, exemplary, and promising practices.
Another central focus is improving T/TA content so it is more valid, higher quality, and available in greater quantity to the CSBG Network. Practically, this means the LCRC would be expected to curate and develop resources that programs can actually apply, such as guidance, tools, frameworks, and shared learning products that help programs improve results. The work also directly supports implementation of the CSBG National Performance Management Framework, the system CSBG uses to plan, measure, and report outcomes. Learning communities may be organized around specific community-level strategies or direct services for individuals and families, and they are expected to connect to the domains covered by the CSBG National Performance Indicators (NPIs). The opportunity also allows learning communities that cut across multiple domains, focusing on approaches that produce positive outcomes in several areas of the performance framework rather than staying in a single silo.
From an administrative standpoint, the funding opportunity number is HHS-2017-ACF-OCS-ET-1216, listed under CFDA 93.569 and categorized under Income Security and Social Services. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), plus other eligible applicants as further clarified in the full announcement. The estimated maximum annual funding listed is up to $500,000 (award ceiling), with one expected award. The opportunity was posted June 14, 2017, with an original application deadline of July 24, 2017, and required electronic submission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Overall, this grant is designed to fund a single national-level operator that can convene structured peer learning, translate proven or promising practices into usable technical assistance, and help the CSBG Network more consistently implement performance management in ways that lead to stronger outcomes for low-income people, families, and communities.Apply for HHS 2017 ACF OCS ET 1216
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OCS in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Program: Learning Communities Resource Center (LCRC)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.569.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 14, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 24, 2017 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the CSBG Learning Communities Resource Center (LCRC) funding opportunity?
The CSBG Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Program: Learning Communities Resource Center (LCRC) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS). It is intended to fund a national hub that supports peer learning and high-quality technical assistance across the CSBG Network.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by HHS, through ACF, specifically the Office of Community Services (OCS).
What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA number?
The funding opportunity number is HHS-2017-ACF-OCS-ET-1216. It is listed under CFDA 93.569.
How is this opportunity categorized?
The opportunity is categorized under Income Security and Social Services.
Is this a grant or a cooperative agreement?
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement. This means the federal government expects an active partnership with the recipient rather than a purely hands-off grant.
How many awards were expected to be made?
OCS planned to fund one organization to operate the LCRC.
How long was the project period?
The opportunity described a three-year period for operating the LCRC as a national hub.
What was the maximum annual funding amount?
The estimated maximum annual funding (award ceiling) was listed as up to $500,000.
When was the opportunity posted and when was the application due?
The opportunity was posted on June 14, 2017. The original application deadline was July 24, 2017.
What time was the electronic application due on the deadline date?
Electronic submission was required by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Who was eligible to apply based on the summary provided?
Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), plus other eligible applicants as further clarified in the full announcement.
What is the core purpose of funding the LCRC?
At its core, the opportunity aimed to strengthen the long-term capacity of the CSBG Network by creating and sustaining multiple learning communities and improving the accessibility and usefulness of T/TA resources.
What is the LCRC expected to do for the CSBG Network?
The LCRC is expected to serve as a national hub that convenes learning communities for structured peer learning, provides high-quality technical assistance, curates and develops usable resources, and supports stronger, more consistent performance management across the CSBG Network.
What are "learning communities" in the context of this opportunity?
Learning communities are groups that the LCRC would promote and regularly convene to support peer learning and shared problem-solving across the CSBG Network. The intent is to build a culture of success, transparency, collaboration, and partnership where peers share challenges and solutions and spread practices that work in real-world settings.
Who would participate in the learning communities?
The learning communities were intended to include State CSBG Lead Agencies, CSBG Eligible Entities (often local Community Action Agencies), Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC) grantees, and other relevant stakeholders.
What kinds of topics could learning communities focus on?
Learning communities could be organized around specific community-level strategies or direct services for individuals and families. They were also allowed to cut across multiple domains, focusing on approaches that produce positive outcomes in several areas rather than remaining in a single silo.
How does this opportunity relate to CSBG performance management?
The work directly supports implementation of the CSBG National Performance Management Framework, which is the system CSBG uses to plan, measure, and report outcomes.
How do the CSBG National Performance Indicators (NPIs) fit into this work?
Learning communities were expected to connect to the domains covered by the CSBG National Performance Indicators (NPIs), helping align peer learning and technical assistance with the outcomes CSBG tracks.
What is the National Community Action Theory of Change and why does it matter here?
The National Community Action Theory of Change is described as the broad framework used in Community Action to connect services and strategies to measurable improvements for individuals, families, and communities. The opportunity emphasized that strategies supported through the LCRC should align with this framework.
What does the opportunity mean by "taking stock" of existing LCRC technical assistance efforts?
A major requirement was that the selected grantee review and assess existing LCRC technical assistance efforts and then propose a clear plan for improving how states and eligible entities identify, adopt, and implement innovative services and strategies.
What kinds of practices and strategies were emphasized?
The opportunity emphasized approaches that are validated and useful to the field, including evidence-based, evidence-informed, field-tested, exemplary, and promising practices. The focus was on innovation that can be applied and replicated, not innovation for its own sake.
What improvements to T/TA content were expected?
The opportunity called for improving T/TA content so it is more valid, higher quality, and available in greater quantity to the CSBG Network. In practical terms, this includes curating and developing resources like guidance, tools, frameworks, and shared learning products that programs can apply to improve results.
What is meant by the LCRC being a "national hub"?
In this opportunity, a national hub means a central operator responsible for convening learning communities and making technical assistance resources more accessible and useful across the entire CSBG Network.
What is the intended long-term impact of the LCRC?
The intended long-term impact is a stronger CSBG Network with improved capacity, more consistent use of performance management, and better outcomes for low-income people, families, and communities.
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