OpportunityTitle: How OCSE Grantees Can Support &amp;quot;Building Assets for Fathers and Families&amp;quot; (BAFF)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Only applications submitted by State title IV-D agencies, and/or their umbrella agency, in States where an AFI grant is in progress will be accepted. Information on the Office of Community Services&amp;apos; Assets for Independence program may be found at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/afi/index.html.  * 54 = 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement.
Description: This funding opportunity is offered to support collaborations between State IV-D agenciesand ACF&apos;s Assets for Independence (AFI) program grantees that assist low-income parents (and individuals) by providing financial education that includes child support information in its curriculum and assisting in the building of Individual Development Accounts (IDA) that can be used for specified assets (education, homes and small businesses). This FOA does not require the 5 percent cash/in-kind match that has been normally required for Section 1115 grants.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: ACF Applications Help Desk
GrantorContactText: ACF Applications Help Desk&lt;br/&gt;app_support@acf.hhs.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.