OpportunityTitle: Family, Relationship, and Marriage Education Works - Adults (FRAMEWorks)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: All public and private entities are eligible to apply under this FOA (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).  Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
Description: This FOA is modified. Changes are made to Section III.3 Other, OFA Disqualification Factors to add a Limit on the Number of Application Submissions under this FOA to one application; Section V.1 Criteria, Project Approach has been modified to correct an error in the point value assigned to the optional sub-criterion related to job and career advancement and job-driven employment services (from 30 to 35); and Section VII. HHS Awarding Agency Contact(s), Office of Grants Management Contact email address has been updated. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the modified language in its entirety. 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 &#8220;healthy marriage promotion&#8221; activities as authorized under Section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act. The Family, Relationships, and Marriage Education Works-Adult (FRAMEWorks) Program 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. Applicants will be encouraged to also include services to promote employment and job and career advancement. Applicants will be strongly encouraged to submit a proposal to implement one specific program model designed for one specific service population, e.g. adult individuals or adult couples, but not multiple models for multiple populations. ACF is interested in funding a diverse range of projects, from high impact projects, to moderate scope projects, to smaller scope projects. Applicants must provide evidence of organizational capacity to implement their proposed project.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: ACF Applications Help Desk
GrantorContactText: ACF Applications Help Desk&lt;br/&gt;app_support@acf.hhs.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.