Children's Bureau FY 2000 Funding Announcement

["Sally Flanzer" <sflanzer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov:85/programs/cb/policy.htm#Funding

The preceding website will take you directly to the Children's Bureau FY 2000 
Funding Announcement.  All the materials you need to apply and links to all 
the necessary Federal forms are included. 

The abbreviated informational notice was published in the Federal Register, 
Thursday, April 13th. (Use the www.gpo.gov website, select Federal Register, 
04/13/2000, Administration for Children and Families)  if you want to see 
that announcement.

The due date for applications is June 12, 2000.

The following is the list of priority areas included in this announcement:

2000A: Adoption Opportunities 

2000A.1 Implementation of Plans for Increasing Inter-jurisdictional Adoption 

2000A.2 Operation of a National Adoption Information Exchange 

2000A.3 Innovations Increasing Adoptive Placements of Hispanic/Latino Children 

2000A.4 Leadership Development: Parent Support Groups 

2000A.5 Innovations to Increase Permanency Options for Children in Kinship 
Care 

2000A.6 Knowledge Development for Concurrent Planning 

2000A.7 Collaborations Between Child Welfare Agencies and Court Systems To 	
Facilitate Timely Adoptions 

2000A.8 Innovative Approaches to Expediting Permanence and Implementing ASFA 

2000B: Child Abuse and Neglect 

2000B.1 Consortium for Longitudinal Studies of Child Maltreatment Projects 
(LONGSCAN) 

2000B.2 National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect 

2000B.3 Fellowships for University-Based Doctoral Candidates and Faculty in 
the 	Fields of Human Services, Medicine, or Law for Investigator-Initiated 
Research in Child Abuse and Neglect 

2000B.4 Pilot Test a Child Abuse and Neglect Research Data Collection 
Instrument 

2000B.5 National Network of Mutual Support/Self-Help Programs in Partnership 
with Communities 

2000C:Child Welfare Training 

2000C.1 Training of Child Welfare Practitioners to Work Effectively with 
YouthTransitioning Out of Foster Care through the Federal Independent Living 
Program 

2000C.2 Training for Managers and Supervisors to Enhance Their Capability to 
Understand and to Implement the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 

2000C.3 Training of Child Welfare Agency Supervisors 

2000C.4 Professional Education for Current and Prospective Public Child 
Welfare Practitioners Leading to Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Degrees 

2000D:Abandoned Infants 

2000D.1 Support for Previous Comprehensive Service Demonstration Projects 

2000D.2 Support for New Comprehensive Service Demonstration Projects 

2000D.3 Family Support Services for Grandparents and Other Relatives 
Providing Caregiving for Children and Substance Abusing and HIV-Positive Women 

2000D.4 Recreational Services for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS

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Sally Flanzer, Ph.D.                         
<sflanzer@acf.dhhs.gov>
Director, Division of Data, Research and Innovation
Children's Bureau   
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
330 C Street, SW, room 2429
Washington DC 20447
(VOICE) 202-205-8914      (FAX) 202-401-5917