income_security_and_social_services · HHS-ACL

National Technical Assistance Center on Kinship and Grandfamilies

Administration for Community Living · HHS-2026-ACL-AOA-TAKG-0033

Closed

Award Range

$750K – $1.0M

Total Program Funding

$3.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 22, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

ACL is funding one $750K-$1M award for a National Technical Assistance Center on Kinship and Grandfamilies — a center supporting grandparents and other relatives raising children. This center provides TA to states, programs, and organizations serving kinship caregivers (grandparents raising grandchildren, aunts/uncles raising nieces/nephews). Requires cost-sharing.

Who Should Apply

National organizations with established expertise in kinship care, grandfamilies, and child welfare. Must have capacity to provide TA to state agencies, service providers, and kinship navigator programs nationwide.

Who Should NOT Apply

Local kinship support groups, state-only organizations without national TA capacity, child welfare agencies (they're the TA recipients), or organizations without kinship-specific expertise.

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Must serve as national TA center on kinship/grandfamilies
•Must support state agencies and programs serving kinship caregivers
•Cost-sharing IS required
•Single award of $750K-$1M
•Must have national reach and kinship care expertise
•Must provide training, resources, and best practices

💡 GrantQuick Tip

This is a re-competition for an existing national center. The incumbent (likely Generations United or a similar national kinship organization) has existing relationships with every state kinship program. To compete, you'd need equivalent national standing in the kinship care field. If you're not already a nationally recognized kinship/grandfamilies organization, partner with the expected awardee rather than competing.

Competitiveness: Very high — single award with likely incumbent advantage. Only 2-3 national organizations have the right profile.

What This Grant Funds

The purpose of the National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC) on Kinship and Grandfamilies is to increase the services provided to grandfamilies and kinship families through the National Aging Services Network. This center will increase the National Aging Services Network capacity and effectiveness to support the health and well-being of members of grandfamilies and kinship families, including caregivers, children, and their parents. NTAC will catalyze implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers by scaling replicable models proven to support grandfamilies and kinship families in their caregiving roles. The NTAC will do this through collaboration with subject matter experts, provision of technical assistance, resources and training across systems, fostering peer-to-peer learning, and planning responses to emergencies and disasters.

Attachments

PDF

hhs-2026-acl-aoa-takg-0033-rev162626.pdf

Who Can Apply

Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.

Eligible Applicant Types

Unrestricted (open to all)

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $750K
Maximum Award: $1.0M
Total Program Funding: $3.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing Required?: Yes
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: June 22, 2026

Application Deadline: July 22, 2026 (0 days remaining)

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

Agency Contact

Kari Benson AoA.OAA@acl.hhs.gov

AoA.OAA@acl.hhs.gov

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