Program Development

Application deadline: May 22, 2024  This program aims to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and assessment systems used by states to measure the academic achievement and growth of elementary and secondary school students. Learn more and apply.  

Application deadline: May 15, 2024  This program provides competitive grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers for employment in schools and local educational agencies (LEAs). The goal of this program is to increase the number and diversity of high-quality, trained providers available to address ...

This suite of resources helps state and local education agencies develop and sustain school mental health programs that improve the mental and behavioral well-being of all students. Resources include data on the prevalence of common behavioral health issues along with information and customizable tools to promote student mental health. Learn ...

Application deadline: Friday, May 3, 2024  The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12 to 20. Award recipients will be expected to implement activities that support capacity building such as implementing evidence-based community approaches; enhancing collaboration, cooperation and coordination among ...

Grants.gov Deadline: April 15, 2024, 11:59 pm ET JustGrants Deadline: May 6, 2024, 8:59 pm ET Solicitation webinar: March 28, 2024, 3:00 pm ET. Register to attend. The goal of this program is to develop or expand services within juvenile and adult detention and correctional facilities to improve outcomes for incarcerated parents and ...

Grants.gov Deadline: April 8, 2024, 11:59 pm ET  JustGrants Deadline: April 22, 2024, 8:59 pm ET  Solicitation webinar: March 5, 2024, 3:00—4:00 pm ET. Register to attend.  This program will provide services that address the needs of minor victims of sex and labor trafficking through a continuum of trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and gender-responsive ...

This webpage shares guidance on how to design, implement, and enhance a parent partner program as a strategy for engaging families through peer mentoring and support. The Navigator supports child welfare administrators, staff, and family leaders through essential steps of planning and implementing successful parent partner programs and provides tips ...

This webpage contains brief video presentations about research on designing, implementing, and evaluating Grow Your Own (GYO) programs. The webpage also highlights presentations by GYO programs across the country. Learn more. 

Application deadline: April 19, 2024, 11:59 pm ET  ACF is soliciting proposals from Tribes, Tribal organizations, or Tribal consortia to develop and submit a plan to implement a title IV-E foster care, adoption assistance, and, at Tribal option, guardianship assistance program. The grant may be used for costs relating to:  The development ...

This series summarizes an abundance of research, analysis, testing, and evaluation on domestic radicalization, violence, and terrorism prevention to show practitioners how science applies to the decisions they make every day in the field. Justice professionals can read these Five Things resources to advance justice and safety in their communities ...