Regional Partnership Grants
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Administration on Children, Youth, and Families’ Children’s Bureau is seeking applicants for the Regional Partnership Grants Program to improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for children who are in, or at risk of, out-of-home placements due to a caregiver's substance abuse. Selected regional partnerships must deliver family-centered treatment programs, expand evidence-based services for families impacted by substance-use disorders, and support adult recovery. The project spans a 60-month performance period comprised of a Planning Phase of up to 18 months and an subsequent Implementation Phase, with grantees required to allocate 20% of their budgets to rigorous performance evaluations. Applications must be submitted electronically by August 7, 2026, for awards ranging from $250,000 to $1,000,000 per budget period, with inquiries directed to Catherine Luby at cb@grantreview.org.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are regional partnerships established by agencies within or across states. They consist of mandatory and optional partners. The mandatory partners are: the state child welfare agency that is responsible for administering the state plan under title IV-B or title IV-E of the Social Security Act, the state agency responsible for administering the substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant provided under the Public Health Service Act title CIC, part B subpart II, and the most appropriate administrative office of the juvenile state court overseeing court proceedings involving families who come to the attention of the court due to child abuse or neglect.Optional partners are; additional state agencies, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, tribal consortia, faith-based and community organizations, public or private agencies, including for-profit organizations. There must be a primary lead applicant, as long as they can monitor program activities or services, funding, and reporting requirements. If an Indian tribe or tribal consortium is the lead applicant for a regional partnership, the Indian tribe is not required to include the state child welfare agency as a partner. If the regional partnership is an Indian tribe or tribal consortium, they may not enter into a collaborative agreement only with tribal child welfare agencies (or a consortium of such agencies). Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible for awards under this funding opportunity.