Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2019 ACF OCS ET 1585
This funding opportunity, released by the Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, supports a single Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC) to operate in ACF Region V under the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Program. The award is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning the federal office expects to stay actively involved in shaping and overseeing the work rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The overall purpose is to strengthen and spread multi-year community transformation initiatives that help individuals and families build human capacity, reduce dependency, and achieve lasting self-sufficiency, while also improving broader community conditions through coordinated local and regional action.
The RPIC is intended to function as a regional hub for training and technical assistance, working within the CSBG Performance Management Framework. In practical terms, the consortium is expected to identify promising community transformation efforts already underway or emerging in the region, elevate what is working, and help local CSBG-eligible entities (often Community Action Agencies and other eligible organizations) design, implement, and sustain similar initiatives over multiple years. These initiatives are meant to move beyond short-term services alone and instead emphasize outcomes such as improved stability, employability, financial resilience, and reduced long-term reliance on crisis supports, while also fostering community-level improvements.
A central emphasis of the opportunity is collaboration across sectors. The RPIC is expected to promote regional collaborative engagement among CSBG-eligible entities and a wide range of partners, including state and local human services agencies, philanthropic organizations, private employers, faith-based organizations, and other community stakeholders. The idea is that community transformation requires coordinated strategies and braided resources, not isolated programs, so the consortiums T/TA role includes helping partners align goals, coordinate activities, and bring complementary assets to the table. Importantly, the actual community initiatives are expected to be implemented primarily by CSBG-eligible entities using their regular CSBG formula funds (distributed through the CSBG program) along with other direct contributions or in-kind support from partner organizations, rather than being fully financed by the RPIC award itself.
On the performance and accountability side, the RPIC is responsible for coordinating technical assistance plans and helping participating entities use data effectively. That includes supporting the use of outcome measures at the individual, family, and community levels, grounded in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved CSBG National Performance Indicators. This component signals that the federal government is looking for consistent measurement of results, shared definitions of success, and the ability to demonstrate progress over time. The RPIC may also support ongoing statewide efforts tied to accountability and performance management, which can include strengthening how states and networks monitor performance, use data for continuous improvement, and maintain alignment with CSBG expectations.
Beyond coordinating training and technical assistance, the RPIC award can also be used to provide financial support for certain planning and coordination costs connected to community initiatives. This is significant because partnership-building, planning, and cross-agency coordination often require time and infrastructure that can be hard to fund through program dollars alone. By allowing limited financial support for these functions, the opportunity acknowledges that strong implementation depends on sound design, shared governance structures, and intentional coordination across multiple organizations.
The RPIC is also expected to help strengthen the overall organizational capacity and standards of CSBG stakeholders, including CSBG Lead Agencies, State Community Action Agency (CAA) Associations, and local CSBG-eligible entities. The scope of capacity-building is broad and covers many core management and governance functions: consumer input and involvement (ensuring the voices of people with low incomes shape services and strategies), community engagement, community needs assessment, organizational leadership, board governance, strategic planning, human resource management, financial operations and oversight, and data and analysis. In other words, the consortium is not only promoting innovative community initiatives but also reinforcing the fundamental organizational practices that make those initiatives credible, compliant, and sustainable.
From an administrative perspective, the opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2019-ACF-OCS-ET-1585 and CFDA (now Assistance Listing) 93.569, within the Income Security and Social Services category. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and other applicants as further clarified in the full announcement. The program planned one award with an award ceiling of $400,000. The announcement was posted May 16, 2019, with an application deadline of July 10, 2019, and electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.Apply for HHS 2019 ACF OCS ET 1585
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OCS in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Program: Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC) - Human Capacity and Community Transformation Initiatives - ACF Region V" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.569.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 16, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 10, 2019 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is a discretionary cooperative agreement issued by the Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It supports a single Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC) operating under the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Program.
2) What is the main purpose of the RPIC award?
The purpose is to strengthen and spread multi-year community transformation initiatives that help individuals and families build human capacity, reduce dependency, and achieve lasting self-sufficiency. The work is also intended to improve broader community conditions through coordinated local and regional action.
3) Which geographic area does this RPIC cover?
The RPIC funded under this opportunity is intended to operate in ACF Region V.
4) How many awards were planned?
The announcement planned one award.
5) What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $400,000.
6) What does it mean that this is a "discretionary cooperative agreement"?
A cooperative agreement indicates substantial federal involvement. In practical terms, OCS expects to remain actively involved in shaping and overseeing the work, rather than only providing funds and stepping back.
7) What does RPIC stand for, and what is an RPIC expected to do?
RPIC stands for Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium. The RPIC is expected to function as a regional hub for training and technical assistance (T/TA) within the CSBG Performance Management Framework, identifying promising community transformation efforts in the region and helping CSBG-eligible entities design, implement, and sustain similar multi-year initiatives.
8) What kinds of initiatives does this opportunity emphasize?
The focus is on multi-year community transformation initiatives that move beyond short-term services alone and emphasize outcomes such as improved stability, employability, financial resilience, and reduced long-term reliance on crisis supports, along with community-level improvements.
9) Who is expected to implement the actual community initiatives?
The community initiatives are expected to be implemented primarily by CSBG-eligible entities (often Community Action Agencies and other eligible organizations), rather than being fully implemented by the RPIC itself.
10) How are the community transformation initiatives expected to be funded?
The initiatives are expected to be supported primarily through CSBG-eligible entities using their regular CSBG formula funds (distributed through the CSBG program), along with other direct contributions or in-kind support from partner organizations. The RPIC award is not described as the primary funding source for the initiatives themselves.
11) What role does collaboration play in this opportunity?
Collaboration across sectors is a central emphasis. The RPIC is expected to promote regional collaborative engagement among CSBG-eligible entities and partners such as state and local human services agencies, philanthropic organizations, private employers, faith-based organizations, and other community stakeholders, helping align goals, coordinate activities, and braid complementary resources.
12) What is the CSBG Performance Management Framework, and how does it relate to RPIC work?
The RPIC is expected to work within the CSBG Performance Management Framework and support participating entities in planning, implementing, and sustaining initiatives while using consistent performance and accountability practices, including data and outcome measurement.
13) What data and performance measurement expectations are included?
The RPIC is responsible for coordinating technical assistance plans and helping participating entities use data effectively. This includes supporting outcome measurement at the individual, family, and community levels using the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-approved CSBG National Performance Indicators.
14) Are there expectations related to accountability and continuous improvement?
Yes. The RPIC may support ongoing statewide efforts tied to accountability and performance management, including strengthening how states and networks monitor performance, use data for continuous improvement, and maintain alignment with CSBG expectations.
15) Can the RPIC award provide any financial support related to the community initiatives?
Yes. The RPIC award can be used to provide financial support for certain planning and coordination costs connected to community initiatives, recognizing that partnership-building, planning, shared governance structures, and cross-agency coordination require dedicated time and infrastructure.
16) Does the RPIC focus only on innovation, or also on organizational fundamentals?
It addresses both. In addition to promoting innovative community initiatives, the RPIC is expected to help strengthen organizational capacity and standards among CSBG stakeholders, reinforcing core practices that support credible, compliant, and sustainable work.
17) Which CSBG stakeholders are included in the RPIC capacity-building scope?
The opportunity names CSBG Lead Agencies, State Community Action Agency (CAA) Associations, and local CSBG-eligible entities as stakeholders whose capacity and standards may be strengthened through RPIC activities.
18) What capacity-building topics are specifically mentioned?
The scope is broad and includes consumer input and involvement, community engagement, community needs assessment, organizational leadership, board governance, strategic planning, human resource management, financial operations and oversight, and data and analysis.
19) What is meant by "consumer input and involvement" in this context?
It refers to ensuring that the voices of people with low incomes help shape services and strategies, and that their perspectives are meaningfully included in organizational and programmatic decision-making.
20) What funding opportunity number identifies this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS-2019-ACF-OCS-ET-1585.
21) What is the CFDA/Assistance Listing number for this program?
The CFDA (now Assistance Listing) number provided is 93.569.
22) What category is this opportunity listed under?
It is listed under the Income Security and Social Services category.
23) Who is eligible to apply based on the information provided?
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), plus other applicants as further clarified in the full announcement.
24) When was the announcement posted, and what was the application deadline?
The announcement was posted on May 16, 2019. The application deadline was July 10, 2019.
25) What was the electronic submission deadline time and time zone?
Electronic submissions were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.
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