Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2023 ACF OCS ET 1121
The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC) Capacity Building and Quality Improvement (CBQI) - Region V opportunity is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS). It is structured as a three-year cooperative agreement, meaning the selected recipient will not just receive funds and operate independently, but will work in close partnership with OCS throughout the project to make sure activities, deliverables, and outcomes stay aligned with CSBG goals and OCS priorities.
Through this award, OCS intends to fund one organization to serve as the Region V RPIC and act as the region's lead provider of training and technical assistance (T/TA). The core purpose is to strengthen the capacity and performance of the CSBG Network across Region V by supporting the organizations that administer and deliver CSBG-funded services. The intended audiences for this capacity-building support include state and territory CSBG lead agencies, the CSBG State Association, and CSBG-eligible entities. The broader impact goal is improved, more consistent service quality and stronger outcomes for individuals, families, and communities, with a particular emphasis on improving and sustaining economic self-sufficiency.
A major expectation of the cooperative agreement is that the RPIC will identify, align, and respond to the region's training needs related to capacity building and quality improvement. The opportunity points to several focus areas that should guide the T/TA plan, including organizational self-assessment, strategic planning for service delivery, building and strengthening strategic partnerships, leveraging and coordinating existing resources, developing and spreading effective worker training models, standardizing key processes and procedures, and improving approaches to conducting Community Needs Assessments. In practice, this frames the RPIC as both a capacity builder and a quality improvement driver: helping agencies understand their current operational strengths and gaps, plan for stronger delivery systems, and implement more consistent practices across programs.
OCS also emphasizes that the assistance provided should be driven by collecting and analyzing emerging and promising practices in capacity building. In other words, the RPIC is expected to keep a pulse on what is working across the field, translate that learning into practical support for CSBG stakeholders, and continuously improve the region's approach to performance and quality. The RPIC may deliver support in multiple formats depending on what best meets the region's needs, including in-person or virtual regional convenings, individualized one-on-one technical assistance, webinars, training modules, podcasts, presentations, and other learning activities. Just as important, the recipient is expected to assess the effectiveness of the T/TA it provides, which implies building in evaluation methods that can measure reach, usefulness, and results, and then using that feedback to refine the support offered over the three-year project period.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2023-ACF-OCS-ET-1121 with Assistance Listing (CFDA) 93.569, and it falls within the Income Security and Social Services activity category. The application closing date was July 31, 2023 (with electronic submissions due by 11:59 pm Eastern time). The funding includes an award ceiling of $400,000, and OCS anticipates making a single award, reinforcing that this is intended to designate one regional leader in Region V rather than support multiple parallel providers. Eligibility includes nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), along with other applicants as described in the full announcement's additional eligibility details.
Overall, this grant is designed to create a central hub in Region V that can coordinate high-impact training, spread effective practices, and provide hands-on technical help to CSBG administrators and service providers, while maintaining close coordination with OCS and routinely communicating progress and implementation updates over the life of the cooperative agreement.Apply for HHS 2023 ACF OCS ET 1121
- 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) Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC) Capacity Building and Quality Improvement (CBQI) - 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 Jun 05, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 31, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time 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)
What is the CSBG RPIC CBQI - Region V opportunity?
It is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS). The award supports a Regional Performance and Innovation Consortium (RPIC) to lead capacity building and quality improvement (CBQI) efforts for the CSBG Network in Region V.
Which federal offices are sponsoring and administering this funding?
The opportunity is administered by HHS/ACF, specifically the Office of Community Services (OCS) within ACF.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS-2023-ACF-OCS-ET-1121.
What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number for this program?
The Assistance Listing (CFDA) number is 93.569.
What type of award is this?
This is a three-year cooperative agreement. That structure means the recipient is expected to work in close partnership with OCS during the project to keep activities, deliverables, and outcomes aligned with CSBG goals and OCS priorities.
What does "cooperative agreement" mean in practical terms for the recipient?
The recipient is not expected to operate fully independently. The project is designed to be carried out in coordination with OCS, with ongoing alignment on plans, deliverables, and outcomes, plus routine communication on progress and implementation updates over the life of the award.
How many awards does OCS expect to make under this opportunity?
OCS anticipates making a single award, selecting one organization to serve as the Region V RPIC.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling is $400,000.
What is the project period?
The opportunity is structured as a three-year project period.
What is the main purpose of the Region V RPIC?
The RPIC is intended to strengthen the capacity and performance of the CSBG Network across Region V by serving as the region's lead provider of training and technical assistance (T/TA) focused on capacity building and quality improvement.
Who is the intended audience for the training and technical assistance?
The intended audiences include state and territory CSBG lead agencies, the CSBG State Association, and CSBG-eligible entities.
What broader outcomes is the program trying to improve?
The broader goal is improved and more consistent service quality and stronger outcomes for individuals, families, and communities, with particular emphasis on improving and sustaining economic self-sufficiency.
What are the RPIC's core responsibilities under this cooperative agreement?
The RPIC is expected to identify, align, and respond to Region V training needs related to capacity building and quality improvement, act as a central hub for high-impact training, spread effective practices, and provide hands-on technical assistance to CSBG administrators and service providers while coordinating closely with OCS.
What focus areas should guide the RPIC's training and technical assistance plan?
The announcement highlights these focus areas: organizational self-assessment; strategic planning for service delivery; building and strengthening strategic partnerships; leveraging and coordinating existing resources; developing and spreading effective worker training models; standardizing key processes and procedures; and improving approaches to conducting Community Needs Assessments.
Does the opportunity emphasize collecting and using promising practices?
Yes. The RPIC is expected to collect and analyze emerging and promising practices in capacity building, translate what is working into practical support for CSBG stakeholders, and use that learning to strengthen performance and quality improvement across the region.
What delivery formats can the RPIC use to provide training and technical assistance?
The RPIC may use multiple formats depending on the region's needs, including in-person or virtual regional convenings, individualized one-on-one technical assistance, webinars, training modules, podcasts, presentations, and other learning activities.
Is the RPIC expected to evaluate the effectiveness of the training and technical assistance it provides?
Yes. The recipient is expected to assess the effectiveness of its T/TA, which implies using evaluation methods to measure reach, usefulness, and results, and then using feedback to refine support over the three-year period.
What activity category does this funding fall under?
The opportunity falls within the Income Security and Social Services activity category.
When was the application due?
The application closing date was July 31, 2023. Electronic submissions were due by 11:59 pm Eastern time.
Who is eligible to apply based on the information provided?
Eligibility includes nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), along with other applicants as described in the full announcement's additional eligibility details.
Is this funding meant to support multiple training providers in Region V?
No. OCS anticipates a single award, indicating the intent is to designate one regional leader (a central hub) rather than fund multiple parallel providers.
What role does the RPIC play in quality improvement for the CSBG Network?
The RPIC is framed as both a capacity builder and a quality improvement driver, helping agencies understand operational strengths and gaps, plan stronger service delivery systems, and implement more consistent practices across programs.
What is the RPIC expected to do regarding Community Needs Assessments?
One of the identified focus areas is improving approaches to conducting Community Needs Assessments, meaning the RPIC's T/TA plan should address how agencies perform and strengthen these assessments.
What is the expected relationship between the RPIC and existing resources in the region?
The opportunity highlights leveraging and coordinating existing resources as a focus area, suggesting the RPIC should help align and make effective use of what is already available across the region while meeting capacity-building and quality-improvement needs.
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