Child Abuse Prevention in Migrant and Tribal Communities
🏛 Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations working to prevent child abuse in migrant and tribal communities. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, tribal nations, tribal organizations, and child-serving agencies with experience in these populations. Projects must focus on evidence-based or promising prevention activities, education, training, or community support services. Geographic scope includes all U.S. territories and tribal lands. Activities supported include prevention programs, capacity-building, and direct services addressing child maltreatment risk factors.
The grant prioritizes culturally appropriate interventions tailored to migrant farmworker families and Native American communities. Applicants must demonstrate understanding of these populations' unique barriers and strengths. Collaboration with tribal, community, and family-serving partners is expected. Funded activities should align with child welfare prevention frameworks and address root causes of abuse and neglect.
Organizations must be able to serve vulnerable child populations and work with families experiencing economic hardship, housing instability, or immigration-related stress. Prior experience with prevention programming or trauma-informed care strengthens competitiveness. Fiscal capacity and organizational stability are required.
Key dates
- Apr 16, 2026 Applications open
- Jul 6, 2026 Application deadline in 35 days
- Sep 29, 2026 Award announced
- Sep 30, 2026 Project start
This grant is for organizations working to prevent child abuse in migrant and tribal communities. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, tribal nations, tribal organizations, and child-serving agencies with experience in these populations. Projects must focus on evidence-based or promising prevention activities, education, training, or community support services. Geographic scope includes all U.S. territories and tribal lands. Activities supported include prevention programs, capacity-building, and direct services addressing child maltreatment risk factors.
The grant prioritizes culturally appropriate interventions tailored to migrant farmworker families and Native American communities. Applicants must demonstrate understanding of these populations' unique barriers and strengths. Collaboration with tribal, community, and family-serving partners is expected. Funded activities should align with child welfare prevention frameworks and address root causes of abuse and neglect.
Organizations must be able to serve vulnerable child populations and work with families experiencing economic hardship, housing instability, or immigration-related stress. Prior experience with prevention programming or trauma-informed care strengthens competitiveness. Fiscal capacity and organizational stability are required.
Program description
The primary purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support community-based efforts in tribal and migrant communities to strengthen families and protect children by preventing child abuse and neglect before it occurs. Funded projects will develop, operate, expand, enhance, and coordinate initiatives, programs, and activities to reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect, consistent with the goals outlined by Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA). This legislation specifies that 1 percent of the available funding from Title II will be reserved to fund tribes, tribal organizations, and migrant programs. Projects will focus on building protective factors that help tribal and/or migrant children, youth, and families build resilience and develop skills, characteristics, knowledge, and relationships that decrease risk and contribute to positive outcomes. Successful projects will demonstrate measurable progress toward increasing access to family support and prevention services tailored to the needs of tribal and/or migrant families, improving child safety and well-being, and increasing knowledge and implementation of evidence-informed practices to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
Demographic focus
Details
This grant is for organizations working to prevent child abuse in migrant and tribal communities. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, tribal nations, tribal organizations, and child-serving agencies with experience in these populations. Projects must focus on evidence-based or promising prevention activities, education, training, or community support services. Geographic scope includes all U.S. territories and tribal lands. Activities supported include prevention programs, capacity-building, and direct services addressing child maltreatment risk factors.
The grant prioritizes culturally appropriate interventions tailored to migrant farmworker families and Native American communities. Applicants must demonstrate understanding of these populations' unique barriers and strengths. Collaboration with tribal, community, and family-serving partners is expected. Funded activities should align with child welfare prevention frameworks and address root causes of abuse and neglect.
Organizations must be able to serve vulnerable child populations and work with families experiencing economic hardship, housing instability, or immigration-related stress. Prior experience with prevention programming or trauma-informed care strengthens competitiveness. Fiscal capacity and organizational stability are required.
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- Project Narrative and Work Plan
- Budget Narrative and Budget Forms
- Organizational capacity and staffing documentation
- Letters of support or MOUs from partners
- Evidence of cultural competency and community ties
- Evaluation plan with outcome measures
- Fiscal documentation and audit reports
Program contact
- 👤 Emily Fisher
- 📧 cb@grantreview.org
- 📞 (888) 203-6161
Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 93.590 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
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$164,482,365
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$115,153,308
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$67,757,124
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$66,685,221
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$61,068,646
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$57,888,077
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$52,822,368
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$52,496,460
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$44,870,909
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$42,361,870
Top States by Funding
- TX 7 awards $200.0M
- NY 7 awards $137.2M
- IL 5 awards $75.3M
- OH 5 awards $73.8M
- NJ 7 awards $69.3M
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 93.590). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2024 | $70,365,400 | |
| 2025 | $70,365,400 | |
| 2026 est. | $70,365,400 |
FAQ
Who can apply for this grant?
Nonprofits, tribal nations, tribal organizations, and child-serving agencies can apply. Eligible organizations must have capacity to serve migrant and/or tribal communities.
What types of prevention activities are funded?
The grant supports evidence-based prevention programs, training, community education, family support services, and capacity-building. Cultural adaptation and tailoring to target populations is required.
What is the typical funding range?
Awards vary by program component and organizational capacity. Check the full Notice of Funding Opportunity for specific funding levels and any matching requirements.
How competitive is this grant?
Very competitive. Strong applications demonstrate cultural competency, prior prevention experience, tribal partnerships or deep migrant community relationships, and clear outcomes. Evaluation capacity is critical.
When is the deadline?
The application opens April 16, 2026. Specific deadline date will be announced in the full Notice of Funding Opportunity.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Develop partnerships with tribal nations or established migrant service organizations before applying. Collaboration strengthens credibility and reach.
- Use data from needs assessments specific to your target population. Show you understand their unique risk and protective factors.
- Highlight your team's cultural competency and lived experience with migrant or tribal communities. Include staff and board diversity.
- Propose evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions with clear, measurable outcomes. Build in evaluation from the start.
- Address systems barriers like language access, immigration fear, and housing instability in your approach. Show how prevention services reduce these stressors.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Applications lack meaningful tribal partnerships or deep migrant community relationships, reducing cultural relevance. Proposals copy generic prevention models without tailoring to target population's specific needs and strengths. Weak evaluation plans or no clear outcome metrics fail to demonstrate program impact and sustainability.
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