CHILDREN’S TRUST FUND (OCTF) FAMILY SUPPORT THROUGH PRIMARY PREVENTION
Can you apply?
This grant is for Ohio county public children services agencies (PCSAs) serving as demonstration sites for a primary prevention pilot project. Applicants must be official PCSA entities, not individual nonprofits or private organizations. Up to three counties will be selected to implement cross-system prevention strategies and hire a Prevention Consultant position. The project runs for five years (FFY 2023–2026) with annual renewal contingent on performance.
Program description
The Ohio Children’s Trust Fund (OCTF), housed within the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), releases this Request for Grant Applications (RFGA) for the purpose of soliciting applications from up to three (3) county public children services agencies (PCSAs) to serve as local demonstration sites for a pilot project entitled, ‘Developing a Cross-System Approach to Primary Prevention: Enhancing Protective Factors by Establishing an Integrated Child and Family Well-Being State System Design’. This project is funded by the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) through the Family Support Through Primary Prevention (FSPP) Grant. This project is a five-year project, renewable annually. The OCTF is seeking up to three (3) applicants who will serve as local level FSPP demonstration sites. These sites will be required to hire or designate a current staff person to serve in the role of a Prevention Consultant, responsible for coordinating cross-system efforts at the community-level. Working in collaboration with the grant project’s leadership body and informed by evidence and best practices derived from the project’s evaluator, each demonstration site must choose one or more primary prevention strategy(ies) for which to propose implementation of services at the community level. Demonstration sites may also select secondary prevention strategies to implement in conjunction with primary prevention strategies. Funding is awarded on a federal fiscal year basis. The amount of funding available for the period from November 15, 2022 (estimated) through September 29, 2023 (FFY 23), is $125,000 per applicant. This is a renewal grant, pending grantee performance, through September 29, 2026, with an anticipated $125,000 for each federal fiscal year, i.e., FFY 24, FFY 25, and FFY 26 awarded to each selected grantee. Matching funds or in-kind contributions are not required. Applications must include a detailed project budget that complies with the OCTF’s requirements for the receipt and use of these funds.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
Demographic focus
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Program contact
- 👤 Meka Rafiyq
- 📧 Meka.Gaines@jfs.ohio.gov
Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 93.648 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
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$28,626,203
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$16,173,579
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$6,007,525
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$3,750,000
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$3,750,000
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$3,747,698
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$3,745,588
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$3,741,662
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$2,283,340
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$2,267,112
Top States by Funding
- NY 2 awards $30.9M
- PA 2 awards $19.9M
- CA 2 awards $7.0M
- KY 1 awards $3.8M
- KS 1 awards $3.7M
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 93.648). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2024 | $2,198,400 | |
| 2025 | $2,198,400 | |
| 2026 est. | $2,198,400 |
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