Infant-Toddler Court ProgramState Awards

The Infant-Toddler Court Program-State Awards is a forecasted federal cooperative agreement opportunity administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The opportunity number is HRSA-27-021, and the program is listed under Assistance Listing 93.110, Special Projects of Regional and National Significance. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding in the Health activity category. HRSA forecasts approximately 18 awards with estimated total program funding of $12,600,000. The purpose of the Infant-Toddler Court Program State Awards is to allow states and communities to support and expand the use of enhanced child welfare practices in communities across the country. The program is intended to bring together courts, social services, and families to improve the safety, healthy development, and nurturing relationships of families with young children involved with child welfare. Funding specifically supports implementation of the evidence-based Infant-Toddler Court approach in targeted communities. Awardees are expected to support successful implementation and expansion by spreading lessons learned to local teams in their states, tracking program outcomes, and training local Infant-Toddler Court teams. The forecast indicates an award ceiling of $700,000 and an award floor of $700,000, with estimated total program funding of $12,600,000 and an expected 18 awards. These figures are mathematically consistent, because 18 awards at $700,000 each equal the stated $12,600,000 in total estimated program funding. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement. No cost sharing or matching requirement applies. The forecast does not provide additional information about indirect cost limits, subaward limits, specific allowable or prohibited expenditures, or a defined period of performance. For-profit organizations may apply, but if funded they are prohibited from earning profit from the federal award. Eligibility is broadly available to domestic public and private entities. Listed eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, small businesses, other for-profit organizations, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, other Native American tribal organizations, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status. The additional eligibility language states that any domestic public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization as defined in the cited federal statute, is eligible to apply. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations are also eligible. No individual applicant eligibility is stated. This opportunity is currently in the forecast stage rather than accepting applications. The forecast was dated August 7, 2026 and was last updated August 11, 2026. HRSA estimates that the opportunity will be posted on January 21, 2027, with applications due April 21, 2027. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the listed due date. The provided forecast does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not provide application forms, narrative questions, required uploads, evaluation criteria, or other detailed submission components. HRSA estimates an award date of August 31, 2027 and a project start date of September 30, 2027. The archive date is September 1, 2028. No statement in the provided material establishes that the opportunity recurs annually, biennially, quarterly, or according to another recurring schedule, so no future cycle should be projected from the available information. Questions may be directed to the ITCP State Award Program at 301-443-2170 or to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood, at HomeVisiting@hrsa.gov.

Align the proposed work with implementation of the evidence-based Infant-Toddler Court approach in targeted communities and clearly address how the work will support implementation and expansion, spread lessons learned to local teams, track program outcomes, and train local Infant-Toddler Court teams.