Infant-Toddler Court ProgramNational Resource Center

The Infant-Toddler Court Program-National Resource Center is a forecasted federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. The opportunity number is HRSA-27-020, and the Assistance Listing is 93.110, Special Projects of Regional and National Significance. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding within the Health funding activity category. The National Resource Center supports the Infant-Toddler Court Program by helping states and communities strengthen and expand enhanced child welfare practices for families with young children involved with the child welfare system. The purpose of the Infant-Toddler Court Program-National Resource Center is to help communities across the country bring together courts, social services, and families in ways that improve the safety, healthy development, and nurturing relationships of families with young children involved with the child welfare system. The source describes a national resource center function focused on strengthening and expanding the use of enhanced child welfare practices. Additional program objectives, required activities, deliverables, allowable cost categories, prohibited expenditures, subaward provisions, indirect cost limitations, and other detailed spending requirements are not provided in the forecast information. HRSA expects to make one award through a cooperative agreement. Estimated total program funding is $6,750,000, and both the stated award floor and award ceiling are $6,750,000. The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching. The source does not provide a detailed period of performance, annual funding breakdown, continuation funding structure, or information establishing whether the stated amount represents a single budget period or the full project period. Because this is a forecasted opportunity, applicants should rely on the future published notice for any additional financial requirements or restrictions. Eligibility is broad and applies to domestic public or private entities. Listed eligible applicants include state governments, city or township governments, county governments, special district governments, independent school districts, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status other than institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. The additional eligibility language specifically includes Indian tribes and tribal organizations as defined by applicable federal law, as well as domestic faith-based and community-based organizations. If funded, for-profit organizations may not earn profit from the federal award. The opportunity is currently in forecast status rather than accepting applications. It was forecast on August 7, 2026, and the source estimates that the opportunity will be posted on January 21, 2027. The estimated application deadline is April 21, 2027. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the listed application due date. The supplied forecast does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, notice of intent, pre-proposal, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not provide application questions, required uploads, evaluation criteria, review priorities, scoring criteria, or detailed submission mechanics beyond indicating electronic submission. The estimated award date is August 31, 2027, and the estimated project start date is September 30, 2027. The fiscal year is 2027, and the listed archive date is September 1, 2028. No annual, biennial, quarterly, or other recurring application cycle is stated, so recurrence cannot be established from the supplied material. The listed program contact is the ITCP National Resource Center Program. The contact phone number is 301-443-2170, and the program email address is HomeVisiting@hrsa.gov. The contact is associated with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems.