Technology Enhanced Adoptive Family Recruiting and Matching

Technology Enhanced Adoptive Family Recruiting and Matching is sponsored by United States Department of Health and Human Services (Administration for Children and Families). This program will fund projects focused on technology-enabled strategies that improve adoptive matching, placement, and permanency for children in foster care awaiting adoption.

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gov Maintenance Calendar # View Grant Opportunity Forecast HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CO-0040 Technology Enhanced Adoptive Family Recruiting and Matching Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB Note: This is a Forecasted Opportunity.

Document Type:Grants Notice Opportunity Number:HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CO-0040 Opportunity Title:Technology Enhanced Adoptive Family Recruiting and Matching Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity:Income Security and Social Services Expected Number of Awards:4 Assistance Listings:93.

652 -- Adoption Opportunities Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Forecasted Date:Apr 20, 2026 Last Updated Date:Apr 20, 2026 Estimated Post Date:May 25, 2026 Estimated Application Due Date:Jul 09, 2026 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.

Estimated Award Date:Sep 30, 2026 Estimated Project Start Date:Oct 01, 2026 Archive Date:Aug 08, 2026 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 10,696,000 Award Ceiling:$ 2,674,000 Eligible Applicants:County governments City or township governments Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Additional Information on Eligibility:This program requires applicants to demonstrate BOTH technology expertise AND child welfare practice expertise at the organizational level.

Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity.

## Additional Information Agency Name:Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB Description:This program will fund projects focused on technology-enabled strategies that improve adoptive matching, placement, and permanency for children in foster care awaiting adoption. The funds, awarded to four regional centers, will be used to design, implement and evaluate these strategies.

These centers will focus on children with an adoption permanency goal or who are legally free for adoption due to child welfare involvement. Centers will partner with state, territorial, tribal, and local child welfare agencies and courts to develop secure, accessible technology solutions that improve how families are matched with children in need of permanent homes.

Proposed solutions must be interoperable with existing systems and may include tools such as data-informed recruitment support, AI-assisted matching, and predictive analytics. Each center will strengthen data infrastructure, support continuous quality improvement, and develop scalable resources that jurisdictions nationwide can adopt. ACF will define four national service regions to ensure full U.S. coverage.

Centers will provide regional innovation support, training, technical assistance, and dissemination of best practices while collaborating nationally on shared learning. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate measurable improvements in match timeliness, placement stability, and adoption finalization outcomes. Link to Additional Information:[](https://grants.

gov/search-results-detail/361968) Grantor Contact Information:Surina Amin #### Health & Human Services * Frequently Asked Questions ## Your session will expire in 3 minutes. To continue working, click on the "OK" button below. This is being done to protect your privacy.

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