Foster and Family Support Grant Program Services
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
BUDGET
VerifiedCONTRACT DURATION
TIMELINE
RFA Advertised and Released: August 28th, 2026
Submission of Applicant Questions: September 15th, 2026
Anticipated Posting of Department Applications to Inquiries: September 21st, 2026
Applications Due: October 5th, 2026
Anticipated Posting of Grant Award(s): October 19th, 2026
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
Florida Department of Children and Families
DESCRIPTION
The government authority in Florida is seeking a vendor to provide foster and family support grant program services. Grant-funded activities must expand community capacity to recruit, support, and retain foster and adoptive families and kinship caregivers, while strengthening supports for families caring for vulnerable children.
Funded services must provide sustained support beyond initial licensure or training and promote placement stability, permanency, family well-being, and improved outcomes for children. The program is intended to benefit prospective foster and adoptive families; foster, adoptive, relative, and nonrelative kinship caregivers; families caring for vulnerable children; families pursuing or actively engaged in fostering or adoption; and organizations, volunteers, caregivers, families, and individuals supporting children in out-of-home care or at risk of entering care.
All questions regarding the opportunity must be submitted no later than September 15, 2026. Proposals are due October 5, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due October 5, 2026. Questions must be submitted by September 15, 2026.
- What is the budget for this RFP?
- The published budget is $5,000,000.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by Florida Department of Children and Families. The work is located in Florida, United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Experienced child welfare and family support service provider
- Demonstrated expertise supporting foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers
- Strong background in grant-funded community programs
- Experience promoting placement stability, permanency, and family well-being
- Established partnerships with public agencies and community organizations in Florida
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