Residential Child Care Accreditation RFA Grant

The Residential Child Care Accreditation RFA, issued by Texas Health and Human Services, aims to support General Residential Operations in acquiring or maintaining necessary Accreditation under The Family First Prevention Services Act. This initiative is designed to ensure that accredited facilities meet national care standards, ultimately enhancing the quality of care provided to Texas children in DFPS conservatorship. By incentivizing Accreditation, the program seeks to facilitate access to contracted and accredited services for vulnerable youth.

Executive Summary
Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) on behalf of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services’ (DFPS) Child Protective Services (CPS) Program is issuing this Request for Applications (RFA) to enter into Grants Contracts that will provide assistance to certain General Residential Operations with costs of obtaining or maintaining Accreditation that complies with The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) and when Accredited, provides that as residential facility, the GRO meets acceptable national standards of care.
The intent of this grant is to incentivize Accreditation in order to meet enrollment requirements to become a contracted and accredited provider to serve Texas Children in DFPS conservatorship.