Children S Trust Fund Cohort 33

Location:	Pennsylvania
Posted:	Jan 5, 2026
Due:	Feb 5, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Pennsylvania
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Solicitation No:	25-RFA-13772
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General Information

Department for this solicitation:

Procurement

Date Prepared:

12/02/25

Types:

RFA

Advertisement Type:

Service

Materials

Service & Materials

PW Construction

Agency Construction

Real Estate

Solicitation/Project#:

25-RFA-13772

Solicitation/Project Title:

Children's Trust Fund - Cohort 33

Description:

The Department of Human Services on behalf of Office of Child Development and Early Learning and the Children's Trust Fund ("CTF") Board seeks applications for the CTF grants to promote primary and secondary child abuse and neglect prevention programs in community-based settings in order to prevent abuse and neglect of children in the Commonwealth. Any organization located and operating in Pennsylvania that provides direct services and meets the criteria in this Request for Applications ("RFA") is eligible to apply for a CTF grant.

Department Information
Department/Agency:	Department of Human Services "prior DPW"	Delivery Location:
County:	Statewide	Duration:	3 Years

Contact Information
First Name:	Jennifer	Last Name:	Koch
Phone Number: (XXX-XXX-XXXX)	717-736-7105	Email:	RA-pwrfaquestions@pa.gov

Solicitation Information
Bids must be received by the purchasing agency on the Solicitation Due Date no later than the Solicitation Due Time as set forth in the solicitation. Any conflict between the dates and/or times contained in the solicitation itself or its attachments and this advertisement shall be resolved in favor of the solicitation.
Solicitation Start Date:	01/05/26
Solicitation Due Date:	02/05/26	Solicitation Due Time:	12:00 PM
Solicitation Opening Date:	02/05/26	Solicitation Opening Time:	12:01 PM
Opening Location:	This Is Not A Public Opening
No. of Addendums:	0

Amended Date:	01/05/26

Related Solicitation Files

Original Files

	25-RFA 13772 Children's Trust Fund Final.pdf
	Appendix 1 - Payment Provisions Sample.pdf
	Appendix 2 - Attachment 1 - RFA Submission Checklist_Version 2025.pdf
	Appendix 2 - Attachment 2 - Applicant Cover Sheet_Version 2025.pdf
	Appendix 2 - Attachment 3 - Children's Trust Fund Program and Data Requirements.pdf
	Appendix 2 - Attachment 4 - Work Statement.pdf
	Appendix 2 - Attachment 5 - Trade Secret Confidential Proprietary Information Notice.pdf
	Appendix 2 - Attachment 6 - Lobbying Certification Form.pdf
	Appendix 2 - Attachment 7 - Worker's Protection Form.pdf
	Appendix 3 - Attachment 8 - State and Federal Funding Assurance(s).docx
	Appendix 3 - Attachment 9 -Local_Match_Verification(s).docx
	Appendix 3 - Evaluation Criteria for Budget and Budget Narrative.pdf
	Appendix 3, Attachments 10 and 11 - Budget and Budget Narrative.xlsx
	Appendix 4 - Grant STCs with DHS Addendum and Audit Clause.pdf
	Appendix 5 - CTF Board Members_Version 2025.pdf
	Appendix 6 - CTF Regional Map_Version 2025.pdf
	Appendix 7 - Strengthening Families Protective Factors_Version 2025.pdf

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REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR

Children’s Trust Fund

ISSUING OFFICE

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Department of Human Services

Bureau of Procurement and Contract Management

Room 528 Health and Human Services Building

625 Forster Street

Harrisburg, PA 17120

RFA NUMBER

25-RFA-13772

DATE OF ISSUANCE

January 5, 2026

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Calendar of Events

Part I – General Information

Part II – Criteria for Selection

PAGES

APPENDICES and ATTACHMENTS

Appendix 1 – Payment Provision Sample

Appendix 2 – Work Statement

Attachment 1 – RFA Submission Checklist

Attachment 2 – Applicant Cover Sheet and Summary

Attachment 3 – Children’s Trust Fund Program and Data Requirements

Attachment 4 – Work Statement Applicant Responses

Attachment 5 – Trade Secret/Confidential Proprietary Information Notice

Attachment 6 – Lobbying Certification Form

Attachment 7 – Worker Protection and Investment Certification Form

Appendix 3 – Budget Narrative and Supporting Documentation

Evaluation Criteria Submission Directions

Attachment 8 – State and Federal Funding Assurance(s)

Attachment 9 – Local Match Verification(s)

Attachment 10 – Budget Narrative

Attachment 11 – Budget

Appendix 4 – Standard Grant Terms and Conditions for Services with DHS Addendum and Audit Clause

Appendix 5 – CTF Board Members

Appendix 6 – CTF Regional Map

Appendix 7 – Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Activity

Responsibility

Deadline to submit questions via email

to RA-

PWRFAQUESTIONS@PA.GOV

Potential Applicants

Answers to Potential Applicant

questions posted to the Department of

General Services (“DGS”) website at

https://www.emarketplace.state.pa.us/

no later than this date.

Issuing Office

Please monitor this website for all

communications regarding the

Request for Applications.

Potential Applicants

Application must be received by the

Issuing Office at:

RA-PWRFAQUESTIONS@PA.GOV

as provided in Part I, Section 11.

Applicants

Date

January 13, 2026

12:00 pm

January 23, 2026

On-going

February 5, 2026

12:00:00 pm

PART I

GENERAL INFORMATION

I-1. Purpose. This Request for Applications (“RFA”) provides to those interested in

submitting applications for the subject procurement (“Applicants”) sufficient information

to enable them to prepare and submit applications for the Children’s Trust Fund (“CTF”)

Board’s consideration to satisfy a need for children’s programs and services for child abuse

and neglect prevention (“Project”). This RFA contains instructions governing the requested

applications, including the requirements for the information and material to be included; a

description of the services to be provided; requirements that Applicants must meet to be

eligible for consideration; general evaluation criteria; and other requirements specific to

this RFA.

I-2. Issuing Office. This RFA is issued for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

(“Commonwealth”) by the Department of Human Services (“Department” or “DHS”),

Bureau of Procurement and Contract Management, on behalf of the Office of Child

Development and Early Learning (“OCDEL”) and the CTF Board. The Commonwealth’s

sole point of contact for this RFA shall be Jennifer Koch, RA-

PWRFAQUESTIONS@PA.GOV, the Issuing Officer for this RFA. Please refer all

inquiries to the Issuing Officer.

I-3. Overview of the Project. Pennsylvania Act 151 of 1988, the Children’s Trust Fund Act,

established the Children’s Trust Fund to support community-based children’s programs

and services to prevent child abuse and neglect. By authorizing a surcharge on marriage

and divorce filings, Pennsylvania has created a funding source intentionally focused on

recognizing that children, families, and communities have unique needs. There are times

when families and communities require cultivating or deepening investment in an

evidence-based program, while other times what is warranted is an innovative approach.

The CTF Board remains committed to its authorizing statute and in supporting diverse

approaches that incorporate and/or enhance, but are not limited, to:

• educational services in parenting;

• prenatal care;

• perinatal bonding;

• child development;

• basic childcare;

• care of children with special needs;

• coping with family stress;

• personal safety and sexual abuse prevention training for children;

• crisis care;

• aid to parents;

• child abuse counseling;

• peer support groups;

• lay health visitors;

• respite or crisis childcare; and

• early identification of families where the potential for child abuse and neglect exists.

As required by statute, the CTF Board administers and awards trust fund dollars and

monitors the expenditure of trust fund money by eligible programs. The CTF Board

includes nine members of the public, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the

Pennsylvania Senate, along with six members of the General Assembly. The Secretary of

the Department (or the Secretary’s designee) serves as the Executive Director to the CTF

Board and the Department carries out the duties identified by the Board.

Any community-based organization located and operating in Pennsylvania that provides

direct services for children or direct provision of services for child abuse and neglect

prevention that meets the criteria in this RFA is eligible to apply for a CTF grant.

Statute requires, and the CTF Board affirms, the importance of communities collaborating

to support children and families toward preventing child abuse and neglect most

effectively. This collaboration will include demonstrating how the intended service,

support, or strategy relates to other prevention-focused efforts within the community. The

CTF Board is particularly interested in funding being used to support children and families

prior to any contact with a children and youth agency. Successful applicants will be

required to show some understanding about the community’s approach to prevention and

family support initiatives that already exist or are being considered, particularly if related

to Pennsylvania’s implementation of Family First Prevention Services Act.

CTF grants are awarded for a grant cycle of up to three years that will begin on the effective

date of the grant agreement and end three years later. The focus of this RFA is set forth in

Part I, Section I-4. The maximum CTF grant funded portion of the award is $50,000 per

year for up to three years. Applicants may apply for an amount less than $50,000 per year

if such an amount is sufficient and reasonable to operate a proposed program(s). Applicants

should provide a statement in their responses to the Budget and Work Statement justifying

any amount under $50,000 as reasonable and sufficient to operate the proposed program.

All CTF Applicants are required to budget a total of at least $500 within each budget year

to attend appropriate professional development events, which includes an in-person CTF

orientation for the first year of the grant and annual grantee meetings for all years of the

grant.

The continuation of CTF grants each year of the three-year cycle is contingent upon the

availability of funds and successful program evaluation of the Project.

I-4. RFA Objectives.

A. General. The CTF Act requires the CTF Board to develop a state plan for the availability

and coordination of prevention programs and services and for the distribution of awards

from the CTF. Applicants must provide proposals for a program or service that minimally

meets the intent of the CTF Act, which is to create community-based children’s programs

or services and encourage the development of new and innovative programs that will

prevent child abuse and neglect. Funds may be awarded to programs deemed eligible if the

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Children S Trust Fund Cohort 33

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