Revised 2013 Application Due Dates and Modified Funding Opportunity Announcement

2013 Application Due Dates

The due dates for the Fiscal Year 2013 Assets for Independence (AFI) applications have been revised to:

• March 25, 2013
• June 7, 2013

As always, applications for AFI funding can be submitted any time through grants.gov. Due dates for applications refer to the last day that an application may be received for consideration under the next scheduled review.

Modified Funding Opportunity Announcement

A modified Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) was released on December 5, 2012. Changes in the new FOA include:

• Revised point structure
• Explicit request to demonstrate experience with allowable asset categories
• Modest revisions to the evaluation criteria

More detail on the modifications and the new FOA are available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2011-ACF-OCS-EI-0137. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the modified FOA to ensure their application is responsive to the evaluation criteria. The estimated total funding and expected number of awards for 2013 has not changed.

Did you know?

Applicants can register to receive notifications of any changes to the grant opportunity by visiting the AFI opportunity synopsis page on Grants.gov.

If you have any questions about planning your 2013 AFI proposal, contact the AFI Resource Center at info@IDAresources.org or 1-866-778-6037.