Community and Parent Group Grant
Community and Parent Group Grant supports Texas Councils of Child Welfare Boards in expanding voluntary group activities to promote services for abused and neglected children and their caregivers.
Funder: Texas Health and Human Services
Due Dates: November 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time (Questions) | December 8, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. Central Time (Applications)
Funding Amounts: $200,000 available per state fiscal year; estimated maximum award $200,000; initial project period January 1, 2027–December 31, 2031
Summary: Supports Texas Councils of Child Welfare Boards in expanding group activities that promote services for abused and neglected children and their caregivers.
Key Information: Applicants must be Texas Council of Child Welfare Board volunteer organizations and finance operations before receiving cost reimbursement.
Description
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) offers this grant to develop and expand voluntary group activities promoting services to abused and neglected children or their caregivers. The program supports community-based service delivery systems for children at risk of abuse or neglect and their families, particularly children in the DFPS foster care system. All DFPS regions are eligible service areas.
Supported work includes education and information about abused and neglected children, community awareness, outreach, training, and recruitment of prospective foster parents. The program also describes activities to identify, recruit, and screen prospective foster and adoptive homes. A secondary purpose is to provide an organized body through which foster parents find mutual support and build their foster-parenting knowledge and skills.
