US: ACL Awards National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families to Generations United (Press release)
U. S. Administration for Community Living – September 29, 2021
With funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ACL has awarded a new 5-year cooperative agreement to Generations United (GU). In partnership with five national organizations and an array of subject matter experts, GU will lead the creation of the first National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families (NTAC). Total funding for the NTAC over the 5-year project period is $9,950,000. The five partners include USAging; the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging; the National Indian Child Welfare Association; ZERO TO THREE; and Child Trends. The goal of the NTAC is to measurably increase the capacity and effectiveness of states, territories, tribes/tribal organizations, nonprofits and other community-based organizations to serve and support families in which grandparents and other relatives are raising children of family members.
https://acl.gov/news-and-events/announcements/acl-awards-ntac-grandfamilies-and-kinship-families