Project Application Process

To ensure that applications for implementation projects from States and Tribes are informed by a system change perspective, the application process consists of the following steps:

1. Submission of a Two-Page Concept Paper: In no more than two single spaced pages, interested child welfare agencies should describe a proposed implementation project, as described on page 5 of the MCWIC Request for Applications.
2. Screening Assessment of Needs/Proposed Project: Upon receipt of a concept paper, MCWIC will consult with Federal and T/TA Network representatives who have had contact with the applicant agency.
3. Teleconference Regarding Concept Paper: MCWIC will arrange an in-depth discussion (potentially several hours) of the concept paper involving representatives of the applicant agency and MCWIC’s multidisciplinary staff.
4. Written Feedback: MCWIC will provide written feedback to the applicant agency documenting MCWIC’s multidisciplinary assessment of the concept paper.
5. Submission of a Formal Application: Upon receipt and review of MCWIC’s written feedback, interested child welfare agencies may submit a formal application, using the process described in the MCWIC Request for Applications.

Eligible Applicants

State child welfare agencies within ACF Regions V and VII, and Tribes or Tribal consortia within those Regions that are currently receiving Title IV-B grant funds administered by the CB, are eligible for MCWIC implementation projects. If a consortium applies for an implementation project, CB will not require that every member of that consortium participate in the proposed project activities as a condition of eligibility. Federally recognized Tribes that are not receiving Title IV-B grant funds are not eligible for implementation projects.

For more detailed information or to apply please download the MCWIC Request for Applications.