The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), through its Child Safety and Permanency Administration and in consultation with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Advisory Council, is seeking Proposals from qualified responders to award competitive child welfare grants to American Indian child welfare programs whose goals are consistent with the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et. seq. and the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA), Minnesota Statutes, section 260.835.
The focus of this RFP includes social service activities that promote placement prevention and reunification, including:
- Family-based services
- Access to professional individual, group, and family counseling
- Crisis intervention and counseling
- Development of foster and adoptive resources, including recruitment, licensing and support
- Court advocacy
- Training and consultation to county and private social service agencies regarding the ICWA and MIFPA
- Advocacy in working with county and private social service agencies
- Caretaker and homemaker services
- Daycare and emergency shelter care
- Access to financial assistance
- Temporary respite care for families
- Transportation
- Other activities and services approved by the commissioner of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families that advance goals of ICWA and MIFPA.
The term of any resulting contract is anticipated to be for a four-year period, from July 1, 2025, until June 30, 2029, with no extensions.
