ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 82/100
Florida DCF Foster and Family Support Grant Program — RFA 2627 023
Florida DCF is accepting applications for the Foster and Family Support Grant Program, a $5 million recurring state initiative supporting eligible not-for-profit faith-based organizations that recruit and support foster, adoptive and kinship families, with emphasis on underserved and rural communities.
Funding$5,000,000 recurring state appropriation for the program; individual award cap not verified from the accessible controlling materials.
DeadlineNovember 9, 2026; verify the live MFMP record for the exact closing time and any later amendment.
Last verifiedOctober 1, 2026
Required next actionReview the latest MFMP RFA package and all posted addenda before submission. Confirm the final application deadline and closing time in the live procurement record, then complete the required proposal, budget, applicant documentation, performance measures, and submission steps.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible applicants are not-for-profit faith-based organizations supporting foster, adoptive and kinship families under Florida's Foster and Family Support Grant Program, with statutory emphasis on underserved and rural communities. Final applicant qualifications and required forms must be confirmed from the controlling RFA package.
Atlas Analysis
Florida DCF's Foster and Family Support Grant Program supports recruitment and ongoing support for foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers through eligible nonprofit applicants. The program has a $5,000,000 recurring state appropriation. Applicants should use the latest MFMP RFA package and posted amendments as the controlling source because the solicitation timeline has changed.
The Florida Department of Children and Families Foster and Family Support Grant Program, RFA 2627 023 / MFMP GO-16819, is an open Florida child- and family-support funding opportunity. Florida law establishes the program to award grants to eligible not-for-profit faith-based organizations that recruit and support foster, adoptive and kinship families, with emphasis on underserved and rural communities.
The program is supported by a $5,000,000 recurring state appropriation. Current MFMP-derived procurement records show applications due November 2, 2026. Atlas has not independently confirmed the exact official closing time/time zone from the controlling MFMP RFA package, so it is not inferred.
Statutory allowable activities include education, resources, training and technical assistance; trauma-informed training, coaching and counseling; program support; foster-parent training; volunteer wraparound support; assistance with essential family needs; and mentoring or peer support. The opportunity is therefore relevant to child welfare, family stabilization, behavioral-health support and rural/community access, but it is not an equipment-driven healthcare procurement.
Atlas fit: This is a meaningful Florida child- and family-support grant with a broad eligible service model and rural emphasis. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit is low because the statutory purpose and allowable-use framework center on family support, training, counseling and wraparound services rather than connected clinical-exam technology. Atlas should not force an N9+ role unless the controlling RFA expressly permits a clinically necessary technology component within an eligible applicant’s program.
Source verificationReferenced source · vendor.myfloridamarketplace.comAtlas last verified this record October 1, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
