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July 5, 2023

Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) Bulletin 3140-23-03 – Needs-Based Plan and Budget (NBPB) Guidelines for Fiscal Year 2024-25

The PA Dept of Human Services – Office of Children, Youth & Families has released the Needs Based Plan & Budget (NBPB) Guidelines for FY 2024-25 for county child welfare ...

July 5, 2023

Office of Children, Youth and Families Release: Bulletin #3350-23-01 – SWAN Rates and Programmatic Changes

The Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) released Bulletin 3350-23-01, entitled “Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network Unit of Service Payment Rates and Programmatic Changes.” This bulletin rescinds and replaces ...

July 5, 2023

Plan of Safe Care Support Grant

The Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) has released and outlined the application process for the Plan of Safe Care Support Grant. While the grant is specifically for County ...

July 5, 2023

Office of Children, Youth and Families Release: Bulletin 3700-23-01 – Act 131 of 2022

The Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) released Bulletin #3700-23-01, entitled Implementation of Act 131 (Resource Family Legislation Act), repeal of Act 68 of 2005 (The Resource Family and ...

July 3, 2023

Office of Children, Youth and Families Release: Special Transmittal – Act 118 APPLA

The Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) released a Special Transmittal related to Act 118 of 2022 (Act 118), "Helping Older Foster Youth Find Permanency." The intent of Act ...

June 28, 2023

PCCYFS Legislative Update

June 16, 2023 This week the House was in session and the atmosphere, at times, reflected just how close the state budget deadline is.  Wednesday, contentious debate was had over ...

June 26, 2023

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Funding Opportunity: Endowment Act

The following Grant Opportunities are now open in the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency's (PCCD) Egrants System: Funding Announcement Title:  Endowment Act - Treatment Training Plan Year: 2022 Release ...

June 22, 2023

Update Qualified Residential Treatment Programs – Institutions for Mental Diseases

In 2021, PCCYFS joined over 600 organizations on a joint letter urging Congress to exempt Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs) from the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion. While Pennsylvania ...

June 22, 2023

Request for Proposals by Allegheny County Department of Human Services: Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorder Interventions

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services recently issued the following Request for Proposals (RFP). Visit www.alleghenycounty.us/dhs/solicitations or click the title below for more information. RFP for Opioid and other ...

June 13, 2023

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Funding Opportunity: PA START/STOP Project

The following Grant Opportunities are now open in Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency's (PCCD) Egrants System: Funding Announcement Title:  PA START/STOP Project Plan Year: 2022 Release Date: 6/5/2023 Due ...