Helping Every Area of Relationships Thrive - Adults (HEART)
Administration for Children and Families - OFA · Department of Health and Human Services
At a glance
Helping Every Area of Relationships Thrive - Adults (HEART) is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Administration for Children and Families - OFA (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was July 29, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $400K – $1.25M, with about 40 awards expected and $34.7M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 9 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.086 (Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Jul 15, 2025Posted
- Jul 29, 2025Application deadline
- Aug 29, 2025 (est.)Est. award date
- Posted
- Jul 15, 2025
- Close date
- Jul 29, 2025
- Est. award date
- Aug 29, 2025
- Award floor
- $400,000
- Award ceiling
- $1,250,000
- Est. total funding
- $34,650,000
- Expected awards
- 40
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public colleges & universities
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Public & Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
- Private colleges & universities
- For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
- Small businesses
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
All public and private entities are eligible to apply under this funding opportunity (including, but not limited to, state, territorial, local, and quasi-governmental agencies, Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations, independent school districts, public, private or Tribal institutions of higher education, and for-profit entities). Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) announces its plan to solicit applications for the competitive award of grants that support "healthy marriage promotion" activities as authorized under Section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act. This funding will be targeted exclusively to projects designed for adult individuals or adult couples, defined as persons who are age 18 and older. Applicants will be asked to submit proposals that are designed to implement programs that include a broad array of service provision strategies. These include curriculum-based skills development and services designed to support family strengthening activities through one or more of seven activities specified under the authorizing legislation: marriage and relationship education/skills (MRES); pre-marital education; marriage enhancement; divorce reduction activities; marriage mentoring; public advertising campaigns; and activities to reduce the disincentives to marriage. ACF is interested in funding a diverse range of projects, from high impact projects, to moderate scope projects, to smaller scope projects, as well as smaller new/initial projects.
Full announcement & documents
The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 93.086
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Administration for Children and Families - OFA
ofa@grantreview.org
202-690-7110
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Helping Every Area of Relationships Thrive - Adults (HEART)”?
The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and 2 more. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “Helping Every Area of Relationships Thrive - Adults (HEART)”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $400k – $1.25m, total estimated program funding is $34,650,000 and the agency expects to make about 40 awards.
How do I apply for “Helping Every Area of Relationships Thrive - Adults (HEART)”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HHS-2025-ACF-OFA-ZB-0109), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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