640307 - FY26 RFP FWBPECA26002 for Thrive Iowa
Funding Opportunity Details
Early Intervention and Support
Final Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2025 4:00 PM
Status Posted
Posted Date Oct 15, 2025 7:20 AM
Award Amount RangeNo Limit - $138,500.00
Project Dates 01/01/2026 - 06/01/2029
Award Announcement Date 12/15/2025
Categorical Area
Recurring Opportunity
Program Officer John McMullen
Phone (515) 416-8565 x
Description
It is the responsibility of the Applicant to review all Attachments listed below for additional details regarding this Funding Opportunity.
The issuance of this Funding Opportunity in no way constitutes a commitment by Iowa HHS to award a contract.
Excerpts from the RFP:
Purpose
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) # FWBPECA26002 is to solicit applications that will enable the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (referred to as Agency) to select the most qualified applicants to serve as the backbone organization(s) for the Thrive Iowa initiative. Thrive Iowa is a community-led initiative to move families from crisis to career utilizing the collective impact model with support from Restore Hope. The initiative’s overarching goals include family stability in 13 areas of Social Determinants of Health with an emphasis on family preservation and prevention of child welfare crisis. The initiative provides training, collaborative case management, and technical support to create sustainable, impactful changes in each participating site.
Schedule of Important Dates (All times and dates listed are local Iowa time.)
The following dates are set forth for informational purposes. The Agency reserves the right to change them.
EVENT
DATE
RFP Issued
October 15, 2025
Written Questions and Responses
Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
November 3, 2025
November 14, 2025
Applications Due
December 1, 2025, by 4:00 PM Local Iowa Time
Post Notice of Intent to Award
On or about December 15, 2025
Attachments
| Description | File Name | Type | Size | Upload Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #FWBPECA26002 Thrive Iowa | A. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FWBPECA26002 Thrive Iowa.pdf | 399 KB | 10/15/2025 10:19 AM | |
| B. HHS Application Forms Instruction Guidance (IowaGrants) | B. HHS Application Forms Instruction Guidance IowaGrants.pdf | 2 MB | 10/14/2025 03:43 PM | |
| C. Thrive Iowa Draft Contract | C. Thrive Iowa Draft Contract.pdf | 285 KB | 10/14/2025 03:43 PM | |
| D. Thrive Iowa Draft Scoring Tool | D. Thrive Iowa Draft Scoring Tool.pdf | 74 KB | 10/14/2025 03:43 PM | |
| E. Iowa HHS District Map | E. Iowa HHS District Map.pdf | 384 KB | 10/15/2025 10:20 AM | |
| F. Expectations for Coordinators | F. Expectations for Coordinators.pdf | 87 KB | 10/14/2025 03:44 PM | |
| G. Expectations for Navigators | G. Expectations for Navigators.pdf | 89 KB | 10/14/2025 03:44 PM | |
| H. Standards | H. Standards.pdf | 4 MB | 10/14/2025 03:44 PM |
Website links
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| A. IowaGrants Registration and Login Instructions | https://dom.iowa.gov/state-government/grant-management |
| B. General Terms and Contingent Terms | https://hhs.iowa.gov/initiatives/contract-terms |