Publication Date: March 19, 2025 Deadline for Intent to Apply: March 26, 2025 Response Deadline: May 13, 2025, by 12:00 P.M. Funding of $7,060,198 Available There will be a non-mandatory virtual conference on March 24, 2025, at 12:30 P.M.

The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) Division of Family and Community Partnerships (FCP), Office of Family Preservation and Reunification (FPR), announces its intent to award up to six (6) contracts to establish Intercept® in 21 counties as part of a comprehensive, statewide family support services continuum.

Intercept® provides intensive in-home mental health services to children and youth from birth through 17 years of age who are in out-of-home placement or at risk for entry or re-entry into out-of-home placement. Intercept® offers prevention services to children and their families as an effort to reduce foster care placements. In addition, reunification services are provided to children in out-of-home placements and their families to reduce time in placement. Family Intervention Specialists work with children and their families offering individualized services to address needs. They provide support in school or legal meetings and 24-hour on-call crisis support. The target population includes children and youth from birth through 17 years of age who are at risk of entry or re-entry into out-of-home placements (e.g., foster care, residential facilities, or group homes) or who are currently in out-of-home placements. Intercept® is designed to serve children who have emotional and behavioral problems or have experienced abuse and/or neglect.

Respondents must submit a separate response for each region it is interested in serving. A respondent may submit up to two (2) responses and may be awarded the opportunity to form a contract for up to two (2) regions.