Fatherhood Research & Practice Network

New FRPN Grantee Report

Since 2014, the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN) has awarded funding to 20 research projects. New reports related to one project are now available.

Fatherhood & Coparenting

4 Your Child is a responsible fatherhood program based in Louisville, KY that seeks to integrate the provision of responsible parenting, economic stability, and relationship education services to fathers at risk for paternal disengagement. University of Louisville researchers received funding from the FRPN to recruit the coparenting partners of 4 Your Child participants into a brief intervention featuring an educational workshop and an opportunity to receive free mediation services.

The results of this study showed that mothers who participated in the brief intervention reported better conflict-resolution skills and coparenting relationship than mothers in the control group. Based on the quantitative and qualitative results collected during the coparenting intervention, several recommendations are provided to fatherhood practitioners and researchers interested in engaging mothers in fatherhood and coparenting. These include: using recruitment messaging that is likely to resonate with custodial mothers, intervening early before coparenting challenges become solidified and coparenting outlooks become pessimistic, and emphasizing the role of empathy as an area of importance to coparenting.

Download the study.

Center for Policy Research Selected as Member of the Aspen Institute Fatherhood Learning and Action Community

The FRPN is led by Temple University and the Center for Policy Research (CPR), a nonprofit research and evaluation firm established in 1981 to improve the lives of children and their families. Ascend at the Aspen Institute recently selected CPR to serve as a member of its new Aspen Institute Fatherhood Learning and Action Community.

Consisting of three fathers and 11 organizations, this learning and action initiative will identify and document policy barriers, best practices, and opportunities for father engagement and support. It will also package and disseminate policy ideas and strong strategies via print and multi-media tools to policymakers, practitioners, and philanthropists.

Learn more.

New Federal Grant Forecasts

Federal Grant Forecasts for the Office of Child Support Enforcement & Office of Family Assistance

These forecasts provide key information on federal fiscal year 2021 grant funding opportunities.

Charting a Course for Economic Mobility and Responsible Parenting
Estimated Post Date: April 6, 2020
Estimated Application Due Date: June 5, 2020

Fatherhood Family-focused, Interconnected, Resilient, and Essential Grants (Fatherhood FIRE)
Estimated Post Date: March 23, 2020
Estimated Application Due Date: May 22, 2020

Family, Relationships, and Marriage Education Works-Adult (FRAMEWorks) Program
Estimated Post Date: March 23, 2020
Estimated Application Due Date: May 22, 2020

Supporting Our Network

The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is being felt around the world. During these difficult and uncertain times, the FRPN team sends our support to all of you. We wish you good health and safety as we come together to ensure the well-being of our community.

FRPN Co-Director Jay Fagan, PhD | Professor, Temple University School of Social Work
FRPN Co-Director Jessica Pearson, PhD | Director, Center for Policy Research

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The Fatherhood Research and Practice Network is supported by grant #90PR0006 from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents are solely the responsibility of the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network, Temple University and the Center for Policy Research and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.