This grant, offered by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is for implementing rigorous evaluation plans developed under prior planning grants (HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901). Exclusively for previous awardees, these 48-month grants support partnerships between Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) lead agencies and researchers. The core purpose is to evaluate the impact of child care subsidy payment policies, such as family co-payments and provider rates, on access to high-quality child care for low-income families. The initiative also aims to strengthen the evaluation capacity of CCDF lead agencies. Grant recipients will collaborate, refining and executing evaluation plans, and participate in a consortium to share findings, develop common measures, and build collective knowledge to inform the field broadly.
Opportunity ID: 343844
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2023-ACF-OPRE-YE-0040 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives: Implementation Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.575 — Child Care and Development Block Grant |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 05, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 05, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 15, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 15, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 05, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $400,000 |
| Award Floor: | $200,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments City or township governments Independent school districts Special district governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Small businesses Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are grant recipients previously awarded planning cooperative agreements under funding opportunity number HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OPRE |
| Description: | SAM.gov System Alert – Entity Validation Delays:Due to high demand, SAM.gov is experiencing a considerable delay in processing entity legal business name and address validation tickets. As needed, please start the process early to avoid interruptions in application submissions. You can find SAM resources related to this process here – https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0058422&sys_kb_id=7bb8810ddba05990060d5425f3961912&spa=1. In September 2021, the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), funded ten cooperative agreements under HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 (Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives; Phase I). Those grants provided funding to support partnerships between CCDF lead agencies and researchers to develop rigorous, policy-relevant evaluation plans that examine the impact of child care subsidy payment policies (i.e., family co-payments and/or provider payment rates) on access to high quality child care for families with low incomes. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will fund Phase II grants to implement the evaluation plans developed under the planning grants. Because much of the work conducted under the planning grants was foundational, only institutions awarded planning grants under HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 will be eligible to apply for funds under this NOFO.This NOFO will fund grants for a 48-month project period and four 12-month budget periods. Grants will support research partnerships between CCDF lead agencies and researchers to implement evaluations of child care subsidy payment policies and to collectively, as part of coordinated evaluations, build knowledge about the effectiveness of different payment policies to increase access to high-quality child care and early education services for families with low incomes. In addition, grants are designed to continue strengthening the evaluation capacity of CCDF lead agencies.The research supported by this NOFO should be collaborative from start to finish. Specifically, the CCDF lead agency and their research partners must work together to refine and implement the evaluation plan developed under the planning grant. Grant recipients will be expected to articulate plans for strengthening the evaluation capacity of CCDF Lead Agencies throughout the grant period.Projects will be expected to inform the field at large through participation in a consortium of grant recipients and coordinated evaluation activities. The consortium of Phase II grant recipients will meet and communicate regularly to share lessons learned, develop common measures and data collection protocols, identify opportunities for pooled analyses, and develop collective expertise and resources for the field. Grant recipients will also be expected to participate in the documentation of local subsidy policies and policy contexts and project-specific data protocols to inform coordinated evaluation activities across projects.For more information about OPRE or past Child Care Policy Research grants programs, please go to https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/project. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Ann Rivera
ann.rivera@acf.hhs.gov Email:ann.rivera@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 343844 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Foa_Content_of_HHS-2023-ACF-OPRE-YE-0040.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Ann Rivera ann.rivera@acf.hhs.gov Email: ann.rivera@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.575 | HHS-2023-ACF-OPRE-YE-0040 | Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives: Implementation Grants | PKG00281018 | Apr 05, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
343844 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
343844 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
343844 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
343844 SF424A-1.0.pdf
343844 SF424B-1.1.pdf
343844 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
343844 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
343844 ProtectionofHumanSubjects_2_0-2.0.pdf
343844 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
343844 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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