The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) provides Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants. This grant is for advanced graduate students conducting dissertation research in partnership with Head Start programs and faculty mentors. Successful applicants must demonstrate a strong collaborative partnership with their program partners. Research questions should directly inform local, State, or Federal policy relevant to various early care and education contexts, including child care, pre-k, home-visiting programs, Head Starts, and Early Head Starts. Applicants are expected to show an established partnership woven throughout their research plan, from question development to data collection, interpretation, and dissemination.
Opportunity ID: 154754
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2012-ACF-OPRE-YR-0281 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.600 — Head Start |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 16, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 14, 2012 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 14, 2012 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | May 15, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $150,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $25,000 |
| Award Floor: | $5,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Accredited public, state-controlled, and private institutions of higher education acting on behalf of doctoral-level graduate students are eligible applicants, including: (a) Tribally Controlled Land Grant Colleges and Universities, (b) Historically Black Colleges and Universities, (c) Hispanic Serving Institutions, and (d) faith-based institutions of higher education. The faculty mentor who will serve as principal investigator must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in the respective field and conduct research as a primary professional responsibility. Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
| Description: | The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) plans to provide funds for Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are working in partnership with Head Start programs and with faculty mentors. Competitive applicants will 1) demonstrate a collaborative partnership with their program partners, and 2) pursue research questions that directly inform local, State, or Federal policy relevant to multiple early care and education contexts. Applicants should consider pursuing data collection across contexts, including child care, pre-k, home-visiting programs, Head Starts, Early Head Starts, and/or others. Applicants are expected to demonstrate an established partnership with their early care and education program partners that should be apparent throughout the research plan, from development and refinement of the research questions through the proposed data collection, interpretation, and dissemination. For more information about OPRE, please go to http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/index.html. For further information about previous Head Start Graduate Student Research Grantees, please refer to http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hs/grad_student/index.html. The *EXPIRED* Funding Opportunity Announcement for the prior Fiscal Year can be reviewed on the ACF Funding Opportunities web page through http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/prior under the link to Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE). |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2012-ACF-OPRE-YR-0281 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email:app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email: app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.600 | PKG00107270 | Mar 14, 2012 | May 14, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
154754 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
154754 SF424A-1.0.pdf
154754 SF424B-1.1.pdf
154754 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
154754 Project-1.1.pdf
154754 Budget-1.1.pdf
154754 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
154754 Other-1.1.pdf
154754 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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