This grant is for supporting partnerships between Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies and researchers. Its purpose is to develop rigorous, policy-relevant evaluations of child care subsidy policies, specifically focusing on payment rates and family co-payments. The goal is to inform understanding of policy efficacy and ultimately increase low-income families’ access to high-quality child care. These are 18-month planning grants (Phase I) to design the evaluations. Projects require collaboration between CCDF lead agencies (states, tribes, territories) and research organizations, and participation in a consortium to coordinate efforts and build collective expertise.
Opportunity ID: 328865
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives |
| 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: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.575 — Child Care and Development Block Grant |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 04, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 09, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 20, 2021 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: | Jul 20, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this funding opportunity announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OPRE |
| Description: | The FOA has been modified to correct an error in the page limit for the application in Section IV.2. Content and Form of Application Submission. Applicants must limit the combined Project Description and Appendices file to 100 pages.
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), within the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), intends to award cooperative agreements under the Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives: Planning Grants (Phase I) to support partnerships between Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies and researchers to develop rigorous, policy-relevant evaluations testing child care subsidy policies designed to increase low-income families’ access to high quality child care. Sponsored projects will evaluate local policies and practices related to setting and implementing subsidy payment rates and/or family co-payments. These projects will inform local and federal understanding about the efficacy of child care subsidy policies and practices. These 18-month grants, with one project and budget period, will fund a planning phase to design evaluations. These planning grants may be followed by a second competition (Phase II), under a separate FOA, to support execution of the research and evaluation plans. Projects must be conducted through partnerships between CCDF lead agencies (i.e., states, territories, tribes, or local subsidy administering agencies) and researchers from institutions of higher education or research organizations. The research supported by this grant program should be collaborative from start to finish. The CCDF lead agency and their research partners must work together to refine research plans and protocols during the planning grant period to prepare to implement a rigorous evaluation of subsidy payment rate and family co-payment methods and structures in the subsidy system. Sponsored projects will be expected to participate in a consortium that will meet and communicate regularly to identify opportunities for coordination, such as common data elements and research methods, and to develop collective expertise and resources for the field. The consortium’s collaboration will support research capacity and learning within individual projects and across grantees. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| This notification was sent because you had subscribed on grants.gov to the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901. This FOA has been modified to correct an error in the page limit for the application in Section IV.2. Content and Form of Application Submission. Applicants must limit the combined Project Description and Appendices file to 100 pages. | Jul 09, 2021 | |
| Jun 04, 2021 | ||
| We have made adjustments to the estimated posting date and the estimated application due date. | Sep 01, 2020 | |
| We have made adjustments to the estimated posting date and the estimated application due date. | Sep 01, 2020 | |
| The FOA has been modified as follows: -This grant program will fund planning grants. -The award ceiling is decreased. -These grants will support an 18-month projects (i.e., budget and project period will be 18 months.) | Sep 01, 2020 | |
| The FOA has been modified as follows: -This grant program will fund planning grants. -The award ceiling is decreased. -These grants will support an 18-month projects (i.e., budget and project period will be 18 months.) | Sep 01, 2020 | |
| Sep 01, 2020 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives |
| 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: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.575 — Child Care and Development Block Grant |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 04, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 09, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 20, 2021 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: | Jul 20, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this funding opportunity announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OPRE |
| Description: | The FOA has been modified to correct an error in the page limit for the application in Section IV.2. Content and Form of Application Submission. Applicants must limit the combined Project Description and Appendices file to 100 pages.
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), within the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), intends to award cooperative agreements under the Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives: Planning Grants (Phase I) to support partnerships between Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies and researchers to develop rigorous, policy-relevant evaluations testing child care subsidy policies designed to increase low-income families’ access to high quality child care. Sponsored projects will evaluate local policies and practices related to setting and implementing subsidy payment rates and/or family co-payments. These projects will inform local and federal understanding about the efficacy of child care subsidy policies and practices. These 18-month grants, with one project and budget period, will fund a planning phase to design evaluations. These planning grants may be followed by a second competition (Phase II), under a separate FOA, to support execution of the research and evaluation plans. Projects must be conducted through partnerships between CCDF lead agencies (i.e., states, territories, tribes, or local subsidy administering agencies) and researchers from institutions of higher education or research organizations. The research supported by this grant program should be collaborative from start to finish. The CCDF lead agency and their research partners must work together to refine research plans and protocols during the planning grant period to prepare to implement a rigorous evaluation of subsidy payment rate and family co-payment methods and structures in the subsidy system. Sponsored projects will be expected to participate in a consortium that will meet and communicate regularly to identify opportunities for coordination, such as common data elements and research methods, and to develop collective expertise and resources for the field. The consortium’s collaboration will support research capacity and learning within individual projects and across grantees. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 |
| 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 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives |
| 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: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.575 — Child Care and Development Block Grant |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 04, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 04, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 20, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 19, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OPRE |
| Description: | The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), within the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), intends to award cooperative agreements under the Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives: Planning Grants (Phase I) to support partnerships between Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies and researchers to develop rigorous, policy-relevant evaluations testing child care subsidy policies designed to increase low-income families’ access to high quality child care. Sponsored projects will evaluate local policies and practices related to setting and implementing subsidy payment rates and/or family co-payments. These projects will inform local and federal understanding about the efficacy of child care subsidy policies and practices. These 18-month grants, with one project and budget period, will fund a planning phase to design evaluations. These planning grants may be followed by a second competition (Phase II), under a separate FOA, to support execution of the research and evaluation plans. Projects must be conducted through partnerships between CCDF lead agencies (i.e., states, territories, tribes, or local subsidy administering agencies) and researchers from institutions of higher education or research organizations. The research supported by this grant program should be collaborative from start to finish. The CCDF lead agency and their research partners must work together to refine research plans and protocols during the planning grant period to prepare to implement a rigorous evaluation of subsidy payment rate and family co-payment methods and structures in the subsidy system. Sponsored projects will be expected to participate in a consortium that will meet and communicate regularly to identify opportunities for coordination, such as common data elements and research methods, and to develop collective expertise and resources for the field. The consortium’s collaboration will support research capacity and learning within individual projects and across grantees. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 |
| 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 |
DISPLAYING: Forecast 5
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives |
| 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: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.575 — Child Care and Development Block Grant |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Forecast 5 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 01, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 18, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OPRE |
| Description: | The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), within the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), intends to award cooperative agreements under the Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives: Planning Grants (Phase I) to support partnerships between Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies and researchers to develop rigorous, policy-relevant evaluations testing child care subsidy policies designed to increase low-income families’ access to high quality child care. Sponsored projects will evaluate local policies and practices related to setting and implementing subsidy payment rates and/or family co-payments. These projects will inform local and federal understanding about the efficacy of child care subsidy policies and practices. These 18-month grants, with one project and budget period, will fund a planning phase to design evaluations. These planning grants may be followed by a second competition (Phase II), under a separate FOA, to support execution of the research and evaluation plans. Projects must be conducted through partnerships between CCDF lead agencies (i.e., states, territories, tribes, or local subsidy administering agencies) and researchers from institutions of higher education or research organizations. The research supported by this grant program should be collaborative from start to finish. The CCDF lead agency and their research partners must work together to refine research plans and protocols during the planning grant period to prepare to implement a rigorous evaluation of subsidy payment rate and family co-payment methods and structures in the subsidy system. Sponsored projects will be expected to participate in a consortium that will meet and communicate regularly to identify opportunities for coordination, such as common data elements and research methods, and to develop collective expertise and resources for the field. The consortium’s collaboration will support research capacity and learning within individual projects and across grantees. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
–
Email:ann.rivera@acf.hhs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Forecast 4
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives |
| 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: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.575 — Child Care and Development Block Grant |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Forecast 4 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 01, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 18, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OPRE |
| Description: | The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), within the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), intends to award cooperative agreements under the Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives: Planning Grants (Phase I) to support partnerships between Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies and researchers to develop rigorous, policy-relevant evaluations testing child care subsidy policies designed to increase low-income families’ access to high quality child care. Sponsored projects will evaluate local policies and practices related to setting and implementing subsidy payment rates and/or family co-payments. These projects will inform local and federal understanding about the efficacy of child care subsidy policies and practices. These 18-month grants, with one project and budget period, will fund a planning phase to design evaluations. These planning grants may be followed by a second competition (Phase II), under a separate FOA, to support execution of the research and evaluation plans.Projects must be conducted through partnerships between CCDF lead agencies (i.e., states, territories, tribes, or local subsidy administering agencies) and researchers from institutions of higher education or research organizations. The research supported by this grant program should be collaborative from start to finish. The CCDF lead agency and their research partners must work together to refine research plans and protocols during the planning grant period to prepare to implement a rigorous evaluation of subsidy payment rate and family co-payment methods and structures in the subsidy system.Sponsored projects will be expected to participate in a consortium that will meet and communicate regularly to identify opportunities for coordination, such as common data elements and research methods, and to develop collective expertise and resources for the field. The consortium’s collaboration will support research capacity and learning within individual projects and across grantees. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
–
Email:ann.rivera@acf.hhs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Forecast 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives |
| 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: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.575 — Child Care and Development Block Grant |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Forecast 3 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 01, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 12, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OPRE |
| Description: | The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), within the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), intends to award cooperative agreements under the Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives: Planning Grants (Phase I) to support partnerships between Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies and researchers to develop rigorous, policy-relevant evaluations testing child care subsidy policies designed to increase low-income families’ access to high quality child care. Sponsored projects will evaluate local policies and practices related to setting and implementing subsidy payment rates and/or family co-payments. These projects will inform local and federal understanding about the efficacy of child care subsidy policies and practices. These 18-month grants, with one project and budget period, will fund a planning phase to design evaluations. These planning grants may be followed by a second competition (Phase II), under a separate FOA, to support execution of the research and evaluation plans. Projects must be conducted through partnerships between CCDF lead agencies (i.e., states, territories, tribes, or local subsidy administering agencies) and researchers from institutions of higher education or research organizations. The research supported by this grant program should be collaborative from start to finish. The CCDF lead agency and their research partners must work together to refine research plans and protocols during the planning grant period to prepare to implement a rigorous evaluation of subsidy payment rate and family co-payment methods and structures in the subsidy system. Sponsored projects will be expected to participate in a consortium that will meet and communicate regularly to identify opportunities for coordination, such as common data elements and research methods, and to develop collective expertise and resources for the field. The consortium’s collaboration will support research capacity and learning within individual projects and across grantees. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
–
Email:ann.rivera@acf.hhs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Forecast 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives |
| 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: | Forecast 2 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 01, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 12, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $400,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) City or township governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The Coordinated Evaluations of CCDF Policies and Initiatives grant program is intended to fund collaborative research projects between a CCDF Lead Agency and their research partner(s) (e.g., institutions of higher education, research organizations, and other eligible organizations). Therefore, eligible applicants may be either the CCDF Lead Agency or research partner organizations. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OPRE |
| Description: | These four-year cooperative agreements will be conducted through partnerships between CCDF lead agencies in states, territories, or tribes and researchers from institutions of higher education, research organizations, and other eligible organizations. These projects are intended to add to our knowledge about the efficacy of child care subsidy policies and quality improvement initiatives that support employment and self-sufficiency outcomes for parents, increase low-income families’ access to high quality child care programs, and promote positive learning and school readiness outcomes for children. Examples of priority questions include, but are not limited to: effects of state policy changes to subsidy reimbursement rates on families’ access to high quality care and early education for their children; effects of efforts to build the supply of high-quality care; and, effects of models to train the early childhood workforce on teacher and caregiver competencies and the quality of caregiving and instruction. The work supported by this grant program should be collaborative from start to finish. Specifically, the CCDF lead agency and their research partners need to work together throughout all phases of the project and agree to participate in a consortium of projects that will coordinate all research and evaluation activities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
–
Email:Ivelisse.martinezbeck@acf.hhs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Forecast 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YJ-1901 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives |
| 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: | Forecast 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 01, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Sep 01, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $400,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) City or township governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The Coordinated Evaluations of CCDF Policies and Initiatives grant program is intended to fund collaborative research projects between a CCDF Lead Agency and their research partner(s) (e.g., institutions of higher education, research organizations, and other eligible organizations). Therefore, eligible applicants may be either the CCDF Lead Agency or research partner organizations. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OPRE |
| Description: | These four-year cooperative agreements will be conducted through partnerships between CCDF lead agencies in states, territories, or tribes and researchers from institutions of higher education, research organizations, and other eligible organizations. These projects are intended to add to our knowledge about the efficacy of child care subsidy policies and quality improvement initiatives that support employment and self-sufficiency outcomes for parents, increase low-income families’ access to high quality child care programs, and promote positive learning and school readiness outcomes for children. Examples of priority questions include, but are not limited to: effects of state policy changes to subsidy reimbursement rates on families’ access to high quality care and early education for their children; effects of efforts to build the supply of high-quality care; and, effects of models to train the early childhood workforce on teacher and caregiver competencies and the quality of caregiving and instruction. The work supported by this grant program should be collaborative from start to finish. Specifically, the CCDF lead agency and their research partners need to work together throughout all phases of the project and agree to participate in a consortium of projects that will coordinate all research and evaluation activities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
–
Email:Ivelisse.martinezbeck@acf.hhs.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 328865 Full Announcement-FULL_ANNOUNCEMENT -> HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901.pdf
Folder 328865 Revised Full Announcement-Revised Full Announcement -> Foa_Content_of_HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901.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-2021-ACF-OPRE-YE-1901 | Coordinated Evaluations of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies and Initiatives | PKG00267550 | Jul 09, 2021 | Jul 20, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
328865 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
328865 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
328865 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
328865 SF424A-1.0.pdf
328865 SF424B-1.1.pdf
328865 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
328865 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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328865 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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