This grant offered by the Administration for Children and Families aims to fund a cooperative agreement to establish and operate a website for the Child Care and Early Education Research Connections database. The grantee will curate a comprehensive database of resources related to child care and early education, engage in marketing and outreach efforts, develop high-quality products for improving site utilization, and collaborate with various child care and education research organizations. The grant is projected to have a 60-month project period with a funding ceiling of $1,000,000 for the first budget period, and subsequent yearly budgets not exceeding $750,000. Deadline for application submission is Jun 08, 2020.
Opportunity ID: 322499
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2020-ACF-OPRE-YE-1836 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Child Care and Early Education Research Connections |
| 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: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.575 — Child Care and Development Block Grant |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 07, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 07, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 08, 2020 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: | Jun 08, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 08, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Special district governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Independent school districts Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Small businesses Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education County governments |
| 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 Administration for Children and Families has funding available for a cooperative agreement to support a grantee as a trusted source for research and policy related information for the child care and early education field. The grantee will establish and operate a website for the Child Care and Early Education Research Connections database (hereafter referred to as “Research Connections”). The interactive website (http://www.researchconnections.org) will house a comprehensive and up-to-date database of resources derived from rigorous research including scholarly peer-reviewed research and ‘gray’ literature (i.e., rigorous research published as policy briefs, state and federal government reports, foundation reports, etc.) and publicly available assessment instruments relevant to child care and early education policy and practice (i.e., community based child care serving children birth through 13-years, Early Care and Education (ECE) programs, home-based child care, family child care, Head Start, public Pre-kindergarten (Pre-K), and after-school programs). The grantee will engage in vigorous marketing of the research database; outreach to gather feedback and improve the database, the site and other products; and development of high quality products to improve utilization of the site and of the evidence base. Research Connections will collaborate to gather feedback, identify the latest research and resources available; and note research needs of the state, territory and tribal administrators of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program and child care and early education researchers. Research Connections may pursue this information through collaboration with child care and education research organizations and agencies that promote the use of the research base to improve the quality and promote equal access to those programs; strengthen the supply of care and education to support parental employment, training and education; and inform the development and implementation of system-level approaches to coordination of program services for children and families (e.g., Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium (CCEEPRC); Child Care Research and Evaluation Capacity Building Center (CCRECBC); other U.S. Department of Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Child Care and Head Start Technical Assistance Centers). In addition, the grantee will attend key meetings to pursue their goals (e.g., Office of Child Care’s (OCC) annual State and Territories Administrators Meeting (STAM); CCEEPRC annual meeting; Annual Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System All Hands Meeting (hosted by ACF) and ACF’s National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC)]. The site may be based on an established platform or may be newly developed. It is expected that, at the latest, the Research Connections beta site will launch by March 2021 and that the site will be fully operational on or before June 2021. The award is expected to be for a 60-month project period, with five 12-month budget periods. The ceiling for the first budget period is $1,000,000. It is expected that the 12-month budget period for each subsequent year (years 2-5) will not exceed $750,000 each. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-OPRE-YE-1836 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.575 | HHS-2020-ACF-OPRE-YE-1836 | Child Care and Early Education Research Connections | PKG00260796 | Apr 07, 2020 | Jun 08, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
322499 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
322499 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
322499 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
322499 SF424A-1.0.pdf
322499 SF424B-1.1.pdf
322499 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
322499 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
322499 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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