This department is offering Head Start Partnership Grants to support research on factors affecting Head Start/Early Head Start workforce well-being and to evaluate approaches to enhance it. Projects should focus on well-being indicators such as job-related stress, self-efficacy, or work satisfaction linked to quality ECE outcomes. Grantees will participate in a collaborative consortium to share findings and expertise, with funding ranging from $250,000 to $500,000 per year for up to five years. Researchers with doctoral degrees and partnerships with Head Start programs are encouraged to apply. For more details, visit the OPRE website. Closing date for applications is July 6, 2021.
Opportunity ID: 333269
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YR-1967 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Head Start University Partnerships: Building the Evidence Base for ECE Workforce Well-Being |
| 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: | 8 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.600 — Head Start |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 05, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 05, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 06, 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 06, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 05, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $250,000 |
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: | Eligibility is not limited, and ACF encourages the following to apply: Tribally Controlled Land Grant Colleges and Universities; Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Hispanic Serving Institutions; and Faith-based institutions of higher education. Applicant organizations/entities may submit more than one application, on behalf of more than one researcher, subject to the qualifications listed in this section. 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 goal of these Head Start Partnership Grants is to develop the knowledge base regarding factors associated with Head Start (HS)/Early Head Start (EHS) workforce well-being and to complete rigorous evaluations of approaches expected to improve HS and/or EHS workforce well-being. The workforce to be examined is HS and/or EHS educational staff (e.g., teachers, assistant teachers). Proposed approaches should be feasible, sustainable, and replicable in HS and/or EHS settings. Well-being constructs proposed by applicants may include secondary trauma, autonomy, decision-making, self-efficacy, health/mental health, job-related stress, or work satisfaction. The targeted workforce well-being construct(s) should be linked in the literature to workforce retention, continuity of care, teacher-child interactions, or other markers associated with quality and child/family outcomes in ECE settings. Projects of interest to ACF will utilize an equity lens in their approach to this work. Projects will be expected to participate in a consortium of grantees, meeting annually and communicating regularly to share lessons learned, identifying opportunities for collaborative analyses, and developing collective expertise and resources to be shared with the field at large. The grantees will collaborate on measures, conceptual framework(s) development, and operational definitions to ensure that the results of their projects improve understanding of workforce well-being in HS and/or EHS. The projects will also collaborate to explore potential mediators and moderators of workforce well-being (e.g., community, environmental, and organizational factors). Each grantee will adapt or refine a workforce well-being approach or approaches to be rigorously evaluated in HS and/or EHS settings. ACF is considering grant awards for $250,000 to $500,000 dollars of funding per budget year for up to five years. The first one-year budget period of the project will be utilized for adapting, refining, and piloting approaches, and developing and refining a conceptual framework and collaborative measurement plan across the projects. Funding is subject to availability of funds and the best interest of the Federal government. For more information about OPRE, please go to http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/index.html. If ACF publishes this funding opportunity requesting applications, the complete FOA will provide additional details, including the final constructs of interest and expectations for the grantees. Applicant organizations are expected to apply on behalf of researchers who hold doctorate or equivalent degrees in their respective fields, conduct research as a primary professional responsibility, and have been first or second author on publications in peer-reviewed research journals. Applicant organizations are expected to have a demonstrated partnership with one or more Head Start programs, as evidenced by signed letters of support from (a) partnering Head Start programs, indicating that they have entered into research partnerships with the applicant. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YR-1967 |
| 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
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 333269 Full Announcement-FULL_ANNOUNCEMENT -> HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YR-1967.pdf
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 | HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-YR-1967 | Head Start University Partnerships: Building the Evidence Base for ECE Workforce Well-Being | PKG00266949 | May 05, 2021 | Jul 06, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
333269 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
333269 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
333269 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
333269 SF424A-1.0.pdf
333269 SF424B-1.1.pdf
333269 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
333269 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
333269 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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