This grant offered by the Health Resources and Services Administration aims to establish the Bridging the Word Gap Research Network. The network will focus on reducing the language gap between children from low-income and higher-income families by fostering interdisciplinary research collaborations. The goal is to develop and test interventions to enhance early language exposure, vocabulary acquisition, and language development in children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Researchers from various disciplines are encouraged to participate in this initiative to support the health and development of children and families.
Opportunity ID: 254511
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-14-131 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Bridging the Word Gap Research Network |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=4d90dead-0a05-46ac-a651-fc96d2bbf664 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.110 — Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 30, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 05, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $300,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3(b), only public or nonprofit institutions of higher learning and public or private nonprofit agencies engaged in research or in programs relating to maternal and child health and/or services for children with special health care needs are eligible. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | This announcement solicits applications for the Bridging the Word Gap Research Network. Support for this cooperative agreement is available from the Division of Research, Office of Epidemiology and Research (OER), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Please read the entire funding opportunity announcement carefully before completing and submitting an application.
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to support the creation of an interdisciplinary research network designed to reduce the ¿word gap,¿ the gap in exposure to language among children from low-income families, as compared to children from higher-income families. The research network will foster scientific collaboration, with a focus on research designed to develop and test interventions to improve early language exposure, vocabulary acquisition, and language development for children from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds. The Network should include researchers across a range of disciplines reflecting attention to the health and development of the child and family. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Grants Application Center, 910 Clopper Road, Suite 155 South, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878
CallCenter@HRSA.GOV Email:CallCenter@HRSA.GOV |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Grants Application Center, 910 Clopper Road, Suite 155 South, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878 CallCenter@HRSA.GOV Email: CallCenter@HRSA.GOV |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.110 | HRSA-14-131 | Bridging the Word Gap Research Network | PKG00195946 | Jul 07, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
254511 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
254511 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
254511 Project-1.1.pdf
254511 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
254511 Budget-1.1.pdf
254511 SF424B-1.1.pdf
254511 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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