This grant, offered by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), is for Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies previously awarded Phase I planning grants. The purpose is to fund the implementation of their research-based evaluation plans concerning policies and initiatives in response to the 2014 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act. Grantees will refine their research and evaluation plans with partners and conduct their research projects. Key expectations include documenting evaluated policies, measuring policy implementation or change, and articulating how findings will inform future policy and planning decisions. This competitive opportunity supports a 48-month project period.
Opportunity ID: 293784
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2018-ACF-OPRE-YE-1274 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Implementation Research and Evaluation Grants (Phase II/Cohort 1) |
| 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: | 93.575 — Child Care and Development Block Grant |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 30, 2017 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: | Oct 30, 2017 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Nov 29, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibility is limited to the eight grantees that received planning grants in fiscal year 2016 under HHS-2016-ACF-OPRE-YE-1177. The eight grantees funded in fiscal year 2016 for Phase I/Cohort 1 have undertaken an intensive and structured planning process over the last 18-months. Because much of the work conducted under the planning grants was foundational, limited the competition to the eight grantees from Phase I/Cohort 1 would assist OPRE in funding those grants that are most ready to implement the research and evaluation projects they developed during the planning grants. 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: | In September 2016, the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) funded eight cooperative agreements, under HHS-2016-ACF-OPRE-YE-1177 (Child Care and Development Block Grant Implementation Research and Evaluation Planning Grants, Phase I/Cohort 1), for 18-months to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies. Those grants provided funding for CCDF Lead Agencies to develop a research-based evaluation plan of the implementation of policies and initiatives in response to the goals of the CCDBG Act of 2014. Under this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), all grantees awarded planning grants (Phase I/Cohort 1) could be funded to implement their research plan (up to eight awards may be made). Awards will be on a competitive basis according to the evaluation criteria in the FOA. During the period of this grant, CCDF Lead Agencies will refine their research and evaluation plan with their research partners (either within their organization or with an outside partner) and implement their research project. Grantees are also expected to clearly document the policies of interest that will be evaluated, document how they will measure policy implementation or change in response to the goals of the CCDBG Act of 2014, and articulate how these findings will be used in future policy and planning decisions. These awards will be for a 48-month project period with four 12-month budget periods. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2018-ACF-OPRE-YE-1274 |
| 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-2018-ACF-OPRE-YE-1274 | Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Implementation Research and Evaluation Grants (Phase II/Cohort 1) | PKG00234520 | Aug 29, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
293784 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
293784 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
293784 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
293784 SF424A-1.0.pdf
293784 SF424B-1.1.pdf
293784 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
293784 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
293784 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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