This grant from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is for supporting new research and evaluation activities. It specifically funds projects developed through partnerships between Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) lead agencies in states, territories, or tribal entities, and researchers from accredited universities or research organizations. The primary purpose is to improve research capacity and address questions of immediate concern to policymakers and state CCDF administrators. Grantees will pursue research questions of national and state relevance, collaborating with child care stakeholders to design projects. These initiatives aim to expand knowledge regarding the efficacy of child care subsidy policies and quality improvement initiatives in promoting family economic self-sufficiency, children’s healthy development and learning, and providing support for child care providers.
Opportunity ID: 235626
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2013-ACF-OPRE-YE-0603 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Child Care Research Partnership Grants |
| 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: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 29, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 15, 2013 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 15, 2013 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 14, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments City or township governments Small businesses County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) 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 Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Special district governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants eligible to receive awards are limited to: (a) State, Territory, or Tribal CCDF lead agencies, (b) institutions of higher education, or (c) research organizations. Child Care Research Partnership projects must be co-led by the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) lead agency in partnership with research organizations (e.g., institutions of higher education, research organizations). Therefore, eligible applicants may be either the CCDF lead agency or the research partner organizations. Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OPRE |
| Description: | The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) plans to solicit applications for Child Care Research Partnership Grants to support new research and evaluation activities developed and conducted through partnerships between Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) lead agencies in states and territories and researchers from institutions of higher education, research organizations and other eligible organizations. Research partnership teams must include a State, Territory, or Tribal CCDF lead agency and researchers affiliated with an accredited university or four-year college or an organization with the capacity to conduct research. These Child Care Research Partnership Grants aim to improve research capacity to respond to questions of immediate concern to policymakers, by conducting new research of relevance to state CCDF administrators. Child Care Research Partnership grantees will be expected to pursue research questions of national and state relevance and to develop their research questions and research designs in partnership with local and state child care stakeholders and researchers. These projects will be expected to add to our knowledge about the efficacy of child care subsidy policies and quality improvement initiatives in promoting family economic self-sufficiency, children’s healthy development and learning, and support for child care providers. For further information about prior awards made for Child Care Policy Research Partnerships, see http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/research/project/child-care-research-partnerships-1995-2013. Since 2000, Congress has appropriated about $10 million per year of the discretionary Child Care and Development Fund to be used for child care research and evaluation. For more information on CCDF, please visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/resource/ccdf-law. For CCDF state and territory agency contact information please visit: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/resource/ccdf-grantee-state-and-territory-contacts. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2013-ACF-OPRE-YE-0603 |
| 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
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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-2013-ACF-OPRE-YE-0603 | Child Care Research Partnership Grants | PKG00178739 | May 29, 2013 | Jul 15, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
235626 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
235626 Other-1.1.pdf
235626 SF424A-1.0.pdf
235626 SF424B-1.1.pdf
235626 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
235626 Project-1.1.pdf
235626 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
235626 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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