The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), within the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), invites applications for cooperative agreements under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agency Data and Research Capacity: Planning Grants (Phase I).
Donor Name: Administration for Children and Families
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The purpose of the CCDF Lead Agency Data and Research Capacity Award Program is to support partnerships between CCDF Lead Agencies and researchers to:
- develop and improve state, territory, and tribal data systems; and
- build the capacity of CCDF Lead Agencies to collect, analyze, and use data (particularly data on children, families, the workforce, and providers that participate in the child care subsidy system) to guide child care policy decisions and program improvement efforts.
Goals
- Goal 1. To develop research plans to address policy-relevant questions of interest to the CCDF Lead Agency and identify the data needed to address those policy-relevant questions with the overall goal of improving state, territory, and/or tribal data systems.
- Goal 2: To develop research partnerships that support collaboration among CCDF Lead Agencies and child care researchers in order to build the capacity of CCDF Lead Agencies to collect, analyze, and interpret data to improve child care policies and practices.
- Goal 3: To foster active communication and collaboration among award recipients in order to strengthen individual projects and build knowledge about the accessibility and use of data to guide child care policy.
- Goal 4: Disseminate child care research at the national, state, territory, tribal, and/or local levels.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $1,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $150,000
- Award Floor: $75,000
Project Period
18 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants are required to provide either:
- A letter showing approval of the application from, or
- A letter of proof that the applicant is,
- The the CCDF Lead Agency that is responsible for setting relevant subsidy policies (i.e., Lead Agency in states, territories, or Tribes). CCDF Lead Agencies are identified by each state and given the authority to administer the CCDF program and may include one agency, or a joint interagency office, at the state, territory, or tribal level. If the policies of interest are determined at the county level or other jurisdiction/area in the state, applications from partnerships between the Lead Agency at that level and research organizations will be eligible.
- Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity.
Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
