Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OPRE YE 1836
The Child Care and Early Education Research Connections grant is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE). It will be awarded as a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal project team is expected to have an active role in guiding and collaborating with the grantee rather than simply providing funds. ACF anticipates making one award to support an organization that can serve as a trusted, widely used source of research and policy information for the child care and early education field.
The core purpose of the project is to establish and operate an interactive website for the Child Care and Early Education Research Connections database, hosted at www.researchconnections.org. The site is intended to maintain a comprehensive, current, and easy-to-use database of high-quality resources grounded in rigorous research. This includes traditional scholarly, peer-reviewed studies as well as credible "gray literature" such as policy briefs, state and federal reports, and foundation publications. A key component is also curating publicly available assessment instruments that practitioners, researchers, and policymakers can use in real-world child care and early education settings. The scope of content is broad, covering community-based child care serving children from birth through age 13, early care and education programs, home-based and family child care, Head Start, public pre-kindergarten, and after-school programs.
Beyond simply hosting documents, the grantee is expected to actively drive use of the database and improve it over time. That includes vigorous marketing and outreach so the field knows the resource exists and can easily find and apply relevant evidence. The project also emphasizes structured feedback loops to refine the database, the website, and related products, along with the development of high-quality tools and materials that help users make better use of the evidence base. In practice, this means the grantee must combine strong content management with user-centered design, communications, and continuous improvement based on stakeholder input.
A major expectation is ongoing collaboration with the people and institutions that shape child care and early education policy and practice. The project will gather feedback, track emerging research, and identify research gaps, especially as they relate to the needs of state, territory, and tribal administrators of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program and to the broader research community. To do this, the grantee may coordinate with organizations and technical assistance providers that promote research use to strengthen program quality and equitable access, support the supply of care that enables parental employment, training, and education, and inform coordinated, system-level approaches across early childhood services. Examples named in the announcement include the Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium (CCEEPRC), the Child Care Research and Evaluation Capacity Building Center (CCRECBC), and other ACF technical assistance centers supporting child care and Head Start.
The grant also expects the grantee to be present in key field-facing meetings where administrators and researchers convene, both to share information and to collect actionable feedback. Examples include the Office of Child Care annual State and Territories Administrators Meeting (STAM), the CCEEPRC annual meeting, ACF's Annual Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System All Hands Meeting, and ACF's National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC). The website infrastructure can be built on an existing platform or developed anew, but the timeline is specific: a beta site was expected to launch by March 2021, with full operation required on or before June 2021.
The project period is planned for 60 months (five years), divided into five 12-month budget periods. The funding ceiling is $1,000,000 for the first year, with annual budgets for years 2 through 5 expected not to exceed $750,000 per year. The opportunity number is HHS-2020-ACF-OPRE-YE-1836 under CFDA 93.575, and the agency anticipated one total award. Eligibility is broad and includes various levels of government, public and private institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations, public housing authorities, nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status), and for-profit entities (including small businesses). The original application closing date listed was June 8, 2020, with electronic applications due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OPRE YE 1836
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OPRE in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Child Care and Early Education Research Connections" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.575.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 07, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 08, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Child Care and Early Education Research Connections grant?
It is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE). The award is intended to support one organization to operate and improve the Child Care and Early Education Research Connections resource.
What type of award is this?
This opportunity will be awarded as a cooperative agreement, which means the federal project team is expected to have an active role in guiding and collaborating with the grantee rather than simply providing funds.
How many awards does ACF anticipate making?
ACF anticipated making one total award.
What is the core purpose of the project?
The core purpose is to establish and operate an interactive website for the Child Care and Early Education Research Connections database hosted at www.researchconnections.org, maintaining a comprehensive, current, and easy-to-use database of high-quality child care and early education research and policy resources.
Where will the database and website be hosted?
The database is hosted at www.researchconnections.org.
What kinds of resources are expected to be included in the database?
The database is expected to include high-quality resources grounded in rigorous research. This includes traditional scholarly, peer-reviewed studies and credible gray literature such as policy briefs, state and federal reports, and foundation publications.
Does the project include assessment instruments?
Yes. A key component is curating publicly available assessment instruments that practitioners, researchers, and policymakers can use in real-world child care and early education settings.
What program areas and settings are within the scope of the database?
The scope is broad and includes community-based child care serving children from birth through age 13, early care and education programs, home-based and family child care, Head Start, public pre-kindergarten, and after-school programs.
Is the grantee expected to do more than post or host documents online?
Yes. The grantee is expected to actively drive use of the database and improve it over time, including marketing and outreach, gathering structured feedback to refine the database and website, and developing tools and materials that help users apply the evidence base.
What does “active role” from the federal project team imply for day-to-day work?
Because this is a cooperative agreement, the federal project team is expected to guide and collaborate with the grantee throughout the project, rather than only providing funding with minimal involvement.
What kinds of outreach and engagement activities are expected?
The project emphasizes vigorous marketing and outreach so that practitioners, researchers, and policymakers know the resource exists and can find and apply relevant evidence, along with structured feedback loops to support continuous improvement.
Who are the key stakeholders the project is expected to collaborate with?
The project is expected to collaborate with people and institutions that shape child care and early education policy and practice, including state, territory, and tribal administrators of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program and the broader research community.
What kinds of research and policy needs will the project pay attention to?
The project will track emerging research and identify research gaps, especially as they relate to the needs of CCDF administrators and to the broader research community.
Are there examples of related organizations or technical assistance providers named for coordination?
Yes. Examples named include the Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium (CCEEPRC), the Child Care Research and Evaluation Capacity Building Center (CCRECBC), and other ACF technical assistance centers supporting child care and Head Start.
Is attendance at field-facing meetings part of the expected work?
Yes. The grantee is expected to be present in key meetings where administrators and researchers convene to share information and collect actionable feedback.
What are examples of meetings the grantee is expected to participate in?
Examples listed include the Office of Child Care annual State and Territories Administrators Meeting (STAM), the CCEEPRC annual meeting, ACF’s Annual Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System All Hands Meeting, and ACF’s National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC).
Can the website be built on an existing platform, or must it be built from scratch?
The website infrastructure can be built on an existing platform or developed anew.
What was the expected timeline for launching the website?
The timeline described included a beta site expected to launch by March 2021, with full operation required on or before June 2021.
What is the planned project period?
The planned project period is 60 months (five years), divided into five 12-month budget periods.
What is the funding ceiling for this opportunity?
The funding ceiling is $1,000,000 for the first year. For years 2 through 5, annual budgets are expected not to exceed $750,000 per year.
What is the opportunity number and CFDA number?
The opportunity number is HHS-2020-ACF-OPRE-YE-1836 under CFDA 93.575.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes various levels of government, public and private institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations, public housing authorities, nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status), and for-profit entities (including small businesses).
What was the application closing date and submission deadline time?
The original application closing date listed was June 8, 2020, with electronic applications due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Which HHS agencies and offices are sponsoring and administering this grant?
The opportunity is from HHS, within ACF, administered through OPRE (Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation).
What is the intended role of the funded organization in the field?
The award is intended to support an organization that can serve as a trusted, widely used source of research and policy information for the child care and early education field.
What does the project emphasize in terms of website quality and usability?
The project emphasizes maintaining a comprehensive, current, and easy-to-use database and combining strong content management with user-centered design, communications, and continuous improvement based on stakeholder input.
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