Service | Source | Final Application Due Date | Funding Available | Match Required |
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Health Care |
Federal
HHS |
05-01-2025 | $800,000 | No Match Required |
93.575 -- Child Care and Development Block Grant
The Child Care and Early Education Research Connections award will support a recipient as a trusted source for research and policy related information for the child care and early education field., The focus will be on improving access to research information to support Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) lead agency staff and their partners. The recipient will establish and operate a resource website for the Child Care and Early Education Research Connections library database (hereafter referred to as “Research Connections”). The interactive website (http://www.researchconnections.org) will house a comprehensive and up-to-date database of resources derived from rigorous research, including scholarly peer-reviewed research and ‘gray’ literature (e.g., rigorous research published as policy briefs, state and federal government reports, foundation reports), as well as relevant publicly available assessment instruments. Research should be relevant to community based child care serving children birth through 13-years, child care and early education (CCEE) programs, home-based child care, family child care, Head Start, public pre-kindergarten (Pre-K), and after-school programs.The recipient will engage in continuous expansion of the research database, marketing and outreach, and efforts to increase the field’s use of the evidence base. The award is expected to be for a 60-month project period, with five 12-month budget periods. The ceiling for the first budget period is $800,000. It is expected that the 12-month budget periods for each subsequent year (years 2-5) will not exceed $800,000 each.
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. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
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