Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars

The summary for the Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Administration for Children and Families OPRE, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars: The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Policy, Research and Evaluation plans to solicit applications for Child Care Research Scholars grants to support dissertation research on child care policy issues. These grants are meant to build capacity in the research field to focus research on questions that have direct implications for child care policy decision-making and program administration, and to foster mentoring relationships between faculty members and high-quality doctoral students. For further information about prior awards made to Child Care Research Scholars, see http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/cc/ccr_scholars/index.html. For further information about the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, see http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/. The *EXPIRED* Funding Opportunity Announcement for the prior Fiscal Year can be reviewed at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants /open /foa /view /HHS-2013-ACF-OPRE-YE-0577. For information about the Office of Child Care and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), see http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/about/what-we-do. Child Care Research Scholars projects address issues of significance related to CCDF; inform policy decisions and solutions, particularly for underserved / understudied populations; and utilize the most rigorous research methodology for the selected research question. Applicants must consult with a CCDF administrator in the development of the proposal. For CCDF State agency contact information and links to State CCDF administration web sites, please visit https://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/resource/ccdf-grantee-state-and-territory-contacts. Funding is dependent on availability of funds and government interest.

Federal Grant Title:	Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families OPRE
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2014-ACF-OPRE-YE-0775
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	93.575
CFDA Descriptions:	Child Care and Development Block Grant
Current Application Deadline:	Jun 16, 2014 Electronically submitted application
Original Application Deadline:	Jun 16, 2014 Electronically submitted application
Posted Date:	Apr 14, 2014
Creation Date:	Apr 14, 2014
Archive Date:	Jul 16, 2014
Total Program Funding:	$150,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$25,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$25,000
Expected Number of Awards:	6
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Private institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Accredited public, state-controlled, and private institutions of higher education acting on behalf of doctoral-level graduate students are eligible applicants, including: (a) Tribally Controlled Land Grant Colleges and Universities, (b) Historically Black Colleges and Universities, (c) Hispanic Serving Institutions, and (d) faith-based institutions of higher education.
The faculty mentor who will serve as principal investigator must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in the respective field and conduct research as a primary professional responsibility. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2014-ACF-OPRE-YE-0775
Grant Announcement Contact: ACF Applications Help Desk [email protected]
ACF Applications Help Desk

Administration for Children and Families - OPRE 202-690-7110
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