National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website

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National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care (OCC) announces the availability of funds to operate the National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website. The National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website will provide high quality, child care consumer education information to families searching for child care, and help families access child care in their local communities.Through the activities of this cooperative agreement, the OCC's National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website will promote a central point of entry for families to locate child care services and provide resources to support them in making informed choices by providing consumer information and educational materials, including provider-specific information about the quality of child care, and where feasible, linking to local agencies.

Federal Grant Title:	National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families OCC
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2012-ACF-OCC-LH-0554
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.596
CFDA Descriptions:	Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund
Current Application Deadline:	Aug 15, 2012
Original Application Deadline:	Aug 15, 2012
Posted Date:	Jun 29, 2012
Creation Date:	Jun 29, 2012
Archive Date:	Sep 14, 2012
Total Program Funding:	$998,110
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$998,110
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$998,110
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Independent school districts - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - 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 - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Local governments; Regional organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (federally recognized); Indian/Native American Tribally designated organizations; Hispanic-Serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs); Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions.
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