Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5)

The summary for the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) 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 OCC, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5): The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in consultation with the Department of Education (ED), will be soliciting applications from eligible States and Territories to carry out the activities of the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5). The new PDG B-5 grant seeks to empower State governments to develop, update, or implement a strategic plan to facilitate collaboration and coordination among early childhood care and education programs in a mixed delivery system to prepare low-income and disadvantaged children to transition into the local educational agency or elementary school. States may pursue a range of activities as outlined in this announcement to align and strengthen existing funding streams, coordinate delivery models, improve the use of existing resources, encourage partnerships among providers and stakeholders, and maximize parental choice in a mixed delivery system.

Federal Grant Title:	Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5)
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families OCC (HHS-ACF-OCC)
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2018-ACF-OCC-TP-1379
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	93.434
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	November 6th, 2018
Original Application Deadline:	November 6th, 2018
Posted Date:	September 7th, 2018
Creation Date:	September 7th, 2018
Archive Date:	December 6th, 2018
Total Program Funding:	$242,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$15,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$500,000
Expected Number of Awards:	40
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	September 7th, 2018

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: All 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands are eligible.The applicant must submit a letter on official letterhead, signed by the Governor or an authorized representative, designating the State entity that will have responsibility for execution of this grant. This letter must include a description of why the lead State entity chosen is best suited to easily and successfully oversee and manage the grant, and facilitate collaboration and coordination among the full range of programs, services, and funding streams, thereby leading to the improvement of an early childhood care and education mixed delivery system serving children from birth through age five. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: ACF Applications Help Desk
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