Behavioral Interventions Scholars
The summary for the Behavioral Interventions 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.
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Behavioral Interventions Scholars: This FOA has been modified since the initial posting. The due date for optional letters of intent identified in Section IV.4. Submission Dates and Times has been modified from May 1, 2020 to May 29, 2020. The due date for applications identified in Section IV.4. Submission Dates and Times has been modified from June 1, 2020 to June 29, 2020. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is soliciting applications for Behavioral Interventions Scholars grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are using approaches grounded in behavioral science or behavioral economics to examine specific research questions of relevance to social services programs and policies. These grants are meant to build capacity in the research field to apply a behavioral science or behavioral economics lens to issues facing poor and vulnerable families in the United States, and to foster mentoring relationships between faculty members and high-quality doctoral students. Applicants will be required to demonstrate how their research is grounded in behavioral economics/behavioral science and the applicability of their research to practice or policy serving low-income children, adults, and families, especially those that seek to improve their well-being. Specific topics of interest are delineated in the full funding opportunity announcement. For information about OPRE, please go to https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre. For information about related work ongoing within OPRE, please go to https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/behavioral-interventions-to-advance-self-sufficiency-bias-research-portfolio.
Federal Grant Title: | Behavioral Interventions Scholars |
Federal Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families OPRE (HHS-ACF-OPRE) |
Grant Categories: | Income Security and Social Services |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2020-ACF-OPRE-PD-1824 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 93.647 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | June 29th, 2020 |
Original Application Deadline: | June 29th, 2020 |
Posted Date: | March 17th, 2020 |
Creation Date: | March 17th, 2020 |
Archive Date: | July 29th, 2020 |
Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $25,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $20,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
Last Updated: | April 8th, 2020 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- 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
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Under section 1110(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act, eligibility is open to “...States and public and other organizations and agencies for paying part of the cost of research or demonstration projects such as those...which will help improve the administration and effectiveness of programs carried on or assisted under the Social Security Act and programs related thereto...” Applicants will be required to submit a letter of support from the graduate student's mentor, acting as the project's Principal Investigator, that approves the application and provides a description of how the mentor will regularly monitor the student's work. Applications that do not include this letter will be disqualified from review and funding. 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
- https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-OPRE-PD-1824
- Grant Announcement Contact
- ACF Applications Help Desk
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