Child Care State Capacity Building Center

Child Care State Capacity Building Center is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). Provides technical assistance and training to state and territory child care administrators to improve child care quality.

Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:HHS-2022-ACF-OPRE-YE-0136 Funding Opportunity Title:Center to Support Research and Evaluation Capacity of Child Care and Development Fund Lead Agencies Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity:Income Security and Social Services Expected Number of Awards:1 Assistance Listings:93.

575 -- Child Care and Development Block Grant Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:May 27, 2022 Original Closing Date for Applications:Jul 26, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.

Current Closing Date for Applications:Jul 26, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.

Archive Date:Aug 25, 2022 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 1,500,000 Eligible Applicants:Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Special district governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Additional Information on Eligibility:The applicant eligibility is unrestricted.

Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive 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.

## Additional Information Agency Name:Administration for Children and Families - OPRE Description:The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is soliciting applications for a 5-year cooperative agreement that will fund a Center to Support Research and Evaluation Capacity of Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies (hereafter referred to as “Center”).

Specifically, the Center will build research and evaluation capacity in the child care subsidy policy field by facilitating information sharing, learning, and collaboration across ACF-sponsored research partnerships funded by OPRE. The Center will be expected to organize learning communities for at least four different ACF-sponsored research partnerships grant programs.

The Center will help to ensure that the research conducted by the sponsored research projects informs CCDF Lead Agencies and the child care and early education policy research field more broadly, and will increase knowledge on child care subsidy policy topics through synthesis and analysis of research and data.

This Center will ideally bring together a team that has experience supporting CCDF Lead Agencies research and evaluation capacity building as well as expert level knowledge of the CCDF program and policies, the child care and early education research literature including the effects of early care and education on children’s school readiness and parental employment, an understanding of the needs of low-income families, as well as the policies and practices that support equitable access to child care.

The grant recipient will be funded through a cooperative agreement. Link to Additional Information:[](https://grants. gov/search-results-detail/336293) Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: