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Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grant: Strategic Measurement, Analytics, and Results using Technology is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Early Childhood Development.
This grant program seeks to advance state early care and education priorities through stronger data infrastructure, analytic capacity, and measurable results for young children from birth through age five. It funds initiatives that build comprehensive early childhood systems, enhance program quality, and expand coordination across early learning and youth development services.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), seeks applications for the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grant: Strategic Measurement, Analytics, and Results using Technology.
This funding opportunity will support states and territories to make targeted, one-year investments in statewide early care and education (ECE) technology and analytic data infrastructure that advance PDG B-5 purposes, including strengthening coordination...
across the mixed-delivery system, improving program quality and access, supporting informed family choice, and using data to better understand and address the needs of children from birth through age five. Applicants will propose a focused, feasible investment that strengthens the state's ability to generate actionable information for decision-making and produces a measurable result by the end of the project period.
Specific states and territories are eligible and will be identified in the NOFO. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Grantor contact information Richard.
Gonzales@acf. hhs. gov Richard.
Gonzales@acf. hhs. gov Richard.
Gonzales@acf. hhs. gov File name Description Last updated Full_Announcement_hhs-2026-acf-ecd-tp-0039.
pdf Full Announcement hhs-2026-acf-ecd-tp-0039. pdf Sep 21, 2026 10:11 PM UTC Full_Announcement_hhs-2026-acf-ecd-tp-0039_1. pdf Full Announcement hhs-2026-acf-ecd-tp-0039 (1).
pdf Sep 23, 2026 07:06 PM UTC Link to additional information Closing: November 20, 2026 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State governments (including California state agencies designated to improve early childhood education infrastructure, data systems, and service coordination). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grant: Strategic Measurement, Analytics, and Results using Technology are due November 20, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grant: Strategic Measurement, Analytics, and Results using Technology is funded by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Early Childhood Development. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in California. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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Past winners and funding trends for this program
HHS-2027-ACF-OHS-CH-0112 posted October 14, 2026: approximately $824 million across 255 expected awards in 36 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands, applications due December 15. Awards range from $1,005,287 to $79,657,340, cost sharing is required, and the Head Start Program Performance Standards that govern the five-year project period are themselves under proposed revision.
Read articleHHS-2026-ACF-ECD-TP-0039 offers 25 awards from $500,000 to $15,000,000, closing November 20, 2026. It is the largest per-state annual tranche in PDG B-5 history, restricted to technology and analytics, with a 12-month period of performance — and the 10 states plus DC finishing 2024 Renewal Grants cannot apply.
Read articleHHS published 'Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs' on August 7, 2026, proposing to strip federal staff-child ratios, health screening timelines, and credential requirements from the Program Performance Standards — and to force roughly $754 million out of administrative budgets across 1,700 grant recipients. Here is what is actually in the NPRM, what the Head Start Act still requires regardless, and how to write a comment that changes the final rule.
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