This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $1,000,000.00 was provided by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration (CFDA 93.648) program. The award to the Regents of the University of Minnesota supports research and demonstration projects focused on advancing child welfare practices, with a particular emphasis on American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The project aims to develop and demonstrate innovative...
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center was awarded a $113,670 project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service federal grant program (CFDA 93.632). The grant will support the Public Health Worker Project to provide interdisciplinary training for personnel concerned with developmental disabilities from April 1, 2022 to...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $400,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program. The award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will support research on the impacts of child care subsidy expansion policies on New Mexico's child care workforce and families' access to quality care. The University of New Mexico is the prime...
This $2,400,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.647 - Social Services Research and Demonstration), will fund the "Expanding Child Abuse Prevention Education in Minnesota Project" from August 2024 to August 2025. The primary awardee, Zero Abuse Project, will develop multimedia content, offer online support groups, create training toolkits, host professional networking events, and provide technical assistance to child protection...
This federal Project Grant award, with an ID of 06CH012933, was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600). The $4,463,062 grant, awarded on December 1, 2024, will support the delivery of comprehensive early childhood education and development services to low-income families in New Mexico over a 5-year period through November 30, 2029. The grant recipient, New Mexico State University, will...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $282,600 Block Grant to the New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643). The funding supports the state's efforts to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including cases of sexual abuse and exploitation, in a manner that limits...
This Project Grant award of $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) program, will support a mixed-methods study examining the role of subsidy policies on early care and education access for multilingual learners. The award was granted to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under CFDA 84.325 - Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities - provides $132,691 to the University of New Mexico (UNM) for the "PROJECT MESA: MULTILINGUAL, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD SOCIAL COMMUNICATION APPROACHES" initiative. This 12-month project aims to enhance the preparation of...
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $1,313,046 Project Grant under CFDA 93.865 (Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota. The overarching goal is to identify the impact of social safety net policies, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, on child neglect, physical abuse, and related injuries. Key innovations include using a...
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNM HSC) has been awarded a $12,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) by the Department of Health and Human Services. This award will fund the construction and renovation of healthcare facilities in New Mexico over a 3-year period from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2026. The Congressional Directives program supports a range of community-based healthcare, mental health, and social service...