Project Grant H8K49804

This $198,670 federal Project Grant award 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 the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) in using linked administrative data to identify successful pathways to advancement and professional development for the early childhood education (ECE) workforce. The award, effective from...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education a $8,000,000 Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) renewal grant under the Every Student Succeeds Act. This 3-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, aims to support and coordinate Virginia's early childhood care and education system to help low-income and disadvantaged children enter kindergarten prepared for academic...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) provides $571,311 to the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) to research the development and capacity of episodic future thinking (EFT) in early childhood. The primary objectives of this 3-year research project are to: 1) quantify the processing capacity of EFT during memory retrieval and...

This federal Project Grant award of $199,508 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families' Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) program will fund research by Sri International, a non-profit research and development institute, to explore child care arrangements and early disability identification. The award period runs from September 30, 2024 to March 30, 2026. The Child Care Mandatory and...

This Project Grant award for $263,134, provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research), is funding research to investigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic-induced child care center closures on the developmental outcomes of infants and toddlers in low-income families receiving home visitation services. The primary awardee, the University of Southern California, will leverage geographic variation in...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $22,000,000 Preschool Development Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) Renewal Grant to the New York Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS). The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, is authorized under Section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (CFDA 93.434). The funding will support OCFS's efforts to enhance program quality, expand access to early childhood...

This $7,996,674 Preschool Development Grants Birth to Five (PDG B-5) Renewal Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.434), supports the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) in enhancing the state's early childhood care and education system. The three-year project grant, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, aims to improve program quality, expand access to early childhood...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $7,000,000 Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5) Renewal Grant to the Kansas State Department of Education on September 30, 2024. This 36-month grant, authorized under Section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act, aims to help low-income and disadvantaged children in Kansas enter kindergarten prepared for academic success by improving early childhood education services. The...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) awarded a $2,916,163 Formula Grant under the Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families program (CFDA 84.181) to the State of New Mexico Finance and Administration, doing business as the Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD). This grant will fund a comprehensive early intervention system to provide essential services for infants and toddlers with disabilities aged birth to...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $133,839,991 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) to the Colorado Department of Early Childhood. This multi-year block grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the department's efforts to improve access to affordable, high-quality child care and early education services for low-income families across Colorado. Key activities...