Project Grant P335A220030

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $3,521,734 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) to the Minnesota Department of Human Services on December 21, 2024. This 4-year grant will support affordable, high-quality child care services for low-income families in Minnesota through December 2028. The Minnesota Department of Human Services, which acts as the state's Lead Agency for administering this federal block grant...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $104,322.00, 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, supports research on childcare cost burden for infants and toddlers. The project will analyze national trends in childcare costs, the impact of public preschool expansion, and new evidence from selected states. The award was made to the Regents of the University of Minnesota,...

This $450,000 Cooperative Agreement award from 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 supports a case study research project titled "LOCAL AND STATE INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO INFANT/TODDLER CHILD CARE." The 3-year project, to be conducted by the nonprofit research organization Child Trends, Inc., will examine state and local efforts to improve access to...

The Minnesota Parent Training and Information Center was awarded a $386,724 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education Parent Information Centers program (CFDA 84.328). The grant, spanning from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, will fund the Pacer Center Inc., a non-profit organization in Bloomington, Minnesota, to provide high-quality training and information to parents of children with...

The Minnesota Department of Human Services received a $228,663,781 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families on October 1, 2021 to support child care and development services through September 30, 2024. The award provides funding through the Child Care and Development Block Grant program (CCDBG, CFDA #93.575) to help certain low-income families access child care and improve quality for all children. As a block grant, the CCDBG...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services has awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to South Dakota Parent Connection, Inc. under the Special Education Parent Information Centers program (CFDA 84.328). The grant, with a project period from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, will fund the provision of high-quality training and information to parents of children with disabilities in Sioux Falls, SD. The goal is to empower these parents with impartial,...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program provides $272,364 to Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota to improve the retention and graduation rates of students with disabilities who may also be low-income and first-generation college students. The funding supports comprehensive support services to enhance the academic potential, financial literacy, and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Special Education Preschool Grants program (CFDA 84.173) awarded the Minnesota Department of Education a $8,176,457 formula grant on July 1, 2024. This grant provides comprehensive special education and related services for children with disabilities aged 3 through 5 years, with optional services for 2-year-olds transitioning to age 3. The funding supports specialized instruction, speech and language therapy, occupational and physical therapy, assistive...

The federal Project Grant award of $2,093,897.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, through the Head Start federal grant program (CFDA 93.600), to Child Care Resource & Referral Inc. in Minnesota. The funding will support the organization's EARLY HEAD START - CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP AND EARLY HEAD START EXPANSION initiative over a 5-year period from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2029. The grant enables Child Care...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $398,674 Project Grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program to Minnesota State University Mankato. The grant, with a project period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, will provide comprehensive support services to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the university. The program aims to increase student...