Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems SEED Project: Scaling Effective Early Childhood Systems Development (ECCS SEED)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HRSA-26-057
- Agency
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Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $875,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Small Businesses
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Independent School Districts
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Other
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- State Governments
- Special District Governments
- County Governments
- City/Township Governments
- For Profit Organizations
- Points of contact
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Health Resources and Services Administration is soliciting applications for the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems SEED Project: Scaling Effective Early Childhood Systems Development (ECCS SEED), a cooperative agreement funding opportunity with an application due date of July 10, 2026. Only one non-Tribal entity per state or jurisdiction will receive funding, though multiple Tribal entities may be awarded in the same jurisdiction.
Eligible applicants include domestic public and private entities, state governments, Tribal governments and organizations, nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and for-profit organizations (which cannot earn profit from the award). All applicant types listed in the opportunity announcement are eligible, including small businesses, independent school districts, faith-based organizations, and community-based organizations. Applicants must designate a single primary applicant organization but may partner with other organizations through subawards, contracts, or formal agreements.
HRSA anticipates awarding approximately 8 cooperative agreements with a ceiling of $875,000 per award from $7 million in total available funding. The five-year period of performance runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031, structured in five 12-month budget periods.
Recipients must pursue four core program objectives: establish or expand Coordinated Intake and Referral Systems (CIRS) to assess family needs and connect families to services; implement evidence-based early childhood health and development models in a defined community of focus (county or comparable geographic area); provide state, Tribal, or territorial early childhood systems leadership through cross-sector partnerships and family engagement; and plan for long-term systems sustainability. Minimum required cross-sector partnerships include clinical/public health, early care and education, and human services, with strong emphasis on family engagement, Medicaid/CHIP, Title V, and MIECHV partnerships. A funding preference applies to applicants serving communities with high infant mortality rates.
Merit review weighs need (15 points), response and approach (30 points), performance reporting and evaluation (20 points), impact and sustainability (15 points), resources and capabilities (15 points), and support requested (5 points). Applications must include project narrative with workplan, staffing plan, organizational chart, partnerships, agreements, five-year budget narrative, biographical sketches, and supporting documents not exceeding 40 pages total.
This opportunity is assigned under CFDA 93.491 (Community Integrated Service Systems).
Synopsis
The purpose of the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems SEED Project: Scaling Effective Early Childhood Systems Development (ECCS SEED) is to address the root causes of chronic disease in early childhood by improving families" access to health care, screening kids early for physical and mental health needs, and connecting parents to services that enable them to provide for their children. The ECCS SEED Project will partner with states and communities to support evidence-based strategies that improve access to quality care for prenatal-to-age-5 (P-5) families and promote healthy child development and family well-being.
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