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Message ID: 10603

Date: 2019-03-18

Author:Gatewood, Amanda (ACF) (CTR)

Subject:DOCTORAL DISSERTATION FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT: HEAD START AND CHILD CARE GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS

OPRE 2019 Grant Announcement The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has recently published two discretionary research funding announcements titled “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants” and “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars”, which are summarized below. If you have questions regarding these grant announcements, please email HSGraduateResearchReviews@icfi.com or ChildcareScholars@icfi.com , respectively, or call 1-877-350-5913. Potential applicants should follow links below to view these Funding Opportunity Announcements on grants.gov and subscribe to receive notifications and updates. Head Start and Child Care Graduate Student Research Grants The Early Care and Education Research Scholars grants support doctoral dissertation research addressing issues related to Head Start and child care. Both funding announcements support work that informs policy and practice decisions and solutions, particularly for underserved/understudied populations, utilizes the most rigorous research methodology, and promotes mentor-student relationships that support students’ independent lines of research. The full announcement for “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants” is available at: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2017-ACF-OPRE-YR-1219 The full announcement for “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars” is available at: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2017-ACF-OPRE-YE-1208 What is the funding award limit and project period? Applicants may apply for project periods up to 24 months with two 12-month budget periods. Up to $25,000 may be awarded for each budget period. What types of research are supported? Proposed projects must address applied research questions that will inform and improve: * Head Start and/or Early Head Start policies and practices (for the Head Start Grants), or * Child care and the Child Care and Development Fund (for the Child Care Grants). For additional information about the grant programs’ goals, please review the full announcements. For information about previous Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants and Child Care Research Scholar Grants, see http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/research/project/head-start-graduate-student-research-program-0 or http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/research/project/child-care-research-scholars-0 , respectively. When are the deadlines? * Letters of intent for both announcements are due April 8, 2019. * Applications for the Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants are due May 8, 2019. * Applications for the Child Care Research Scholars Grants are due May 9, 2019. Questions? If you have questions regarding these grant announcements, please email HSGraduateResearchReviews@icfi.com or ChildCareScholars@icfi.com or call 1-877-350-5913. Amanda K. Gatewood, MPH, PhD SRCD/AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 330 C Street, SW, 6th Corridor | Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-205-8478 Email: amanda.gatewood@acf.hhs.gov Mailing List Twitter Facebook Website

OPRE 2019 Grant Announcement The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has recently published two discretionary research funding announcements titled “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants” and “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars”, which are summarized below. If you have questions regarding these grant announcements, please email HSGraduateResearchReviewsicfi.com or ChildcareScholarsicfi.com , respectively, or call 1-877-350-5913. Potential applicants should follow links below to view these Funding Opportunity Announcements on grants.gov and subscribe to receive notifications and updates. Head Start and Child Care Graduate Student Research Grants The Early Care and Education Research Scholars grants support doctoral dissertation research addressing issues related to Head Start and child care. Both funding announcements support work that informs policy and practice decisions and solutions, particularly for underserved/understudied populations, utilizes the most rigorous research methodology, and promotes mentor-student relationships that support students’ independent lines of research. The full announcement for “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants” is available at: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2017-ACF-OPRE-YR-1219 The full announcement for “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars” is available at: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2017-ACF-OPRE-YE-1208 What is the funding award limit and project period? Applicants may apply for project periods up to 24 months with two 12-month budget periods. Up to $25,000 may be awarded for each budget period. What types of research are supported? Proposed projects must address applied research questions that will inform and improve: * Head Start and/or Early Head Start policies and practices (for the Head Start Grants), or * Child care and the Child Care and Development Fund (for the Child Care Grants). For additional information about the grant programs’ goals, please review the full announcements. For information about previous Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants and Child Care Research Scholar Grants, see http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/research/project/head-start-graduate-student-research-program-0 or http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/research/project/child-care-research-scholars-0 , respectively. When are the deadlines? * Letters of intent for both announcements are due April 8, 2019. * Applications for the Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants are due May 8, 2019. * Applications for the Child Care Research Scholars Grants are due May 9, 2019. Questions? If you have questions regarding these grant announcements, please email HSGraduateResearchReviewsicfi.com or ChildCareScholarsicfi.com or call 1-877-350-5913. Amanda K. Gatewood, MPH, PhD SRCD/AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 330 C Street, SW, 6th Corridor | Washington, DC 20201 Phone: 202-205-8478 Email: amanda.gatewoodacf.hhs.gov Mailing List Twitter Facebook Website