Administration for Children and Families

Description

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children andFamilies (ACF)plans to provide funds for Graduate Student Research Grants to supportdissertation research by advanced graduate students who are working in partnership with Head Start programs and with faculty mentors. Competitive applicants will 1) demonstrate a collaborative partnership with their program partners and2) pursue research questions that directly inform local, state or federal policy relevent to multiple early care and education contexts. Applicants should considerpursuing data collection acrosscontexts, including child care, pre-k, home-visiting programs,Head Startsand/or others.Funding for this announcement is based on availability.For more information about OPRE, please go to http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/index.html. For further information about previous Head Start Graduate Student Research Grantees, please refer to http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hs/grad_student/index.html.The *CLOSED* Funding Opportunity Announcement for theprior year can be reviewed on the ACFFunding Opportunities page http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/.

Who can apply

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education

Contact

ACF Applications Help Desk <br/>app_support@acf.hhs.gov <br/>
app_support@acf.hhs.gov