(OPRE): Grant Opportunity

1) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Administration for Children & Families, The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE): Grant Opportunity

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) has recently published a research discretionary funding announcement titled Child Care Research Scholars.

Letters of intent are due March 2 and applications are due March 30.

Eligible Applicants are Doctoral-level graduate students enrolled in accredited public, state-controlled, and private institutions of higher education, including faith-based institutions of higher education, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribally Controlled Land Grant Colleges and Universities (TCUs).

This funding will support dissertation research, conducted in partnership with State Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) lead agencies, regarding child care policy issues. Applicants may apply for project periods up to two years and will be awarded up to $30,000 for the first year and up to $20,000 for the second year of the project. Six individual grants are expected to be awarded.