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Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants
This announcement is modified.
Changes regarding the submission of proof of accreditation have been made to Sections III.
1. Eligible Applicants, IV.
2. Required Standard Forms, Assurances and Certifications, and Section VIII.
Checklist.
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) plans to provide funds for Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants to support dissertation 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, and 2) pursue research questions that directly inform local, State, or Federal policy relevant to multiple early care and education contexts.
Applicants should consider pursuing data collection across contexts, including child care, pre-k, home-visiting programs, Head Starts, Early Head Starts, and/or others.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate an established partnership with their early care and education program partners that should be apparent throughout the research plan, from development and refinement of the research questions through the proposed data collection, interpretation, and dissemination.
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 *EXPIRED* Funding Opportunity Announcement for the prior Fiscal Year can be reviewed on the ACF Funding Opportunities web page through http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/prior under the link to Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE).
Awards are dependent on the availability of funds and the best interest of the Federal government.
Changes regarding the submission of proof of accreditation have been made to Sections III.
1. Eligible Applicants, IV.
2. Required Standard Forms, Assurances and Certifications, and Section VIII.
Checklist.
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) plans to provide funds for Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants to support dissertation 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, and 2) pursue research questions that directly inform local, State, or Federal policy relevant to multiple early care and education contexts.
Applicants should consider pursuing data collection across contexts, including child care, pre-k, home-visiting programs, Head Starts, Early Head Starts, and/or others.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate an established partnership with their early care and education program partners that should be apparent throughout the research plan, from development and refinement of the research questions through the proposed data collection, interpretation, and dissemination.
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 *EXPIRED* Funding Opportunity Announcement for the prior Fiscal Year can be reviewed on the ACF Funding Opportunities web page through http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/prior under the link to Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE).
Awards are dependent on the availability of funds and the best interest of the Federal government.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Children and Families
Estimated Funding: $150,000
Office: Administration for Children and Families
Estimated Funding: $150,000
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2013-ACF-OPRE-YR-0573
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Competition under this announcement is limited to accredited public, state-controlled, and private institutions of higher education acting on behalf of doctoral-level graduate students, including: (a) Tribally Controlled Land Grant Colleges and Universities, (b) Historically Black Colleges and Universities, (c) Hispanic Serving Institutions, and (d) faith-based institutions of higher education.
The faculty mentor who will serve as principal investigator must have a Ph.D.
or equivalent in the respective field and conduct research as a primary professional responsibility.
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2013-ACF-OPRE-YR-0573
Contact:
ACF Applications Help Deskapp_support@acf.hhs.gov
Agency Email Description:
ACF Applications Help Desk
Agency Email:
app_support@acf.hhs.gov
Date Posted:
2013-04-29
Application Due Date:
2013-06-28
Archive Date:
2013-07-29
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