Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 16 179
Apply for HRSA 16 179
- The HHS-HRSA in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network Coordination Center (ECCS CoIIN CC)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.110.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 29, 2016 and posted on Feb 29, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 29, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network Coordination Center (ECCS CoIIN CC) is a federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HHS-HRSA). Its core aim is not to fund direct services in individual communities, but to create and operate a national "coordination center" that manages, coordinates, and carries out a Collaborative Innovation and Improvement Network (CoIIN) approach on behalf of the separate ECCS Impact grantees funded under HRSA-16-047. In practical terms, the Coordination Center functions as the backbone organization that helps those ECCS Impact recipients strengthen early childhood systems, reduce health disparities, and show measurable improvement in population-level outcomes related to children's developmental health and family well-being over the project period.
The opportunity is built around the CoIIN model, which emphasizes structured collaboration, quality improvement, and rapid-cycle testing to produce faster learning and better results. Rather than each grantee working in isolation, the Coordination Center organizes shared learning across participants, supports agreement on common benchmarks and measures, encourages coordinated strategies, and promotes the use of real-time (or near real-time) data to guide decision-making. The underlying expectation is that by comparing what works across sites, testing changes quickly, and continuously adjusting based on data, communities can accelerate progress on complex early childhood system challenges that are hard to solve through traditional program implementation alone.
A major operational requirement is that the ECCS CoIIN CC will guide and facilitate three successive 18-month CoIIN cohorts. Each cohort consists of place-based communities selected by participating ECCS Impact recipients, with each recipient involving one to five communities. "Place-based community" is defined broadly as a social unit tied to where people live, work, or spend time, and the work is centered on building and sustaining local capacity to improve systems that affect young children and families. Across these cohorts, the Coordination Center is expected to apply both CoIIN methods and collective impact principles, meaning it helps partners from different sectors align behind a shared agenda, coordinate activities, and use common measures of success while pursuing system-level changes.
The outcomes focus on two defined domains. First, "children's developmental health" includes developmental surveillance and screening, referral when concerns are identified, and follow-up to ensure children from birth through kindergarten entry are connected to appropriate services, including early intervention. Second, "family well-being" includes prevention, screening, referral, and follow-up related to maternal depression and trauma-informed care. The overarching intent is to improve how early childhood systems identify needs, connect families to supports, and ensure services are actually received and effective, with an explicit emphasis on reducing disparities.
In addition to cohort facilitation, the Coordination Center is expected to provide intensive, targeted assistance to ECCS Impact recipients so they, in turn, can support their chosen communities. This implies hands-on technical assistance around improvement science, data strategy, measurement and dashboards, learning sessions, peer exchange, and practical implementation support that strengthens coordination among health care, early childhood, and community partners. The announcement also references supplemental materials (a glossary and a model of the working relationship) to clarify roles and terminology, reinforcing that this award is designed to knit together the national-to-local structure: HRSA funds ECCS Impact recipients to drive state or jurisdictional work, and the ECCS CoIIN CC provides the shared improvement infrastructure that helps those recipients achieve faster, more consistent, and measurable results.
Key grant details from the notice include: Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-16-179; agency HHS-HRSA; instrument type Cooperative Agreement; activity category Health; CFDA 93.110; expected awards 1 (a single Coordination Center award); and an application closing date of April 29, 2016 (original and current listed as the same). The award ceiling is listed as 0 in the source data, which typically signals that the ceiling was not specified in that particular data extract rather than indicating no funding. Eligibility is listed as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full announcement. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a national coordination and technical assistance hub designed to help ECCS Impact grantees and their local communities use structured improvement methods to strengthen early childhood systems and improve developmental and family well-being outcomes at a population level.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the ECCS CoIIN Coordination Center (ECCS CoIIN CC) opportunity?
The Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network Coordination Center (ECCS CoIIN CC) is a federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HHS-HRSA). The purpose is to establish and operate a national coordination center that manages and carries out a Collaborative Innovation and Improvement Network (CoIIN) approach on behalf of separate ECCS Impact grantees funded under HRSA-16-047.
Is this funding meant to support direct services in local communities?
No. The core aim is not to fund direct services in individual communities. Instead, the award supports a national coordination and technical assistance hub (a "backbone" organization) that helps ECCS Impact recipients and their selected communities strengthen early childhood systems and achieve measurable population-level improvement.
Who is the federal agency sponsoring this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is HHS-HRSA (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HRSA-16-179.
What type of award is this?
The instrument type is a Cooperative Agreement.
What is the activity category and CFDA number?
The activity category is Health, and the CFDA number is 93.110.
How many awards are expected to be made?
One award is expected (a single Coordination Center award).
What is the application closing date?
The application closing date listed is April 29, 2016 (with the original and current closing date shown as the same).
What does the Coordination Center actually do?
The Coordination Center functions as the national backbone organization for the ECCS CoIIN. It manages, coordinates, and delivers a structured improvement approach across participating ECCS Impact recipients and their place-based communities. This includes organizing shared learning, supporting agreement on common benchmarks and measures, encouraging coordinated strategies, and promoting the use of real-time (or near real-time) data to guide decisions.
What is a CoIIN and why is it used here?
A Collaborative Innovation and Improvement Network (CoIIN) is a model that emphasizes structured collaboration, quality improvement, and rapid-cycle testing. In this opportunity, the expectation is that communities and ECCS Impact recipients will learn faster by comparing what works across sites, testing changes quickly, and continuously adjusting based on data, rather than working in isolation.
What are the major operational requirements for the Coordination Center?
A major requirement is to guide and facilitate three successive 18-month CoIIN cohorts. The Coordination Center is also expected to provide intensive, targeted assistance to ECCS Impact recipients so they can support their selected communities.
How long is each CoIIN cohort?
Each cohort is 18 months long, and there are three successive cohorts.
Who participates in each cohort?
Each cohort consists of place-based communities selected by participating ECCS Impact recipients. Each ECCS Impact recipient involves one to five communities.
What is meant by a "place-based community" in this opportunity?
"Place-based community" is defined broadly as a social unit tied to where people live, work, or spend time. The work centers on building and sustaining local capacity to improve systems that affect young children and families.
How does this opportunity relate to ECCS Impact grantees (HRSA-16-047)?
HRSA funds ECCS Impact recipients (under HRSA-16-047) to drive state or jurisdictional work. The ECCS CoIIN CC is designed to provide the shared improvement infrastructure and coordination that helps those recipients achieve faster, more consistent, and measurable results across their participating communities.
What are the main outcome domains this work focuses on?
The outcomes focus on two defined domains: (1) children's developmental health and (2) family well-being, with an explicit emphasis on reducing disparities.
What is included under "children's developmental health" for this opportunity?
"Children's developmental health" includes developmental surveillance and screening, referral when concerns are identified, and follow-up to ensure children from birth through kindergarten entry are connected to appropriate services, including early intervention.
What is included under "family well-being" for this opportunity?
"Family well-being" includes prevention, screening, referral, and follow-up related to maternal depression and trauma-informed care.
What does "reducing disparities" mean in the context of this grant?
The work is expected to strengthen early childhood systems in ways that reduce health disparities, with measurable improvement in population-level outcomes related to children's developmental health and family well-being over the project period.
What kinds of support is the Coordination Center expected to provide to ECCS Impact recipients?
The Coordination Center is expected to provide intensive, targeted assistance that may include technical assistance around improvement science, data strategy, measurement and dashboards, learning sessions, peer exchange, and practical implementation support that strengthens coordination among health care, early childhood, and community partners.
What does it mean that the Coordination Center should promote "real-time (or near real-time) data"?
It means the Coordination Center should encourage the use of timely data to guide decision-making, support rapid-cycle testing, track progress against common measures, and help participants adjust strategies quickly based on what the data shows.
How does "collective impact" relate to the Coordination Center's role?
Across cohorts, the Coordination Center is expected to apply both CoIIN methods and collective impact principles by helping partners from different sectors align behind a shared agenda, coordinate activities, and use common measures of success while pursuing system-level changes.
Does the notice mention additional materials that clarify expectations?
Yes. The announcement references supplemental materials such as a glossary and a model of the working relationship to clarify roles and terminology.
What is the listed award ceiling and how should it be interpreted?
The award ceiling is listed as 0 in the source data. This typically signals that the ceiling was not specified in that particular data extract rather than indicating there is no funding.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the full announcement.
What is the overall purpose of this grant in plain terms?
The overall purpose is to create a national coordination and technical assistance hub that organizes shared learning and improvement work so ECCS Impact grantees and their communities can strengthen early childhood systems, improve developmental and family well-being outcomes, and demonstrate measurable population-level progress over time.
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