PPHF 2016: National Early Child Care Collaboratives - Early Care and Education Statewide Collaboratives to Improve Nutrition, Breastfeeding Support, Physical Activity and Screen Time Practices for Obesity Prevention in Young Children | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

PPHF 2016: National Early Child Care Collaboratives is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continuation funding opportunity under HHS, focused on obesity prevention in young children by improving everyday practices in early care and education (ECE) settings. The project is framed around statewide collaboratives that help child care and early learning programs strengthen four core areas tied to healthy growth and weight: nutrition standards and food environments, breastfeeding support for infants and families, physical activity opportunities throughout the day, and reduced screen time with developmentally appropriate limits. In practical terms, the opportunity is meant to support coordinated, statewide work that helps ECE providers adopt and maintain healthier policies and routines, rather than relying on isolated, short-term interventions.

This opportunity is financed entirely through the 2016 Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), and it is issued as a cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement typically signals that CDC expects to be actively involved in the project beyond simply providing funds, often through technical assistance, shared planning, performance monitoring, and alignment with evidence-based approaches. The listing sits within the health funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 93.742. The opportunity category is listed as a continuation, meaning it is designed for recipients continuing an existing program or prior award work rather than a brand-new open competition, and the funding opportunity number is CDC RFA DP12-121505CONTPPHF16.

The emphasis on “statewide collaboratives” suggests a structured improvement approach where partners across a state work together to raise standards and implementation across many ECE sites at once. That can include state agencies, licensing and quality rating and improvement systems, public health partners, early childhood organizations, and other stakeholders that influence how child care programs operate. The goal is to change the settings where young children spend substantial time so that healthy eating, breastfeeding-friendly environments, active play, and limited screen exposure become routine and supported through policy, training, coaching, and aligned systems.

Key administrative details include an original and current closing date of April 21, 2016, with the opportunity created and posted on February 29, 2016. The eligible applicant category is noted as “Others,” with further clarification referenced in an additional eligibility field (not included in the provided text), which commonly indicates that eligibility may be limited to specific existing recipients, designated organizations, or entities meeting particular criteria tied to the continuation nature of the award. The award ceiling is shown as 0 and the expected number of awards is not specified in the provided fields, which can happen in continuation announcements where award amounts and counts depend on prior-year agreements, available appropriations, or recipient-specific budgets rather than a single advertised cap.

Overall, this grant opportunity supports sustained, statewide efforts to improve early childhood environments in ways that are strongly linked to obesity prevention. By targeting nutrition, breastfeeding support, physical activity, and screen time practices across ECE systems, it aims to help states and partners create consistent, scalable changes that reach young children early, when habits and growth trajectories are being established.

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