Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2011 ACF OPRE PH 0146
Apply for HHS 2011 ACF OPRE PH 0146
- The Administration for Children and Families in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tribal Research Center on Early Childhood under the Affordable Care Actaposs (ACA) Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program and the Head Start Actaposs Head Start and Early Head Start Programs )" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.508 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program 93.600 Head Start.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 5, 2011 and posted on Jun 23, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 1, 2011 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 430 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $600,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $600,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Faith based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
This discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) sought a single applicant to operate a Tribal Research Center for Early Childhood through a cooperative agreement. The purpose of the Center was to strengthen and improve research and evaluation focused on major ACF early childhood initiatives serving Tribal communities, specifically the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program and the Head Start and Early Head Start programs authorized under the Head Start Act. Rather than simply funding direct services, the grant was designed to build a structured hub of expertise that could guide, coordinate, and elevate the quality of evidence about what works in Tribal early childhood contexts.
At the core of the project was a strong emphasis on community-based participatory research and evaluation, meaning Tribal communities would not be treated as passive study sites but as active partners shaping questions, methods, interpretation, and use of findings. The Center was expected to provide leadership that promotes research approaches grounded in Tribal priorities, cultural knowledge, and local definitions of success. In practice, this meant helping identify and develop effective practices and systems for implementing home visiting, Head Start, and Early Head Start in Tribal settings, and then evaluating those approaches in ways that are respectful, useful, and culturally meaningful.
A major expected contribution of the Center was to help define and measure outcomes and processes that matter in Tribal communities. Many mainstream evaluation frameworks do not fully capture culturally rooted indicators of healthy development, family wellbeing, community strengths, or program quality as experienced locally. The Center was therefore expected to support the creation or refinement of culturally meaningful measures, along with research processes that reflect appropriate Tribal governance, data stewardship expectations, and community protocols. The overall intent was to produce evidence that is both rigorous and relevant, so that programs can improve while also reinforcing cultural continuity and community-defined goals.
Capacity building was another central aim. The announcement highlighted two parallel capacity needs: building research capacity within Tribal communities and building the capacity of researchers to conduct high-quality research and evaluation in true partnership with Tribal communities. That includes developing skills, tools, relationships, and infrastructure that allow Tribes and Tribal organizations to engage more fully in evaluation and learning, while also ensuring outside researchers understand how to work appropriately in Tribal contexts, including collaboration norms, community engagement, and respectful research practices.
The award structure and funding details reflected a single, focused national effort. ACF anticipated making one award with an estimated total funding amount of $600,000, with an award ceiling of $600,000 and no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funding instrument type was a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial federal involvement in project direction and implementation compared with a standard grant. The funding activity category was listed as Income Security and Social Services, and the opportunity was associated with CFDA numbers 93.508 (ACA Tribal MIECHV) and 93.600 (Head Start).
Eligibility was broad across organizational types, including nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. Faith-based and community organizations that met standard eligibility requirements were explicitly eligible. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships were not eligible to apply or receive an award under this announcement.
Administratively, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2011 ACF OPRE PH 0146) was posted June 23, 2011, with an application deadline of August 1, 2011. Applications submitted through Grants.gov were required to be filed by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The archive date was December 23, 2011, and the listing provided an ACF Applications Help Desk contact for access issues with the full announcement (appsupport@acf.hhs.gov). Overall, the grant aimed to create a central, collaborative engine for learning and evidence-building that could improve early childhood systems in Tribal communities through culturally grounded, partnership-based research and evaluation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This was a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) to support a Tribal Research Center for Early Childhood through a cooperative agreement.
What was the purpose of the Tribal Research Center for Early Childhood?
The purpose was to strengthen and improve research and evaluation focused on major ACF early childhood initiatives serving Tribal communities, with an emphasis on producing evidence about what works in Tribal early childhood contexts.
Which programs and initiatives were the Center expected to focus on?
The Center was intended to focus specifically on research and evaluation connected to the ACA Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program and the Head Start and Early Head Start programs authorized under the Head Start Act.
Was this grant intended to fund direct services?
No. The opportunity was designed to build a structured hub of expertise to guide, coordinate, and elevate the quality of research and evaluation, rather than to primarily fund direct service delivery.
How many awards did ACF anticipate making under this announcement?
ACF anticipated making one award, indicating a single, focused national effort.
What was the estimated total funding amount and maximum award size?
The estimated total funding amount was $600,000, and the award ceiling was also $600,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument type was a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial federal involvement in project direction and implementation compared with a standard grant.
What research approach was emphasized for this Center?
The Center was expected to emphasize community-based participatory research and evaluation, meaning Tribal communities would be active partners shaping research questions, methods, interpretation, and how findings are used.
How were Tribal communities expected to be involved in the research and evaluation?
Tribal communities were not intended to be treated as passive study sites. The Center was expected to promote approaches grounded in Tribal priorities, cultural knowledge, and local definitions of success, with community participation across the research and evaluation process.
What kinds of outcomes or measures was the Center expected to address?
The Center was expected to help define and measure outcomes and processes that matter in Tribal communities, including supporting the creation or refinement of culturally meaningful measures that better reflect locally experienced indicators of child development, family wellbeing, community strengths, and program quality.
Why did the announcement stress culturally meaningful measures?
The announcement noted that mainstream evaluation frameworks may not fully capture culturally rooted indicators valued by Tribal communities. The Center was therefore expected to support measures and evaluation processes that are rigorous while also relevant and culturally meaningful.
What did the opportunity say about data stewardship and governance?
The Center was expected to support research processes that reflect appropriate Tribal governance, data stewardship expectations, and community protocols.
What was the capacity-building goal of the Center?
Capacity building was a central aim in two directions: (1) building research capacity within Tribal communities, and (2) building the capacity of researchers to conduct high-quality research and evaluation in true partnership with Tribal communities.
What kinds of capacity-building needs were highlighted?
The opportunity described developing skills, tools, relationships, and infrastructure so Tribes and Tribal organizations can engage more fully in evaluation and learning, while also ensuring researchers understand appropriate collaboration norms, community engagement, and respectful research practices in Tribal contexts.
What was the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category was listed as Income Security and Social Services.
What CFDA numbers were associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity was associated with CFDA 93.508 (ACA Tribal MIECHV) and CFDA 93.600 (Head Start).
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility included nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. Faith-based and community organizations meeting standard eligibility requirements were explicitly eligible.
Who was not eligible to apply?
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships were not eligible to apply or receive an award under this announcement.
What was the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number was HHS 2011 ACF OPRE PH 0146.
When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted on June 23, 2011. The application deadline was August 1, 2011.
What was the Grants.gov submission deadline time?
Applications submitted through Grants.gov were required to be filed by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
What was the archive date for the opportunity?
The archive date was December 23, 2011.
Where could applicants get help accessing the full announcement if they had technical issues?
The listing provided an ACF Applications Help Desk contact for access issues: appsupport@acf.hhs.gov.
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