Funding-ACF -
National Center on Parent, Family and Community Engagement; July 20, 2015
Agency
Department
of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Description
The
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS) in partnership
with the Office of Child Care (OCC) announces the availability of an estimated
$6,500,000 to be competitively awarded for a National Center on Parent, Family
and Community Engagement. The Center will disseminate high-quality,
research-informed resources and provide training and technical assistance
associated with family well-being, effective family and community engagement,
and children’s school readiness. The Center will help programs support pregnant
women and families with children ages birth to 5 years old. The Center’s work
will include, but will not be limited to, integrated and systemic family
engagement approaches, relationship building practices with families, consumer
education, family leadership, family financial stability, and individualized
support for families facing adversity. Training and technical assistance (T/TA)
will be delivered to Head Start and Early Head Start agencies, state child care
agencies, and in other early care and education settings across regions,
states, tribes, and territories. In addition, the Center will maximize the use
of previously developed, web-based materials and resources that are consistent
with OHS and OCC national priorities. The Center will work collaboratively and
cooperatively with the other national OHS and OCC T/TA Centers and with ACF's
regional offices. Because of the complex work the Center will conduct, the
grantee will be expected to bring together a partnership and/or consortium of
knowledgeable partners within the field of parent, family, and community
engagement. The Center’s work should be research/evidence informed as well as
practical in application by way of training and technical assistance within the
field of parent, family and community engagement.
Announcement
Number:
HHS-2015-ACF-OHS-HC-0999
Closing
Date:
Jul
20, 2015
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=276671
Contact
Information
Sharon Yandian
(888) 242-0684