Funding-ACF -
National Center for Afterschool and Summer Enrichment; July 20, 2015
Agency
Department
of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families - OCC
Description
The
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces the availability of
approximately 2 million dollars to be competitively awarded for the purpose of
operating a National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment. The National
Center will develop and disseminate high-quality, research-informed-resources
and provide training and technical assistance (T/TA) to states, territories and
Tribes to support expanded access to and supply of high quality afterschool and
summer programs that foster children’s development and learning, especially for
low-income children and families. The Center will work with the Office of Child
Care (OCC) to design and implement a work plan that includes, but is not
limited to, working with CCDF agencies and their state and local partners to
identify needs and best practices that will help them expand quality learning
opportunities for school-age children; supporting state implementation of new
health, safety, and quality provisions in the Child Care and Development Block
Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014, as appropriate in school age care settings;
identifying and promoting family engagement approaches that positively involve
parents in afterschool and summer programs; and coordinating with early
childhood and school-age stakeholder groups and other federal programs to
maximize effective service delivery models. The National Center on Afterschool
and Summer Enrichment will be awarded as part of a group of six National
Centers. T/TA will be delivered to state child care agencies, and other early
care and education settings across regions, States, tribes and territories. In
addition, the National Center will maximize the use of previously developed
web-based material and resources that are consistent with OCC’s missions. The
National Center will work collaboratively and cooperatively with OCC National
T/TA Centers and ACF regional offices. Because of the complex work the National
Center will conduct, the grantee is encouraged to bring together a consortium
of knowledgeable partners within the field of school-age care and summer
learning. The National Center’s work should be research/evidence-informed as
well as practical in application, by way of T/TA within the field of school-age
care and summer learning.
Announcement
Number:
HHS-2015-ACF-OCC-TA-1000
Closing
Date:
Jul
20, 2015
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=276672
Contact
Information
Ginny Gipp
(202) 205-9478