Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2022 ACF OPRE YR 0058
The Secondary Analyses of Head Start and Early Head Start Data grant opportunity is a discretionary research funding competition offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE). The purpose is to fund researchers to use existing (already-collected) data to answer important questions that matter for Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) program policies, operations, and outcomes. Instead of paying for new data collection, these grants emphasize secondary analysis as a faster and more cost-effective way to generate actionable evidence that can guide program improvement, inform administrators and policymakers, and shape future research priorities across early childhood systems.
The opportunity is grounded in the long-standing research tradition of Head Start and Early Head Start. Since the programs began, HS and EHS have partnered with universities, research firms, and local programs to build strong evaluation and continuous learning practices, including systematic data collection and careful interpretation of findings. OPRE is looking to extend the value of those investments by encouraging researchers to re-examine rich national and program-level datasets to produce new insights, particularly those that can directly support program quality, effectiveness, and equity.
ACF highlights a wide set of priority research topics. These include workforce issues such as building, recruiting, and retaining qualified staff, improving staff competencies through professional development, and supporting staff wellness. They also include improving equity-focused approaches to reach, recruit, enroll, and retain families, especially families with the greatest needs. Additional topic areas include understanding facilitators and barriers to implementing new programs or expanding existing HS/EHS services; strengthening quality measurement and continuous quality improvement systems; analyzing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on programs, families, and recovery efforts; and improving coordination between Head Start and broader state, territorial, or local early care and education and social service systems. ACF also signals strong interest in analyses that better address services for families experiencing homelessness, families involved in the child welfare system, and children with disabilities. Cost and financing questions are also explicitly encouraged, including the costs of delivering HS services and the blending or braiding of funding across sources. Finally, OPRE welcomes studies that identify specific practices or experiences within HS programs that are linked to better child and family outcomes, including approaches that support family health, mental health, economic self-sufficiency, and related needs.
A major emphasis of the announcement is equity and a strength-based perspective. ACF is particularly interested in secondary analyses that shed light on the experiences of historically underserved or marginalized communities, and that elevate the perspectives of Head Start staff and families. The opportunity specifically calls out interest in research that supports the unique strengths and needs of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) communities and American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start children, families, and staff.
The grant points applicants toward several high-value datasets that can be used for secondary analysis. Examples listed include the Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), the AIAN FACES, the Early Head Start FACES, the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Study, the Study of Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships, and the National Survey of Early Care and Education. OPRE also notes the Office of Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) as a key administrative dataset, along with administrative data from Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5) state or territory grant recipients. The intent is to encourage researchers to use these established sources to answer timely policy and program questions without needing to start from scratch.
In terms of structure, this opportunity was posted as Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2022 ACF OPRE YR 0058 under CFDA 93.600 (Income Security and Social Services). A broad range of organizations are eligible to apply, including state, county, and local governments; public and private institutions of higher education; independent school districts; special district governments; tribal governments and tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and other entities as specified in the full eligibility language. The award ceiling listed is $100,000, with an anticipated total of 15 awards. The original application deadline was May 2, 2022, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the due date.
Overall, the program is designed to produce practical, policy-relevant findings by leveraging existing HS/EHS research and administrative datasets, with a clear preference for work that strengthens program quality and advances equity for children, families, and the workforce served by Head Start and Early Head Start.Apply for HHS 2022 ACF OPRE YR 0058
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OPRE in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Secondary Analyses of Head Start and Early Head Start Data" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.600.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 25, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 02, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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