Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grant
This NOFO is modified. The webinar link was changed and the ECD website address changed. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), seeks applications for the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grant: Strategic Measurement, Analytics, and Results using Technology. This funding opportunity will support states and territories to make targeted, one-year investments in statewide early care and education (ECE) technology and analytic data infrastructure that advance PDG B-5 purposes, including strengthening coordination across the mixed-delivery system, improving program quality and access, supporting informed family choice, and using data to better understand and address the needs of children from birth through age five. Applicants will propose a focused, feasible investment that strengthens the state's ability to generate actionable information for decision-making and produces a measurable result by the end of the project period.
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Details
- Agency
- Administration for Children and FamiliesFind in source ↗
- Closes
- Nov 20, 2026Find in source ↗
- Award ceiling
- $15,000,000.00Find in source ↗
- Award floor
- $500,000.00Find in source ↗
- Award size
- $10M and upFind in source ↗
- Total program funding
- $224,000,000.00Find in source ↗
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026Find in source ↗
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2026-ACF-ECD-TP-0039Find in source ↗
- Assistance listing (ALN)
- 93.434Find in source ↗
- Eligible applicants
- State governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Find in source ↗
- Eligibility notes
- Specific states and territories are eligible and will be identified in the NOFO. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity.Find in source ↗
- Category
- Income Security and Social ServicesFind in source ↗
- Funding type
- GrantFind in source ↗
History
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