Administration for Children and Families Grant: Enhancing Child Care Consumer Education

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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care (OCC) is offering a grant to operate the National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website. This grant aims to provide high-quality child care consumer education information to families seeking child care services. The initiative will serve as a central point for families to access child care resources, make informed decisions, and receive provider-specific information on child care quality. The primary goal is to support families in selecting suitable child care options within their local communities. Applications are due by August 15, 2012.

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Opportunity ID: 180834

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General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: HHS-2012-ACF-OCC-LH-0554
Funding Opportunity Title:: National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website
Opportunity Category:: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Income Security and Social Services
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards:: 1
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 93.596 — Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: No
Version:: Synopsis 2
Posted Date:: Jun 29, 2012
Last Updated Date:: Jun 29, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Aug 15, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Aug 15, 2012
Archive Date:: Sep 14, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding:: $ 998,110
Award Ceiling:: $998,110
Award Floor:: $998,110

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:: Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:: Local governments; Regional organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (federally recognized); Indian/Native American Tribally designated organizations; Hispanic-Serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs); Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions.

Additional Information

Agency Name:: Administration for Children and Families – OCC
Description:: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care (OCC) announces the availability of funds to operate the National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website. The National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website will provide high quality, child care consumer education information to families searching for child care, and help families access child care in their local communities.Through the activities of this cooperative agreement, the OCC’s National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website will promote a central point of entry for families to locate child care services and provide resources to support them in making informed choices by providing consumer information and educational materials, including provider-specific information about the quality of child care, and where feasible, linking to local agencies.
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information:: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 2 Jun 29, 2012
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings: 93.596
Competition ID: HHS-2012-ACF-OCC-LH-0554
Competition Title: National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00129990
Opening Date: Jun 29, 2012
Closing Date: Aug 15, 2012
Agency Contact Information:: Tim Chappelle
Who Can Apply:: Organization Applicants
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Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
93.596 HHS-2012-ACF-OCC-LH-0554 National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website PKG00129990 Jun 29, 2012 Aug 15, 2012 View Tim Chappelle Organization Applicants

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