TO: Faculty and Staff
FROM: The Research Office and the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs
SUBJECT: Grant Opportunities 1 May 2015
All applications developed in response to a funding announcement are to be routed through the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs (OSRP) for university approval before being released to the external agency. For more information or to inform us of your intent to submit, please contact our office directly at sdudley@uncfsu.edu.
Dr. Daryush Ila, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Tech Transfer Officer & RSO dila@uncfsu.edu x 2417
Dr. Leslie Evelyn, Director of Sponsored Research and Programs, aevelyn@uncfsu.edu x 1644
Shenetta Dudley, Pre-Award Administrator sdudley@uncfsu.edu x1570
Carolyn Harris, Post Award Administrator charri35@uncfsu.edu x 2612
Dwane Hodges, Budget Officer dhodges1@uncfsu.edu x 1645
Carla Raineri Padilla, Compliance & Export Control Officer, cpadilla@uncfsu.edu x 1569
Secondary Analyses of Data on Early Care and Education
HHS-2015-ACF-OPRE-YE-1009
Synopsis:
Analyzing existing data sets provides researchers an efficient and cost-effective method for answering critical research questions. Grants for Secondary Analyses of Data on Child Care and Early Education will provide funding to address key questions that will inform both policymakers and future research. Existing data, which may have been collected for other purposes, have the potential to answer questions relevant to the goals and outcomes of the programs administered through the Administration for Children and Families, and in particular the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Data of various types and from a number of sources may be mined for these purposes. Some examples of national datasets that are candidates for secondary analyses include, but are not limited to: the National Survey of Early Care and Education, the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, National Longitudinal Study of Youth, and the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study. In addition, national-level or state-level administrative and systems data (e.g., ACF-801 Monthly Child Care Data; State Workforce Registries; Data on Quality Ratings and Improvement Systems; State Licensing and Program Monitoring Data) and primary research and evaluation data are all candidates for secondary analyses. The datasets may be used by themselves, in conjunction with other data or combined to best address the key research questions proposed. Research partnerships that include the CCDF administrator, Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) implementation leaders, other State and local owners of relevant administrative and systems data may be particularly fruitful for gaining access to datasets and addressing important research questions. In order to move the field forward regarding these questions, it is essential to assess the evidence already contained in existing data. The specific goals of the Secondary Analyses of Data on Child Care and Early Education Grants are: To address issues of current relevance to decision makers at the local, State, and national levels. Topics of particular interest for these grants are: (1) measurement of quality; (2) subsidy policies and parents; access to high quality early care and education for their children; (3) qualifications, certification and credentialing of child care teachers and caregivers and its relationship to quality care and interactions between caregivers/teachers and children in support of children’s development, especially for those working with infants and toddlers; (4) interplay between family and child characteristics, employment status, and choices of care; (5) child care characteristics and child and family outcomes; (6) implementation assessment (or process evaluation) of programs / initiatives; (7) effectiveness of state systems in monitoring and maintaining standards of care, and relationship between qualification of monitors/inspectors and the effectiveness of monitoring systems; (8) cost-benefit / cost-effectiveness analyses of child care initiatives; (9) collaboration, coordination, and alignment of services among early care and education programs; (10) characteristics of early care and education programs (center-based and home-based) and their relationship to indicators of program quality; and, (11) characteristics of early care and education (ECE) programs (type of ECE, affordability, flexibility) available to children from low-income households, of diverse race, ethnicity, and primary language, and of different ages
Eligible Institutions: Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Closing Date: 29 June, 2015
Program Funding: $2,530,000
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $75,000
Cost Sharing/Matching: NO
Link to the Solicitation:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=276250
Agency: HHS- Administration of Children and Families
Art Works II
2015NEA01AW2
Synopsis:
An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY 2016 categories: Art Works or Challenge America. The Arts Endowment’s support of the project may start on or after June 1, 2016. Generally, a period of performance of up to two years is allowed. Grant Program Description The guiding principle of “Art Works” is at the center of everything we do at the NEA. “Art Works” refers to three things: the works of art themselves, the ways art works on audiences, and the fact that art is work for the artists and arts professionals who make up the field. Art works by enhancing the value of individuals and communities, by connecting us to each other and to something greater than ourselves, and by empowering creativity and innovation in our society and economy. The arts exist for beauty itself, but they also are an inexhaustible source of meaning and inspiration. The NEA recognizes these catalytic effects of excellent art, and the key role that arts and design organizations play in revitalizing them. To deepen and extend the arts’ value, including their ability to foster new connections and to exemplify creativity and innovation, we welcome projects that:
Are likely to prove transformative with the potential for meaningful change, whether in the development or enhancement of new or existing art forms, new approaches to the creation or presentation of art, or new ways of engaging the public with art;
Are distinctive, offering fresh insights and new value for their fields and/or the public through unconventional solutions; and
Have the potential to be shared and/or emulated, or are likely to lead to other advances in the field.
Beyond encouraging projects that demonstrate these characteristics, we want to achieve the following four objectives through the Art Works category:
Creation: The creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence,
Engagement: Public engagement with diverse and excellent art,
Learning: Lifelong learning in the arts, and
Livability: The strengthening of communities through the arts.
Eligible Institutions: Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Closing Date: 23 June, 2015
Program Funding: discretionary
Award Ceiling: $100,000
Award Floor: $15,000
Cost Sharing/Matching: YES
Link to the Solicitation:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=276251
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts