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Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grant

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From	Administration for Children and Families
Who can apply	state governments, others (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes	Specific states and territories are eligible and will be identified in the NOFO.
How much	$500K to $15 million per award; about 25 awards; $224 million total
Deadline	Fri, Nov 20, 2026 (28 days left)
Matching funds	Yes: you must put up some of your own money or in-kind match
Category	Income Security and Social Services
Type	Grant
Opportunity #	HHS-2026-ACF-ECD-TP-0039
Assistance listing	93.434
Posted	Mon, Sep 21, 2026

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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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