Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OPRE PR 1565
The Secondary Analyses of Strengthening Families Datasets opportunity is a discretionary federal funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), specifically through the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE). Its purpose is to support new research projects that do not collect new data, but instead analyze existing, archived datasets from major federal evaluations focused on healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood. The goal is to generate additional evidence that can help policymakers and practitioners strengthen family relationships, improve outcomes for children and parents, and support economic stability, particularly in low-income populations.
Funding is provided through cooperative agreements, meaning awardees should expect a more collaborative relationship with the federal project office than a typical grant might involve. OPRE plans to make up to ten awards, with an award ceiling of $75,000 per project. The opportunity is categorized under Income Security and Social Services (CFDA 93.086). The original application deadline listed for this announcement was October 11, 2019, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.
The research must rely on secondary analysis of one or more of three specific datasets: Building Strong Families (BSF), Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM), and Parents and Children Together (PACT). These datasets come from large-scale, federally sponsored impact studies that evaluated programs intended to improve couple relationships, marital stability, relationship skills, and father involvement. Because these were rigorous evaluation studies, the datasets generally include structured measures and study designs that allow researchers to examine program impacts, mediators and mechanisms of change, subgroup differences, and measurement questions that are hard to address with smaller or less detailed data sources.
A central expectation is that applicants show they understand the data they plan to use. In practical terms, OPRE is looking for proposals where the research team can demonstrate familiarity with the structure of the BSF, SHM, and/or PACT files, along with the underlying sampling approach, study methodology, variable construction, and key measures. Since the work depends entirely on the quality and correct use of existing records, reviewers will likely pay close attention to whether the proposed analyses are feasible with the available variables and whether the team can appropriately handle design features such as random assignment, clustered sampling, weighting, attrition, and baseline equivalence where relevant.
The topics OPRE highlights are broadly tied to strengthening families, with emphasis on healthy marriage, relationship education, and responsible fatherhood in low-income contexts. The announcement specifically notes interest in research on mediators of program effects, meaning analyses that dig into the pathways through which interventions might influence outcomes (for example, changes in communication skills, conflict management, relationship quality, co-parenting, or father engagement). It also flags measurement issues as a priority area, including how healthy marriage and relationship education outcomes are measured for low-income families, and how father involvement is captured and interpreted in low-income populations. While these are named examples, the opportunity leaves room for other secondary analysis questions as long as they are clearly tied to strengthening families and improving parent and child well-being and economic stability.
Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of public and private entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, and municipal governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and certain tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. The announcement indicates the competition is essentially open to many entity types, subject to any additional clarifications that may have appeared in the full eligibility text of the notice.
Overall, this funding opportunity is designed for researchers who can make strong use of well-known federal evaluation datasets to answer policy-relevant questions about how relationship and fatherhood-focused programs work, for whom they work best, and how outcomes should be measured and interpreted in low-income family contexts. The relatively modest budget cap and the focus on archived data signal that OPRE is aiming for targeted, efficient studies that can produce publishable findings and practical insights without the time and expense of primary data collection.Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OPRE PR 1565
- 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 Strengthening Families Datasets" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.086.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 12, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 11, 2019 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, 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 $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 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, Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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