Behavioral Interventions Scholars
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is soliciting applications for Behavioral Interventions Scholars grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are using behavioral science approaches to examine specific
research questions of relevance to social service programs and policies.
These grants are meant to build capacity in the research field to apply a behavioral lens to issues facing poor and vulnerable families in the United States, and to foster mentoring relationships between faculty members and high-quality doctoral students.
Applicants are required to demonstrate the applicability of their research to practice or policy serving low-income children, adults, and families, especially those that seek to improve their well-being.
Specific topics of interest will be delineated in the full funding opportunity announcement.
For information about OPRE, please go to https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre.
For information about related work ongoing within OPRE, please go to http://go.usa.gov/xke9g.
These grants are meant to build capacity in the research field to apply a behavioral lens to issues facing poor and vulnerable families in the United States, and to foster mentoring relationships between faculty members and high-quality doctoral students.
Applicants are required to demonstrate the applicability of their research to practice or policy serving low-income children, adults, and families, especially those that seek to improve their well-being.
Specific topics of interest will be delineated in the full funding opportunity announcement.
For information about OPRE, please go to https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre.
For information about related work ongoing within OPRE, please go to http://go.usa.gov/xke9g.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Children and Families
Estimated Funding: $100,000
Office: Administration for Children and Families
Estimated Funding: $100,000
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2017-ACF-OPRE-PD-1201
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Under section 1110(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act, eligibility is open to “...States and public and other organizations and agencies for paying part of the cost of research or demonstration projects such as those...which will help improve the administration and effectiveness of programs carried on or assisted under the Social Security Act and programs related thereto...” Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2017-ACF-OPRE-PD-1201
Contact:
ACF Applications Help Deskapp_support@acf.hhs.gov
Agency Email Description:
ACF Applications Help Desk
Agency Email:
app_support@acf.hhs.gov
Date Posted:
2017-05-09
Application Due Date:
2017-07-03
Archive Date:
2017-08-02
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