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

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

Agency: Administration for Children and Families

Assistance Listings: 93.434 -- Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grants

Last Updated: September 23, 2026

Description

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.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

State governments

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Specific states and territories are eligible and will be identified in the NOFO. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity.

Grantor contact information

Description

Richard Gonzales Richard.Gonzales@acf.hhs.gov

Email

Richard.Gonzales@acf.hhs.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
Full_Announcement_hhs-2026-acf-ecd-tp-0039.pdf	Full Announcement hhs-2026-acf-ecd-tp-0039.pdf	Sep 21, 2026 10:11 PM UTC
Full_Announcement_hhs-2026-acf-ecd-tp-0039_1.pdf	Full Announcement hhs-2026-acf-ecd-tp-0039 (1).pdf	Sep 23, 2026 07:06 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Closing: November 20, 2026

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$224,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$500,000

Award Minimum

$15,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HHS-2026-ACF-ECD-TP-0039

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Income security and social services

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

September 21, 2026

Archive date:

December 20, 2026