Behavioral Interventions Scholars
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OPRE
Assistance Listings
- 93.647 -- Social Services Research and Demonstration
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
This Notice of Funding Opportunity has been modified to change the application submission due date from 5/31/22 to 6/30/22. The opportunity has also been modified to replace the requirement for a DUNS number with a System for Award Management Unique Entity Identifier.
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) anticipates soliciting applications for Behavioral Interventions Scholars grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are using approaches grounded in behavioral science or behavioral economics to...
examine specific research questions of relevance to social services programs and policies. These grants are meant to build capacity in the research field to apply a behavioral science or behavioral economics 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 will be required to demonstrate how their research is grounded in behavioral economics/behavioral science and 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 may be delineated in the full Notice of Funding Opportunity. For information about OPRE, please go to https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre. For information about related work ongoing within OPRE, please go to https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/behavioral-interventions-to-advance-self-sufficiency-bias-research-portfolio.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Business
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Government
- City or township governments
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- County governments
Miscellaneous
- Other
Education
- Independent school districts
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Additional information
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...”
Applicants will be required to submit a letter of support from the graduate student's mentor, acting as the project's Principal Investigator, that approves the application and provides a description of how the mentor will regularly monitor the student's work. Applications that do not include this letter will be disqualified from review and funding. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
Grantor contact information
Description
Kimberly Clum
Kimberly.Clum@acf.hhs.gov
Kimberly.Clum@acf.hhs.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Foa_Content_of_HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-PD-1917_modified_5-19.pdf | Foa_Content_of_HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-PD-1917 modified 5-19.pdf | May 19, 2022 04:18 PM UTC |
| Foa_Content_of_HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-PD-1917_3-16.pdf | Foa_Content_of_HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-PD-1917 3-16.pdf | Mar 16, 2022 05:17 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Archived: July 30, 2022
Award
$100,000
Program Funding
4
Expected awards
$20,000
Award Minimum
$25,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-PD-1917
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Income security and social services
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
4
Posted date:
March 30, 2021
Archive date:
July 30, 2022
