Description The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) anticipates soliciting applications for Behavioral Interventions Scholars awards to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are using approaches grounded in behavioral science or behavioral economics to examine research questions of relevance to social services programs and policies. These awards are meant to build capacity in the research field to apply a behavioral science or behavioral...
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Estimated Total Program Funding $100,000 Expected Number of Awards 4 Award Ceiling $25,000 Award Floor $20,000
Eligible Applicants - 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 - Others Additional Eligibility 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...”. Eligible U.S. entities are the universities at which a graduate student scholar is enrolled.Applicants will be required to subm...
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Funding Type Grant Categories of Funding Activity - Income Security and Social Services Opportunity Type Discretionary
Grantor Contact Information Elizabeth.Karberg@acf.hhs.gov Other Grantor Informaiton Elizabeth Karberg Elizabeth.Karberg@acf.hhs.gov