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

Key facts

Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.

Program name

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

Issuing agency

Administration for Children and Families (Department of Health and Human Services)

Opportunity number

HHS-2026-ACF-ECD-TP-0039

Funding type

Grant

Funding purpose

Income Security and Social Services

Status

Open (posted)

Application deadline

Closes November 20, 2026(21 days left)Agency note: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.

Published award range

$500,000 – $15,000,000

Estimated total program funding

$224,000,000

Expected number of awards

25

Cost sharing or match required

Yes

Eligible applicants (official categories)

• State governments
• Others (see Additional Information on Eligibility)

Relevant to

Neither businesses nor nonprofits are listed

Geographic restrictions

None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.

Assistance Listing (CFDA)

93.434

Official source

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Application URL

www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363047 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.

Source identifier

Grants.gov opportunity ID 363047 · Funding opportunity number HHS-2026-ACF-ECD-TP-0039

Posted

September 21, 2026 · Source last updated September 23, 2026

Last verified

October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)

Data completeness

100% of key fields published by the source

Record confidence

highVerified against the official source; key fields present; no open issues.

Eligibility details (from the agency)

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.

Description (from the official listing)

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.

Agency contact

Richard Gonzales Richard.Gonzales@acf.hhs.gov
Richard.Gonzales@acf.hhs.gov