Closed · HHS-2012-ACF-OCC-LH-0554 · CFDA 93.596 · Discretionary

National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website

Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children and Families - OCC, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$998K-$998K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 15, 2012
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children and Families - OCC that offered $998,110 -- $998,110 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 21 other opportunities from Administration for Children and Families - OCC.

$998K-$998K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
93.596
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

National Child Care Consumer Education Referr… is closed (last close August 15, 2012). The parent program page for CFDA 93.596 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Administration for Children and Families - OCC still indexes 21 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 15, 2012

Posted Jun 29 Closes Aug 15

Est. Total Funding

$998,110

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care (OCC) announces the availability of funds to operate the National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website. The National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website will provide high quality, child care consumer education information to families searching for child care, and help families access child care in their local communities.Through the activities of this cooperative agreement, the OCC's National Child Care Consumer Education Referral Hotline and Website will promote a central point of entry for families to locate child care services and provide resources to support them in making informed choices by providing consumer information and educational materials, including provider-specific information about the quality of child care, and where feasible, linking to local agencies.

Wide-open applicant board · 13 Grants.gov doors

National Child Care Consumer Education Referr… prints 13 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Independent school districts; +9 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). Inside Administration for Children and Families - OCC's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov

What to do next

National Child Care Consumer Education Referr… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 93.596 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Administration for Children and Families - OCC lists 21 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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