Closed · HHS-2026-ACF-OFA-PG-0059 · CFDA 93.239;93.575;93.595;93.647 · Discretionary
National Research Center for Promoting Work and Strong Families
Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children and Families - OFA, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $2.7M-$2.9M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 31, 2026
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
National Research Center for Promoting Work and Strong Families is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children and Families - OFA that offered $2,700,000 -- $2,900,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 22 other opportunities from Administration for Children and Families - OFA.
- $2.7M-$2.9M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 93.239;93.575;93.595;93.647
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on August 31, 2026. CFDA 93.239;93.575;93.595;93.647 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $2,700,000 -- $2,900,000.
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 31, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$2,900,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) anticipates soliciting applications for a National Research Center for Promoting Work and Strong Families.The Center aims to improve the effectiveness of federal and state policies that promote the dignity of work, economic self-sufficiency, and family stability through marriage, responsible fatherhood, child care, and reduced dependency on public assistance. The Center will support rigorous, policy-relevant research and build stronger connections between researchers and policymakers in human services programs.The Center will carry out three core activities to achieve its goals:Fellowship program: Support in-residence fellows placed within ACF and other HHS offices to provide policy-relevant research expertise on work, earnings, family stability, child care, and human services programs.Extramural research grants: Oversee a competitive grant program to fund timely, actionable research aligned with ACF priorities. These priorities include: promoting the dignity of work, economic self-sufficiency, and family stability.Knowledge building and communication: Host in-person and virtual events. Produce policy-focused materials to make sure that research findings are accessible and actionable for federal, state, tribal, and local policymakers.The Center will emphasize research that promotes the dignity of work as a means to economic self-sufficiency and strong and stable families. This research will ideally help identify redundancies across government welfare programs and make sure that taxpayer dollars are used efficiently to help individuals and families rely less on public assistance. Activities must align with ACF"s statutory authorities and may not support diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEI/DEIA) activities, consistent with General Policies in this NOFO.ACF anticipates making one cooperative agreement award for a five-year project period. Activities must align with the statutory authorities supporting this NOFO. The recipient must be able to show, and ACF must be able to monitor, that funds appropriated were spent on activities that can be directly attributed to those required and allowed by each funding source.
Wide-open applicant board · 16 Grants.gov doors
National Research Center for Promoting Work a… prints 16 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +12 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). Inside Administration for Children and Families - OFA'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 04
- Special district governments
- Code 05
- Independent school districts
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 08
- Public / Indian housing authorities
- 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)
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
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
Amelia Popham amelia.popham@acf.hhs.gov
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