Deadline: 27-Jun-22
The Administration for Children and Families- OPRE is now inviting applications for its Career Pathways Data Analysis Grants to support secondary analysis of data collected to rigorously evaluate a collection of career pathways programs.
Career pathways programs provide post-secondary education and training organized as a series of manageable steps leading to successively higher credentials and employment opportunities in growing occupations. Programs also provide financial, academic, and non-academic support to help primarily non-traditional students with low incomes enroll and persist in education.
Purposes
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The four statutory purposes of TANF are as follows:
- Assist needy families so that children can be cared for in their own homes;
- End the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;
- Prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and
- Encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families
Goals
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The specific goals of the Career Pathways Secondary Data Analysis Grants are to support the following:
- Better understand the effectiveness of career pathways programs in meeting TANF’s second statutory purpose—to end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation and employment;
- Examine research questions relevant to career pathways programs’ goals and objectives related to TANF’s aim to promote job preparation and employment;
- Augment OPRE's multi-pronged evaluation of career pathways programs by focusing on particular questions relevant to TANF agencies; TANF-funded services including career pathways; key program implementation characteristics; mediators and moderators of career pathways programs; and measurement of key constructs related to career pathways programs, such as innovative approaches to basic skills education and/or occupational training for TANF recipients, provision of supportive services, career progress, and job quality;
- Support research to inform and improve career pathways program design, implementation, and performance, and the delivery of related TANF-funded services;
- Address issues of current relevance to decision-makers at the local, state, and national levels to inform policy decisions and solutions, particularly those related to career pathways for TANF recipients and adults eligible for or at risk of Tanf receipt.
Funding Information
- Funding Instrument Type: CA (Cooperative Agreement)
- Estimated Total Funding: $300,000
- Expected Number of Awards: 4
- Award Ceiling: $75,000 Per Budget Period
- Award Floor: $50,000 Per Budget Period
- Average Projected Award Amount: $75,000 Per Budget Period
- Anticipated Project Start Date: 09/30/2022
- Length of Project Periods: 24-month project period with two 12-month budget periods
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- The applicant eligibility is unrestricted except for provisions noted in this section.
- 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.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335622