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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA Number: 93.647]
Announcement of the Award of a
Single-Source Program Expansion
Supplement Grant to Child Trends,
Inc., in Bethesda, MD
Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Announcement of the award of
a single-source expansion supplement
grant to Child Trends, Inc., in Bethesda,
MD, to support activities that promote
the economic and social well-being of
individuals, families, and communities.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation
(OPRE) announces the award of a singlesource expansion supplement award in
the amount of $120,000 to Child Trends,
Inc., in Bethesda, MD, to support
activities that will provide researchbased information to improve
understanding of how to promote the
economic and social well-being of
underserved and under-represented
populations.
DATES: September 30, 2014 through
September 29, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
Rivera, Social Science Research Analyst,
Office of Planning, Research &
Evaluation, Administration for Children
and Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade
SW., Washington, DC 20447; Telephone:
(202) 401–5506; Email: ann.rivera@
acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under this
grant program, Child Trends, Inc., a
non-profit, nonpartisan research center,
has established the National Research
Center on Hispanic Children and
Families, which brings together an
interdisciplinary team of academic and
organizational partners to provide
leadership in culturally competent
research that can inform policies
concerning low-income Hispanic
families and to foster significant
scholarship regarding the needs and
experiences of the Hispanic populations
throughout the nation. This ACFsponsored research center develops
research products and research-based
resources that aim to build research
capacity in the field and to improve
understanding of Hispanic populations
in order to inform policy development
and programmatic responses.
The award of a single-source
expansion supplement to this research
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center will support activities to develop
research-based resources to inform ACF
program offices, current and future ACF
grantees, and potential ACF grant
applicants about the characteristics and
needs of underserved and underrepresented populations.
Statutory Authority: Section 1110 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1310).
Melody Wayland,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of
Administration, Office of Financial Services/
Division of Grants Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Number: 93.647]
Announcement of the Award of a Single-Source Program Expansion
Supplement Grant to Child Trends, Inc., in Bethesda, MD
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Announcement of the award of a single-source expansion
supplement grant to Child Trends, Inc., in Bethesda, MD, to support
activities that promote the economic and social well-being of
individuals, families, and communities.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) announces the award of a
single-source expansion supplement award in the amount of $120,000 to
Child Trends, Inc., in Bethesda, MD, to support activities that will
provide research-based information to improve understanding of how to
promote the economic and social well-being of underserved and under-
represented populations.
DATES: September 30, 2014 through September 29, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Rivera, Social Science Research
Analyst, Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC
20447; Telephone: (202) 401-5506; Email: ann.rivera@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under this grant program, Child Trends,
Inc., a non-profit, nonpartisan research center, has established the
National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families, which
brings together an interdisciplinary team of academic and
organizational partners to provide leadership in culturally competent
research that can inform policies concerning low-income Hispanic
families and to foster significant scholarship regarding the needs and
experiences of the Hispanic populations throughout the nation. This
ACF-sponsored research center develops research products and research-
based resources that aim to build research capacity in the field and to
improve understanding of Hispanic populations in order to inform policy
development and programmatic responses.
The award of a single-source expansion supplement to this research
center will support activities to develop research-based resources to
inform ACF program offices, current and future ACF grantees, and
potential ACF grant applicants about the characteristics and needs of
underserved and under-represented populations.
Statutory Authority: Section 1110 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1310).
Melody Wayland,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of Administration, Office of
Financial Services/Division of Grants Policy.
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