OpportunityTitle: Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Faith-based organizations are encouraged to review the ACF Policy on Grants to Faith-Based Organizations at: http: //www.acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.
Description: The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) is soliciting applications to award a cooperative agreement that will support ongoing operations, maintenance, and enhancements to the Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse (www.opressrc.org). The SSRC is a research clearinghouse whose principal aim is to gather, catalog, store, and disseminate high-quality research and evaluation studies on various topics related to low-income families and self-sufficiency, including TANF, employment and training, child and family well-being, poverty, and other anti-poverty strategies. The SSRC is a hub for information on programs, practice, and research on low-income families and programs to promote self-sufficiency. The SSRC seeks to be valuable to researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, and assist all three groups in accessing and using high-quality research, as well as offer opportunities for networking. The grantee will be expected to maintain and enhance the SSRC&apos;s current array of offerings for a broad audience. At the same time, the grantee will continue the SSRC&apos;s emphasis on evidence-based policymaking, technological innovations, and different methods of interaction among potential SSRC users, which demands that the grantee not only satisfy the needs of the SSRC&apos;s current audience, but will also anticipate the needs of future users. It is expected that under the award, the SSRC will continue as a leader in the collection and curation of a research library, and will also add value to the user experience, expand opportunities for networking and learning, and serve as a model for other research clearinghouses. In the application, potential grantees must emphasize their vision and strategies for promoting the continuation of the SSRC&apos;s activities. At a minimum, the grantee must be able to maintain the successful aspects of the SSRC. ACF is placing significant emphasis on the grantee&apos;s creative, innovative, and cutting-edge strategies in the areas of technology, dissemination, and engagement with and among the various SSRC audiences. At a minimum, the grantee will be expected to document their technological capacity. A successful grantee must demonstrate significant skills and substantial ability in conceptualizing, strategizing, and implementing a clear vision for the next 5 years of the SSRC. The recipient of the cooperative agreement will have access to all work products from the cooperative agreement ending September 29, 2016.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: ACF Applications Help Desk
GrantorContactText: ACF Applications Help Desk&lt;br/&gt;app_support@acf.hhs.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.