# FY 2025 Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) Systems-Building Grant

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2025-acf-ecd-tp-0016-fy-2025-preschool-development-grant-birth-through-five/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355578

> Administration for Children and Families offered grants of up to $15.0 million (at least $500,000) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 25 awards worth $222 million in total. Applications closed on December 1, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2025-ACF-ECD-TP-0016 |
| Agency | Administration for Children and Families |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 1, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $15.0 million |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 25 |
| Total funding | $222 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.434 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Certain Territories are also eligible for this Systems-Building Grant. Specific states and territories will be identified in the NOFO. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity.

## What the grant funds

This NOFO has been modified to update the scoring criteria, in Step 4, Application review. The Office of Early Childhood Development within the Administration for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services will be soliciting applications from eligible states and territories to carry out the Systems-Building Grant activities of the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) program. These PDG B-5 awards will support states and territories to build systems that strengthen early care and education (ECE) programs and increase parent access within a mixed delivery system based on a comprehensive, statewide birth to five needs assessment and strategic plan. Funding with be targeted to maximize parent choice and knowledge of the early care and education (ECE) mixed delivery system; support sharing of best practices among ECE provider to improve collaboration and efficiency of programs; and improve the quality of ECE programs.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2025-ACF-ECD-TP-0016 still open?

No. It closed on December 1, 2025. A newer notice is open: HHS-2026-ACF-ECD-TP-0039, closes November 20, 2026 (13 days left).

### Who can apply for FY 2025 Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) Systems-Building Grant?

Administration for Children and Families accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FY 2025 Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) Systems-Building Grant?

Closed December 1, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $15.0 million each. About $222 million in total across about 25 awards.

### Who has won Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Children & Family Services, New York Office of, North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services, Texas Workforce Commission. The program made 82 awards worth $1.5 billion in that time.