Grants / Department of Health and Human Services / Administration for Children and Families

Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grant

Open Closes November 20, 2026 (20 days left) Opportunity HHS-2026-ACF-ECD-TP-0039

• Award ceiling$15.0 million
• Award floor$500,000
• Expected awards25
• Total funding$224 million
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

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Who can apply

This opportunity is open to state and local governments.

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

Specific states and territories are eligible and 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.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

This NOFO is modified. The webinar link was changed and the ECD website address changed. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), seeks applications for the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grant: Strategic Measurement, Analytics, and Results using Technology. This funding opportunity will support states and territories to make targeted, one-year investments in statewide early care and education (ECE) technology and analytic data infrastructure that advance PDG B-5 purposes, including strengthening coordination across the mixed-delivery system, improving program quality and access, supporting informed family choice, and using data to better understand and address the needs of children from birth through age five. Applicants will propose a focused, feasible investment that strengthens the state's ability to generate actionable information for decision-making and produces a measurable result by the end of the project period.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

How to apply

1. Read the full notice and attachments on Grants.gov. The notice is the official source for deadlines and requirements.
2. Make sure your organization has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID; registration can take several weeks.
3. Register on Grants.gov and submit through Workspace before the deadline and time given in the notice. Our application guide walks through each step.

Questions go to Administration for Children and Families, Richard.Gonzales@acf.hhs.gov, 202-690-5840.

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