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

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

Administration for Children and Families

Published: Sep 21, 2026

Updated: Sep 22, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a grants contract in the information and communication technology, health and medical services and education and training sectors, with a focus on Scholarships. Located in United States, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through Grants.gov, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for grants in the information and communication technology sector. Grant applications generally require a detailed project proposal, a clear results framework, and evidence of the applicant's capacity to deliver the proposed activities. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

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. Agency: Administration for Children and Families CFDA: 93.434 Eligible Applicants: 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. Applicant Types: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); State governments Cost Sharing: Yes Contact: Administration for Children and Families Email: Richard.Gonzales@acf.hhs.gov

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from Grants.gov and was originally published on September 21, 2026. Last refreshed today. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Administration for Children and Families

Administration for Children and Families has issued 2 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 1 currently open and 0 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Education & Training, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning, and Health & Medical. All notices are published for United States. Notices are distributed via Grants.gov. Most recent publication: September 21, 2026.

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This notice was issued by Administration for Children and Families in United States. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Grants contract in the Information & Communication Technology sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United States. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.