Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grant
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- Posted
- July 2, 2026
- Closes
- See announcement
- Award ceiling
- $15,000,000
- Award floor
- $500,000
- Program funding
- $224,000,000
- Expected awards
- 25
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.434
- Archives
- December 17, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.434 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $299.8M
- FY2025 obligated
- $307.4M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $220.6M
- Awards in window
- 104
Top recipients: Department of Education Arkansas, Indiana Family and Social Serv, Arizona Department of Education, Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026
Synopsis
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.
Who can apply
- 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.
How to apply
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