Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2025 ACF ECD TP 0016
The FY 2025 Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) Systems-Building Grant is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), administered through ACF's Office of Early Childhood Development. It is designed to help eligible states and select U.S. territories strengthen and better coordinate their early childhood systems serving children from birth through age five. The overall emphasis is on systems-building: improving how programs, services, and funding streams work together across a state's early care and education (ECE) landscape rather than simply expanding one program in isolation.
At its core, the grant supports states and territories in building and refining an integrated early childhood infrastructure grounded in two key planning tools: a comprehensive statewide birth-to-five needs assessment and a strategic plan. Using these as the foundation, funded jurisdictions are expected to strengthen ECE programs and make it easier for families to understand, navigate, and access a mixed delivery system. A mixed delivery system generally refers to the combination of public and private ECE options available in a state or territory, which can include child care centers, family child care homes, Head Start, state-funded pre-K, and other community-based early learning settings. The grant priorities highlight improving parent knowledge and maximizing parent choice, meaning families should have clearer information about available options and fewer barriers to selecting the care and education setting that best fits their needs.
The funding is also intended to promote better collaboration among ECE providers and agencies by encouraging the sharing of best practices and improving coordination and efficiency across programs. Practically, that can include efforts that reduce duplication, align standards and supports, improve communication across systems, and create more consistent approaches to quality improvement. Another central aim is raising the quality of ECE programs statewide by strengthening systems that support providers, such as coordinated quality initiatives, professional development alignment, and broader cross-program strategies that help programs improve and sustain quality.
Eligibility is limited to state governments and certain territories, with the specific eligible jurisdictions to be identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The opportunity explicitly excludes applications from individuals, including sole proprietorships, as well as foreign entities; those submissions will be disqualified from merit review and funding. The opportunity is cataloged under CFDA 93.434 and is categorized under Income Security and Social Services.
Key funding details include an application closing date of December 1, 2025 (original closing date listed), an award ceiling of $15,000,000 per award, and an anticipated total of 25 awards. The funding opportunity number is HHS-2025-ACF-ECD-TP-0016, and it was created on November 18, 2025.Apply for HHS 2025 ACF ECD TP 0016
- The Administration for Children and Families in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2025 Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) Systems-Building Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.434.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-11-18.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-12-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $15,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Others.
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FY 2025 PDG B-5 Systems-Building Grant (HHS-2025-ACF-ECD-TP-0016) FAQs
1. What is the FY 2025 Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) Systems-Building Grant?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is administered through ACF's Office of Early Childhood Development and focuses on helping eligible states and select U.S. territories strengthen and better coordinate early childhood systems serving children from birth through age five.
2. What is the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The main purpose is systems-building: improving how early care and education (ECE) programs, services, and funding streams work together across a state's or territory's birth-to-five landscape, rather than expanding a single program in isolation.
3. Which age group does the grant focus on?
The grant focuses on children from birth through age five.
4. What does "systems-building" mean in the context of this grant?
Systems-building refers to strengthening and refining an integrated early childhood infrastructure across a state or territory. The emphasis is on coordination, efficiency, and alignment across programs and agencies so families can better access services and providers can better collaborate and improve quality.
5. What are the two key planning tools emphasized by the grant?
The grant is grounded in (1) a comprehensive statewide birth-to-five needs assessment and (2) a strategic plan. These are intended to serve as the foundation for systems-building and coordination activities.
6. What is a mixed delivery system in early care and education?
A mixed delivery system generally refers to the combination of public and private ECE options available in a state or territory. Examples mentioned include child care centers, family child care homes, Head Start, state-funded pre-K, and other community-based early learning settings.
7. How does the grant aim to help families?
Funded jurisdictions are expected to make it easier for families to understand, navigate, and access the mixed delivery system. The grant priorities include improving parent knowledge and maximizing parent choice by providing clearer information about available options and reducing barriers to selecting the setting that best fits a family's needs.
8. How does the grant support coordination across ECE programs and agencies?
The opportunity encourages collaboration among ECE providers and agencies through sharing best practices and improving coordination and efficiency. This can include reducing duplication, aligning standards and supports, improving communication across systems, and creating more consistent approaches to quality improvement.
9. Is improving quality of ECE programs part of the grant focus?
Yes. A central aim is raising the quality of ECE programs statewide by strengthening the systems that support providers, such as coordinated quality initiatives, alignment of professional development, and broader cross-program strategies that help programs improve and sustain quality.
10. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to state governments and certain U.S. territories. The specific eligible jurisdictions are expected to be identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
11. Are individuals or sole proprietorships allowed to apply?
No. The opportunity explicitly excludes applications from individuals, including sole proprietorships. Those submissions will be disqualified from merit review and funding.
12. Are foreign entities eligible to apply?
No. Foreign entities are explicitly excluded, and submissions from foreign entities will be disqualified from merit review and funding.
13. Which federal department and office administer this grant?
The grant is within HHS, through ACF, and is administered by ACF's Office of Early Childhood Development.
14. What is the CFDA number for this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is cataloged under CFDA 93.434.
15. How is this opportunity categorized?
It is categorized under Income Security and Social Services.
16. What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is HHS-2025-ACF-ECD-TP-0016.
17. What is the application closing date?
The application closing date listed is December 1, 2025 (noted as the original closing date).
18. What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $15,000,000 per award.
19. How many awards are anticipated?
The opportunity anticipates a total of 25 awards.
20. When was this funding opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on November 18, 2025.
21. Does the grant focus on expanding a single ECE program?
No. The emphasis described is on systems-building across the ECE landscape, meaning improved coordination and integration across programs, services, and funding streams rather than expanding one program in isolation.
22. What kinds of practical systems improvements are referenced?
Examples mentioned include reducing duplication, aligning standards and supports, improving cross-system communication, sharing best practices, improving coordination and efficiency across programs, and creating more consistent approaches to quality improvement.
23. Where will the list of eligible jurisdictions be confirmed?
The specific eligible jurisdictions are expected to be identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
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