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Embedding quality improvement in child care contracts to improve access to high quality care

Award Number: 90YE0315
ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF PLANNING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
OPDIV: ACF
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2029

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Embedding quality improvement in child care contracts to improve access to high quality care - This award funds a research partnership between the Trustees of Boston University and the Massachusetts (MA) Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agency to add to our knowledge about the efficacy of child care subsidy programs and quality improvement initiatives in increasing families’ access to quality child care. The state of MA uses contracts and grants to allocate subsidized care to serve a high proportion of children eligible for subsidy through contracts and, in 2024, MA rebid all contracts. The FY24 MA Partnership is evaluating the impacts of contracts with embedded quality investments on the availability, quality, and families’ utilization of subsidized care and identify potential sources of administrative burden or other unintended consequences that can be reduced as part of the state’s continuous quality improvement (CQI) process. This research will provide important information about the use of contracts for child care subsidies and can inform subsidy programs at the state and national level.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $399,999 )
2025	2025	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Child Care and Development Block Grant	00	2	9/16/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$399,999
2025	2024	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Child Care and Development Block Grant	01	1	9/8/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $399,999

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $399,991 )
2024	2024	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Child Care and Development Block Grant	00	1	8/29/2024	NEW	$399,991
														Subtotal = $399,991

Grand Total All Awards = $799,990

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Embedding quality improvement in child care contracts to improve access to high quality care

Award Number: 90YE0315

ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF PLANNING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

OPDIV: ACF

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2029

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