Child Development Research Fellowship Program , Funding Opportunity No. HHS-2004-ACF-OPRE-PH-0005

The purpose of this priority area is to announce the availability of funds for a cooperative agreement to sponsor a Child Development Research Fellowship that will allow child development professionals from the academic community the opportunity to actively participate in policy-relevant research activities associated with ACF programs. The goal of the fellowship program is to expose researchers to a policy environment and thereby to expand and enrich the field's capacity for policy-relevant research.

American Indian-Alaska Native Head Start-University Partnerships, Funding Opportunity No. HHS-2004-ACF-OPRE-YF-0002

Program Purpose and Objectives. This new initiative creates an opportunity for building model research partnerships between American Indian--Alaska Native program staff, members of tribal communities, and researchers based in universities and other nonprofit research institutions. Research partnerships are intended to expand on the strengths of the researchers and grantee partners who constitute the partnerships in order to benefit the larger Head Start and early childhood community.

Head Start-University Partnerships: Measurement Development for Head Start Children and Families, Funding Opportunity No. HHS-2004-ACF-OPRE-YF-0001

Program Purpose and Objectives. The purpose of this announcement is to report the availability of funds to support grants for development of measures to directly assess children and parent-child relationships for low-income children from birth through age five, including culturally and linguistically diverse children and families. Grants will require program-researcher partnerships with Head Start, Early Head Start, or related programs.

Head Start Graduate Student Research Partnership Development Grants, Funding Opportunity No. HHS-2004-ACF-OPRE-YD-0003

Program Purpose and Objectives. This is to announce the availability of Head Start Graduate Student Research Grant funds to support graduate students' efforts to create, develop, and/or enhance ongoing research partnerships with Head Start programs in good standing.

Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants, Funding Opportunity No. HHS-2004-ACF-OPRE-YD-0004

Program Purpose and Objectives. The purpose of this announcement is to report the availability of funds for Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants to support field- initiated research activities in partnership with Head Start programs.