Bridging the Word Gap Research Network

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-16-040 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.110Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: May 09, 2016Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Mar 09, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Bridging the Word Gap Research Network Program. This cooperative agreement opportunity will establish and maintain a national interdisciplinary research network designed to reduce the vocabulary gap between children from low-SES families as compared to children from higher-SES families.  The research network will foster scientific collaboration, with a focus on research designed to develop and test interventions to improve early language exposure, vocabulary acquisition, and language development for children from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, including Dual Language Learners (DLLs).  The Network should include researchers across a range of disciplines reflecting attention to the health and development of the child and family. The awardee will complete the following major activities: Infrastructure Development: Develop and maintain a national interdisciplinary network (hereafter referred to as “the Network”) of researchers and stakeholde...
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