Evaluations of Practices for Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention
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The Evaluations of Practices for Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention program is designed to encourage collaboration between CCDF Lead Agencies—such as states, territories, or Tribes—and research institutions or organizations specializing in policy research. The program aims to identify effective strategies to prevent fraud and waste within child care programs and assess their effectiveness. A central objective is to disseminate these promising practices broadly to inform child care policies and enhance program integrity nationwide, including through improved data systems. Projects under this program require strong, mutually beneficial partnerships that involve continuous collaboration to ensure alignment with both CCDF Lead Agency and Administration for Children and Families (ACF) priorities. Partner teams must produce high-quality evidence that informs policy decisions and builds capacity for policy-relevant research in the field. Additionally, these teams are expected to contribute to a research consortium, attend ACF-sponsored meetings, and share their research findings to support ongoing improvements in child care program integrity and fraud prevention efforts. The contract is managed by the Administration for Children and Families within the Department of Health and Human Services, and the primary contact is Krystal Bichay-Awadalla.
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The Evaluations of Practices for Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention program supports partnerships between CCDF Lead Agencies and research organizations to identify promising strategies to prevent fraud and waste and examine how well these efforts work. A key goal of this program is to share promising practices with other states, territories, and Tribes and to guide child care policy decisions and program improvement efforts to improve program integrity and reduce waste and fraud, including through improved data systems.
Projects must be conducted through partnerships between CCDF Lead Agencies (i.e., states, territories, or Tribes) and researchers from institutions of higher education, state agencies, research organizations, and/or other organizations with expertise in policy research. Partnership teams are expected to work collaboratively throughout all phases of the project to ensure that the research addresses CCDF Lead Agency priorities and aligns with ACF priorities. These collaborations should be mutually beneficial, provide high-quality evidence to inform policy decisions, and build capacity for policy-relevant research. Partnerships will also strengthen the field’s ability to produce and use rigorous research to inform child care policies. Teams are expected to participate in a research consortium, attend ACF-sponsored meetings, and share research findings.
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