2027 PDG B-5 Funding Forecast is Here!
The next round of Preschool Development Grant Birth-Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grants is on the horizon. ACF expects applications to open September 17, 2026, with $224 million available to fund 25 states for one-year investments in early childhood technology, data infrastructure, and analytics.
This funding opportunity supports states and territories in making targeted, one-year investments in early care and education (ECE) technology and data infrastructure to:
- Modernize statewide ECE technology and analytics capabilities.
- Strengthen coordination across the mixed-delivery early childhood system.
- Improve program quality and increase access to services.
- Support informed family choice through better access to information.
- Leverage data to better understand and address the needs of children from birth through age five.
- Advance the long-term goals and priorities of the PDG B-5 initiative through strategic technology investments.