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Can you believe that government money is being spent to determine the effectiveness of how other government grants were spent? According to federal officials, $600,000 has been made available through a cooperative agreement to provide funds to support a research center that will focus on secondary analysis of the Head Start Impact Study data. A cooperative agreement is similar to a grant. However, a grant is used when the agency making the award does not anticipate any involvement with the program recipient. Grants are usually awarded by those who support cultural, philanthropic or scientific research. Meanwhile, a cooperative agreement is somewhat like a grant, but the sponsor has staff that is involved in preparing the proposal, and expects to have significant involvement in research once the award has been made. In this case, the cooperative agreement will provide funds to support a research center whose primary purpose is to focus on secondary analysis of the Impact Study data. Find this interesting? Additional resources on grants for education from major foundations and the federal government on the Top Education Grants Website.