Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1042

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS), seeks one grantee to operate Head Start and/or Early Head Start services for eligible children and families living in Clay, Randolph, and Talladega Counties in Alabama. The goal is to fund a high-quality, comprehensive birth-to-five early childhood program. Applicants may propose a model that combines both Head Start and Early Head Start funding into a single birth-to-five continuum, or they may apply to operate Head Start only or Early Head Start only, depending on their organizational capacity and eligibility under the Head Start Act.

The FOA notes an important administrative change: it has been modified, including a change to the application due date and updates to Sections III.2 and IV.2 of the announcement. Because the electronic application package on Grants.gov was revised, applicants are required to re-download the updated Grants.gov Grant Application Package and submit their application using that revised package. The FOA also specifies that the application must be uploaded as three separate application files, with detailed upload instructions provided in Section IV.2. Applicants needing clarification can contact the OHS Operations Center via email at OHSTech@reviewops.org.

Funding is listed at $1,838,145 per year (annualized), with an expected total of one award for the service area. The assistance is provided as a discretionary grant under CFDA 93.600 (Head Start). The awarding agency is the Administration for Children and Families (ACF - OHS). The funding opportunity number is HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R04-1042. The original closing date shown in the source data is December 15, 2015, but the narrative stresses that the due date changed with the modification, so applicants are expected to rely on the updated FOA and Grants.gov posting for the final deadline and submission requirements.

Eligibility depends on what an organization is applying to operate, and the FOA stresses that Head Start and Early Head Start have different statutory eligibility rules. For applicants seeking to operate Head Start only, or a combined Head Start and Early Head Start program, eligibility is limited to local public or private nonprofit agencies (including community-based and faith-based organizations) or local for-profit agencies located in the service area, consistent with Section 641(a)(1) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836(a)(1)). In addition to being an eligible entity type, applicants must be able to demonstrate that they meet the statutory requirements for designation as a Head Start agency and/or Early Head Start agency as defined by the Head Start Act, and that they can deliver services to children and families residing in the specified Alabama counties.

For applicants seeking to operate Early Head Start only, eligibility is broader in statute: any public or private nonprofit agency (including community-based and faith-based organizations) or for-profit agency may apply under Section 645A(d) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840A(d)), provided they are in the service area and can provide Early Head Start services to eligible children and families there. The FOA also clarifies that organizations already operating Head Start programs are eligible to operate Early Head Start programs, which is intended to support program continuity and expansion when appropriate. Faith-based and community organizations are explicitly eligible if they meet the program and statutory requirements, and the FOA points faith-based applicants to ACF policy guidance on grants to faith-based organizations (as referenced in the announcement).

The FOA also makes clear who cannot apply: individuals, including sole proprietorships, are not eligible, and foreign entities are not eligible. Applications from those ineligible categories will be disqualified from competitive review and cannot be funded under this announcement. Beyond the entity eligibility rules, applicants should expect that any funded program would need to meet the core Head Start and/or Early Head Start expectations for comprehensive services (typically including early learning, health, family support, and related program standards), tailored to children from birth through age five depending on the funded option proposed and awarded.

  • The Administration for Children and Families - OHS in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Clay, Randolph, and Talladega Counties, Alabama" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.600.
  • This funding opportunity was created on 2015-10-01.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-12-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,838,145.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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