Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R07 1075
This funding opportunity, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS), seeks a single grantee to deliver Head Start and/or Early Head Start services for children and families living in Delaware, Dubuque, and Jackson Counties in Iowa. The intent is to fund a high-quality, comprehensive birth-to-five early childhood program. Applicants may propose to operate a program that combines both Head Start and Early Head Start funding (covering infants, toddlers, and preschoolers), or they may apply to provide Head Start only or Early Head Start only, depending on their capacity and eligibility.
A total of $1,797,797 per year is available under this discretionary grant competition, with an expected number of awards listed as one. The opportunity is cataloged under CFDA 93.600 (Head Start) and is offered as a grant funding instrument within the Income Security and Social Services activity category. The funding opportunity number is HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R07-1075, and the original closing date shown is 2015-12-15. The announcement emphasizes that the FOA has been modified: the application due date changed, sections III.2 and IV.2 were updated, and the Grants.gov application package was revised. Because of those changes, applicants are required to re-download the updated Grants.gov package rather than submitting with an older version. The FOA also points applicants to Section IV.2 for specific instructions on uploading three required application files, which is highlighted as a common compliance point.
Eligibility depends on whether an organization is applying to run Head Start, Early Head Start, or both, and the FOA is explicit that the rules are not identical across the two program types. For proposals that include Head Start (either Head Start only or a combined Head Start and Early Head Start program), eligible applicants are limited to local public or private non-profit agencies (including community-based and faith-based organizations) or local for-profit agencies located in the service area, as authorized under 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 they meet the statutory requirements for designation as a Head Start and/or Early Head Start agency under the Head Start Act, meaning the application needs to show the organization has the legal status, governance approach, and operational capacity to run a compliant Head Start program serving children and families in the identified counties.
For proposals that are Early Head Start only, eligibility is broader under Section 645A(d) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840A(d)). Public or private non-profit organizations (including community-based and faith-based organizations) and for-profit organizations in the service area may apply as long as they can provide Early Head Start services to eligible children and families living in the three counties. The FOA notes that entities already operating Head Start programs are allowed to operate Early Head Start programs as well, which can be important for organizations looking to expand services down to infants and toddlers. Faith-based organizations are clearly included as eligible applicants if they meet the statutory requirements, and they are encouraged to review ACFs policy guidance on grants to faith-based organizations (linked in the announcement).
The FOA also draws some bright-line exclusions. Applications from individuals, including sole proprietorships, are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review. Foreign entities are also not eligible and will be disqualified. While the eligible applicant list in the source data includes a wide range of entity types (such as state and local governments, school districts, institutions of higher education, tribal governments, public housing authorities, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, and for-profit organizations), applicants still need to align with the Head Start Act provisions described in the FOA for the specific program track they are proposing (Head Start, Early Head Start, or both) and must be able to serve families residing in the defined Iowa service area.
For support or questions, interested applicants are directed to contact the OHS Operations Center by email at OHSTech@reviewops.org. The overall message of the announcement is that this is a county-specific competition to select one organization capable of delivering comprehensive early childhood services for eligible children and families, and that compliance with the updated FOA instructions, the revised Grants.gov package, and the program-specific eligibility rules is essential to be considered for funding.Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R07 1075
- 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 - Delaware, Dubuque, and Jackson Counties, Iowa" 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 $1,797,797.00 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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| Head Start Grantee - Yuma County, Colorado Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R08 1084 Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R08 1084 Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $249,391 |
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