Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R07 1091
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Head Start (OHS), is seeking one grantee to operate Head Start and/or Early Head Start services for families living in Adams, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor, and Union Counties in Iowa. The intent is to fund a high-quality, comprehensive birth-to-five early childhood program. Applicants may propose to run a blended model that includes both Head Start (generally preschool-age services) and Early Head Start (prenatal through age three), or they may apply to operate only Head Start or only Early Head Start, depending on their capacity and eligibility. The total funding available is $943,214 per year, and ACF anticipates making one award under this competition.
A key administrative point in this announcement is that the funding opportunity has been modified. The application due date was changed, and Sections III.2 and IV.2 of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) were updated. Just as important, the Grants.gov application package was revised, meaning applicants are expected to re-download the updated package and submit using that version rather than an older download. The FOA also provides specific instructions for uploading three required application files, with those steps located in Section IV.2. For technical or process questions, applicants are directed to contact the OHS Operations Center by email at OHSTech@reviewops.org.
Eligibility rules depend on which program(s) an organization is applying to operate. For organizations applying for Head Start only, or for a combined Head Start and Early Head Start proposal, 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. Applicants must also show they meet the statutory requirements to be designated as a Head Start agency (and, if applicable, an Early Head Start agency) as defined by the Head Start Act. In practical terms, applicants need to demonstrate they can deliver the full Head Start program model and comply with the federal expectations tied to Head Start operations, governance, and comprehensive services.
For applicants seeking to operate Early Head Start only, eligibility is broader under Section 645A(d) of the Head Start Act. Any public or private nonprofit agency (including community-based and faith-based organizations) or for-profit agency in the service area that can deliver Early Head Start services to local eligible children and families may apply. The FOA notes that organizations already operating Head Start are also eligible to operate Early Head Start, which supports continuity for providers that want to expand services to younger children and pregnant people. Faith-based and community organizations are explicitly eligible as long as they meet program requirements, and they are encouraged to review ACF policy guidance on grants to faith-based organizations.
The FOA is a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R07-1091) under CFDA 93.600, categorized under Income Security and Social Services. A wide range of entity types may be eligible depending on the program approach, including various levels of government, school districts, higher education institutions, tribal governments, public housing authorities, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), and for-profit organizations (including small businesses), so long as they meet the specific statutory criteria tied to Head Start and/or Early Head Start for the service area. However, individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible; applications from those parties will be disqualified from competitive review and cannot be funded.
Overall, this opportunity is aimed at selecting a single capable provider to deliver comprehensive early childhood development services for low-income and otherwise eligible children and families across the five-county Iowa service area, using Head Start, Early Head Start, or a combined birth-to-five model supported by approximately $943,214 in annual federal funding.Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R07 1091
- 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 - Adams, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor, and Union 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 $943,214.00 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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