Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R02 1024
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Head Start (OHS), is offering a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R02-1024; CFDA 93.600) to select one or more organizations to operate Head Start and/or Early Head Start services in specific areas of Puerto Rico. The service area covered by this competition includes the Municipality of Vega Alta and designated barrios within the municipalities of San Juan, Coamo, and Catano. The intent is to fund organizations that can deliver a high-quality, comprehensive birth-to-five early childhood program, either by combining Head Start and Early Head Start funding in a coordinated approach or by operating only one of the two programs (Head Start only or Early Head Start only), depending on what the applicant proposes and is eligible to run.
The opportunity makes up to $10,545,249 available each year to provide services to eligible children and families across the defined service area, and ACF anticipates making approximately three awards. As with other Head Start competitions, the focus is not only on classroom or child care services, but also on a full set of family and community supports that align with Head Start and Early Head Start performance expectations for early learning, health, mental health, nutrition, family engagement, and related comprehensive services. Applicants are expected to demonstrate the capacity to serve the local community effectively and to meet the statutory requirements for operating these federally funded programs.
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) was modified, and the application due date was changed from what was originally posted. In addition, updates were made to Sections III.2 and IV.2 of the FOA, and the Grants.gov electronic application package was revised. Applicants are required to re-download the updated Grant Application Package from Grants.gov and submit their application using that revised package. The FOA also notes that specific instructions for uploading the three required application files are located in Section IV.2, which means applicants should pay close attention to the submission format and file upload requirements to avoid technical disqualification. For questions or additional operational information, applicants can contact the OHS Operations Center at OHSTech@reviewops.org.
Eligibility depends on whether an applicant is pursuing Head Start, Early Head Start, or both, and the FOA emphasizes that these eligibility rules are different. For applicants seeking Head Start only, or a combined Head Start and Early Head Start award, eligibility is limited to local public or private non-profit agencies (including community-based and faith-based organizations) or local for-profit agencies, consistent with Section 641(a)(1) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836(a)(1)). These applicants must be located in the service area and must be able to provide Head Start services to children and families living in that service area. They also must demonstrate that they meet the statutory requirements to be designated as a Head Start and/or Early Head Start agency under the Head Start Act.
For applicants seeking 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 faith-based and community-based organizations) and for-profit organizations may apply, as long as they can provide Early Head Start services to children and families residing in the service area. Organizations that already operate Head Start programs are explicitly allowed to apply to operate Early Head Start as well. Faith-based organizations are eligible and are encouraged to review ACF guidance on grants to faith-based organizations (referenced in the FOA at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations) to understand applicable federal requirements.
The FOA also clearly states who cannot apply. Individuals, including sole proprietorships, are not eligible. Foreign entities are also not eligible. Applications submitted by ineligible parties will be disqualified from competitive review and cannot receive funding under this announcement. The FOA’s listed eligible applicant types span multiple organizational categories (such as state and local governments, certain education institutions, tribal governments, public housing authorities, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, and for-profit organizations), but applicants still must meet the specific Head Start Act eligibility provisions tied to whether they are applying for Head Start, Early Head Start, or both, and must be capable of serving the defined Puerto Rico service area.Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R02 1024
- 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 - Municipality of Vega Alta and Barrios within the Municipalities of San Juan, Coamo, and Catano, Puerto Rico" 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 2015-12-01.
- 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 $10,545,249.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 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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