Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R05 1054
The funding opportunity titled "Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns Counties, Minnesota" is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS). The goal is to select one or more organizations to deliver high-quality early childhood services for children and families in Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns Counties in Minnesota. Applicants can propose to operate a comprehensive birth-to-five model that blends both Head Start and Early Head Start funding, or they can apply to operate only Head Start or only Early Head Start, depending on their capacity and eligibility.
A key administrative detail is that this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) was modified after release. The application due date changed, and ACF also revised parts of the FOA, specifically Sections III.2 and IV.2. In addition, the Grants.gov electronic application package was updated, and applicants are required to re-download the updated package before submitting. The FOA also points applicants to specific instructions in Section IV.2 for uploading three required application files, which suggests the submission has a structured, multi-file format that must be followed to avoid technical submission problems.
The available funding is listed as $3,306,117 per year to support Head Start and/or Early Head Start services in the defined service area. The FOA anticipates up to two awards, meaning ACF may fund more than one organization to cover the counties, though the exact service-area split and final award structure would depend on the applications received and ACFs decisions. The award ceiling is also shown as $3,306,117, which effectively indicates the maximum amount expected for an individual award under this competition (or at least the maximum annual amount noted for this service area in the FOA summary).
Eligibility depends on whether an applicant is pursuing Head Start, Early Head Start, or both, and the FOA stresses that these eligibility rules are not identical. For organizations applying for Head Start only, or for 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, consistent with Section 641(a)(1) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836(a)(1)). These applicants must be able to serve eligible children and families within the counties and must demonstrate that they meet the statutory requirements to be designated as a Head Start agency and/or Early Head Start agency under the Act.
For organizations applying for Early Head Start only, eligibility is somewhat broader under Section 645A(d) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840A(d)). Public or private non-profits, including faith-based and community-based organizations, as well as for-profit agencies, may apply as long as they can provide Early Head Start services in the service area. The FOA also makes clear that organizations already operating Head Start programs are eligible to operate Early Head Start programs as well, which is relevant for existing providers looking to expand services to pregnant people, infants, and toddlers.
Faith-based organizations are explicitly eligible as long as they meet the same program and legal requirements as other applicants, and the FOA encourages them to consult ACF policy guidance on grants to faith-based organizations (referenced via an ACF website link in the announcement). At the same time, the FOA draws clear boundaries around ineligible applicants: individuals, including sole proprietorships, and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review.
For reference and tracking, the opportunity number is HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R05-1054, and the CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number is 93.600, which corresponds to Head Start. The original closing date is listed as December 15, 2015, though the FOA summary also emphasizes that the due date was changed via modification, so applicants would need to rely on the amended FOA and the updated Grants.gov package for the correct deadline and submission instructions. Questions and requests for additional information are directed to the OHS Operations Center at OHSTech@reviewops.org.Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R05 1054
- 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 - Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns Counties, Minnesota" 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 $3,306,117.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 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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