Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R03 1030
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Head Start (OHS), is seeking applicants to become the Head Start and/or Early Head Start grantee for Washington and Greene Counties in Pennsylvania. The goal of the opportunity is to fund a high-quality, comprehensive birth-to-five early childhood program that can deliver Head Start services, Early Head Start services, or a combined program that includes both funding streams. The services supported by this grant are meant to reach eligible children and families living specifically within those two counties, with an emphasis on the full range of Head Start program expectations (early learning and development, health and developmental screenings, family engagement, and other comprehensive supports typically required under Head Start).
A key update in this announcement is that it has been modified: the application due date changed, and revisions were made to Sections III.2 and IV.2 of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). Because the electronic package on Grants.gov was revised, applicants are required to re-download the updated Grant Application Package and use that version when submitting. The FOA also points applicants to specific instructions in Section IV.2 about uploading three required application files, signaling that submission format and packaging details matter for compliance and a complete application.
Funding is available at approximately $5,830,014 per year to operate these Head Start and/or Early Head Start services in the defined service area. The announcement anticipates making about two awards, suggesting that funding may be split between providers or structured across multiple awards depending on program design and service coverage. This is a discretionary grant competition (CFDA 93.600) under the Income Security and Social Services category, and it is administered by ACF-OHS.
Eligibility depends on whether an applicant is proposing Head Start, Early Head Start, or both, and the FOA stresses that the rules are not identical across the two program types. 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 non-profit agencies (including community-based and faith-based organizations) or local for-profit agencies located in the service area that can deliver Head Start to children and families in Washington and Greene Counties. These applicants must also demonstrate they meet the statutory requirements to be designated as a Head Start agency under Section 641(a)(1) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836(a)(1)). For applicants seeking to operate Early Head Start only, eligibility is broader: any public or private non-profit 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)), as long as they are able to provide Early Head Start services in the service area. The FOA also clarifies that organizations already operating Head Start programs are eligible to operate Early Head Start programs as well.
The funding notice explicitly welcomes faith-based and community organizations that meet the requirements, and it directs faith-based applicants to review ACF policy guidance on grants to faith-based organizations. At the same time, the FOA draws firm boundaries around ineligible applicants: individuals, including sole proprietorships, and foreign entities cannot apply and would be disqualified from competitive review and funding. For questions or additional information, interested applicants are directed to contact the OHS Operations Center by email at OHSTech@reviewops.org.
Administrative details included in the source information identify the opportunity as HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R03-1030, with an original closing date listed as 2015-12-15, and an award ceiling that aligns with the annual funding amount of $5,830,014. Eligible applicant types listed in the opportunity data include 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, but applicants still need to fit the specific statutory eligibility rules tied to whether they are applying for Head Start, Early Head Start, or both within the Washington and Greene County service area.Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R03 1030
- 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 - Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania" 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 $5,830,014.00 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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