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Kern County, CA
Santa Cruz County, CA
Kern County, CA
Legal Notice
AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR EARLY HEAD START
The Head Start Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.
S. Department of Health and Human Services has funding available for
public and private non-profit or for-profit organizations to provide
Early Head Start services to pregnant women, infants and toddlers,
ages 0 to 3, and their families in your local community. Approximately
$451,048 annually is available to fund services in metropolitan
Bakersfield within Kern County, CA (Service Area # EHS-CA-250).
Grant applications to apply for funding are due November
21, 2003. Organizations interested in becoming the Early Head
Start program for the service area specified above should contact
the Early Head Start Operations Center at 1-800-458-7699 or ehs@pal-tech.com
for more information on the process for applying to become an Early
Head Start grantee or to receive a grant application packet (ask
for Service Area # EHS-CA-250). For more information on the Early
Head Start program, visit the Head Start Information and Publication
Center's Web site (http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/ehs_tkit1.htm)
or the Early Head Start National Resource Center's Web site (www.ehsnrc.org).
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
AGENCY: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for
applications to sponsor an Early Head Start program in Kern County,
CA.
SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families solicits
applications from local public or private non-profit or local for-profit
organizations that wish to compete for funds which are available to
provide Early Head Start services in the following service area: Metropolitan
Bakersfield within Kern County, CA (Service Area # EHS-CA-250). Faith-based
organizations are eligible to apply. The Head Start Act authorizes
the Secretary to designate as an Early Head Start agency any local
public or private nonprofit or local for-profit agency within a community.
In the remainder of this document the term "Early Head Start program"
means an Early Head Start program which serves pregnant women and
children from birth to age 3.
The funds available in this competition will be awarded to applicants
who compete for select service areas that are open for competition.
The select service areas that are open for competition are communities
that received Early Head Start grants for five year project periods.
Upon completion of the five year project period, the funds are recompeted
in the service areas where Early Head Start services are currently
being provided. These are the only service areas open for competition
in this Announcement.
The intent of this announcement is to provide for the continuation
of services in the service area defined above within Kern County,
CA. Funds in the amount of approximately $451,048 annually
will be available to provide Early Head Start program services to
eligible children and their families.
The current grantee is funded to operate an Early Head Start program
until April 30, 2004 in the above service area. Head Start
regulations allow for a variety of program options and designs.
Applicants should propose a design or designs that best address
the needs of the proposed service area. Applicants have flexibility
in determining the appropriate number of children to be served by
the various program options (center-based, home-based, or combination)
and program designs (hours per day, days per week, weeks per year.)
CLOSING DATE: The closing date for receipt of applications
under this announcement is November 21, 2003 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time (EST).
APPLICATION RECEIPT POINT:
Early Head Start Operations Center
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22209
Envelopes should be clearly marked "Early Head
Start Select Service Area Recompetition."
Hand delivered applications are accepted at the above address
during the normal working hours of 8:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
Monday through Friday, on or before the closing date and time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: A copy of the Program Announcement
for your service area (Service Area # EHS-CA-250), necessary
application forms, and other appendices can be obtained by contacting:
Early Head Start Operations Center
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22209
1-800-458-7699
ehs@pal-tech.com
Any questions related to this announcement should be directed to
the Early Head Start Operations Center.
Santa Cruz County, CA
Legal Notice
AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR EARLY HEAD START
The Head Start Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.
S. Department of Health and Human Services has funding available for
public and private non-profit or for-profit organizations to provide
Early Head Start services to pregnant women, infants and toddlers,
ages 0 to 3, and their families in your local community. Approximately
$472,293 annually is available to fund services in Watsonville
and Santa Cruz within Santa Cruz County, CA (Service Area # EHS-CA-251).
Grant applications to apply for funding are due November
21, 2003. Organizations interested in becoming the Early Head
Start program for the service area specified above should contact
the Early Head Start Operations Center at 1-800-458-7699 or ehs@pal-tech.com
for more information on the process for applying to become an Early
Head Start grantee or to receive a grant application packet (ask
for Service Area # EHS-CA-251). For more information on the Early
Head Start program, visit the Head Start Information and Publication
Center's Web site (http://www.headstartinfo.org/infocenter/ehs_tkit1.htm)
or the Early Head Start National Resource Center's Web site (www.ehsnrc.org).
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
AGENCY: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for
applications to sponsor an Early Head Start program in Santa Cruz
County, CA.
SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families solicits
applications from local public or private non-profit or local for-profit
organizations that wish to compete for funds which are available
to provide Early Head Start services in the following service area:
Watsonville and Santa Cruz within Santa Cruz County, CA (Service
Area # EHS-CA-251). Faith-based organizations are eligible to
apply. The Head Start Act authorizes the Secretary to designate
as an Early Head Start agency any local public or private nonprofit
or local for-profit agency within a community. In the remainder
of this document the term "Early Head Start program" means an Early
Head Start program which serves pregnant women and children from
birth to age 3.
The funds available in this competition will be awarded to applicants
who compete for select service areas that are open for competition.
The select service areas that are open for competition are communities
that received Early Head Start grants for five year project periods.
Upon completion of the five year project period, the funds are recompeted
in the service areas where Early Head Start services are currently
being provided. These are the only service areas open for competition
in this Announcement.
The intent of this announcement is to provide for the continuation
of services in the service area defined above within Santa Cruz
County, CA. Funds in the amount of approximately $472,293
annually will be available to provide Early Head Start program
services to eligible children and their families.
The current grantee is funded to operate an Early Head Start program
until June 30, 2004 in the above service area. Head Start
regulations allow for a variety of program options and designs.
Applicants should propose a design or designs that best address
the needs of the proposed service area. Applicants have flexibility
in determining the appropriate number of children to be served by
the various program options (center-based, home-based, or combination)
and program designs (hours per day, days per week, weeks per year.)
CLOSING DATE: The closing date for receipt of applications
under this announcement is November 21, 2003 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time (EST).
APPLICATION RECEIPT
POINT: Early Head Start Operations Center
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22209
Envelopes should be clearly marked "Early Head
Start Select Service Area Recompetition."
Hand delivered applications are accepted at the above address
during the normal working hours of 8:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
Monday through Friday, on or before the closing date and time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: A copy of the Program Announcement
for your service area (Service Area # EHS-CA-251), necessary
application forms, and other appendices can be obtained by contacting:
Early Head Start Operations Center
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22209
1-800-458-7699
ehs@pal-tech.com
Any questions related to this announcement should be directed to
the Early Head Start Operations Center.
Last Modified: 09/08/2003
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