Head Start Bureau
Grants for the operation of Head Start and Early Head Start programs may be awarded to either public or private, for profit or nonprofit organizations, or public school systems. If there is a current program in a community, that grantee will continue to serve in that capacity until they decide they no longer want to be a sponsoring agency, or unless Head Start funds going to the agency are terminated for cause. If a grantee gives up or loses funding, Head Start funds will remain in the community previously served by that agency and will be awarded to another eligible organization through a competitive process.
In years when additional funds are available for expanding Head Start and Early Head Start services, these funds may go to existing agencies to increase their enrollment of children. Otherwise, these funds will be awarded to new grantees through a competitive process, particularly in a geographic area that requires more service to meet the needs of the population.
For complete information on Head Start funding opportunities, visit the Head Start Bureau website.
Open Funding Opportunities
No open grant opportunities are currently available for this topical area. Please check our ACF Grants Opportunities site or grants.gov for other grant information.
Recently Closed Funding Opportunities
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| Dates | Program Announcements |
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| Date Published: 03/29/2004 Closing Date: 05/13/2004 |
Head Start Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Funding Opportunity No. HHS-2004-ACF-HS-YH-0002 Program Purpose and Objectives. Through this announcement, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) is making available up to $1,500,000 annually for each of five years to support Head Start Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Partnerships. These partnerships are designed to improve the quality and long-term effectiveness of Head Start and Early Head Start grantees by developing academic and other training models to increase the number of Head Start teachers with degrees in early childhood education. |
| Date Published: 03/29/2004 Closing Date: 05/13/2004 |
Head Start Hispanic Latino Service Partnership Institutions, Funding Opportunity No. HHS-2004-ACF-HS-YP-0003 Program Purpose and Objectives. Through this announcement, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) is making available up to $1,500,000 annually for each of five years to support Head Start--Higher Education Hispanic/ Latino Service Institution Partnerships (HS-HEHLSIPs). These partnerships are designed to improve the quality and long-term effectiveness of Head Start, Migrant Head Start and Early Head Start grantees by developing academic and other training models to increase the number of Head Start teachers with degrees in early childhood education. |
| Date Published: 03/29/2004 Closing Date: 05/13/2004 |
Head Start Tribally Controlled Land Grant Colleges and Universities, Funding Opportunity No. HHS-2004-ACF-HS-YT-0004 Program Purpose and Objectives. Through this announcement, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) is making available up to $1,500,000 annually for each of five years to support Tribally Controlled Land Grant Colleges and Universities (TCUs) partnerships. These partnerships are designed to improve the quality and long-term effectiveness of Head Start and Early Head Start grantees by developing academic and other training models to increase the number of Head Start teachers with degrees in early childhood education. |
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| Dates | Program Announcements |
| Date Published: November 19, 2003 Closing Date: January 30, 2004 |
Head Start Program - Replacement Application:
Region
VI (San Jacinto County, Texas) The Administration for Children and Families solicits applications from local public or private non-profit (including Faith Based organizations) or local for-profit organizations that wish to compete for funds which are available to provide Head Start services in San Jacinto County, Texas (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 93.600, Project Head Start.) |
| Date Published: October 23, 2003 Closing Date: January 30, 2004 |
Head Start Program RFA: Region
III (Summers County, West Virginia) The Administration for Children and Families solicits applications from local public or private non-profit (including Faith Based organizations) or local for-profit organizations that wish to compete for funds which are available to provide Head Start services in Summers County, West Virginia. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 93.600, Project Head Start.) Head Start Program RFA: Region VI (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) The Administration for Children and Families solicits applications from local public or private non-profit (including Faith Based organizations) or local for-profit organizations that wish to compete for funds which are available to provide Early Head Start services for pre-school children living in part of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 93.600, Project Head Start) |
| Date Published: September 16, 2003 Closing Date: January 30, 2004 |
Region
III -- Announcement of availability of funds and request for applications to sponsor
a Head Start program in Sussex County, Delaware. The Administration for Children and Families solicits applications from local public or private non-profit (including Faith Based organizations) or local for-profit organizations that wish to compete for funds which are available to provide Head Start services for pre-school children living in the school districts of Indian River, Cape Henlopen, Laurel and Delmar in Sussex County, Delaware. |
| Date Published: September 8, 2003 Closing Date: November 21, 2003 |
Early Head Start Recompetitions Forty-six Early Head Start programs are open for recompetition. Grants are for specific geographic locales only. The local areas available for funding are listed by state under the region. Click on the area you are considering applying for to find the Legal Notice published in the locality's newspaper, and Part 1 of the Request for Application. Contact the Early Head Start Operations Center at 1-800-458-7699 or ehs@pal-tech.com to receive the complete application packet. Applications are due November 21, 2003. Region II (New York) #EHS-NY-030 Region III (Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia) #EHS-MD-037 Region IV (Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina) #EHS-FL-070 Region V (Minnesota, Wisconsin) #EHS-MN-130 Region VI (Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) #EHS-AR-149 Region VII (Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska) #EHS-IA-184 Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming) #EHS-CO-207 Region IX (California) #EHS-CA-250 Region X (Oregon, Washington) #EHS-OR-257 Region XI (Minnesota, Wisconsin) #EHS-MN-274 Information for Applicants |
Grants Process
- Head Start Grants Information: An overview is presented of the grants process under which Head Start and/or Early Head Start programs operate.
Grant Monitoring
- Monitoring Information: PRISM is defined as both a set of instruments and a process designed to ensure that grantees provide high quality comprehensive services to the children and families they serve. The two documents are:
- PRISM: Program Review Instrument for Systems Monitoring of Head Start and Early Head Start Grantees - All Instruments 2004, and
- PRISM Guide 2004.
In addition, HSMTS PRISM software enables Federal team leaders and Head Start reviewers to organize and record their findings during Head Start monitoring reviews.
Resources
Grant Forms and Related Documents
- Documents are maintained by the ACF Office of Financial Services
- Grant Application and Budget Instrument: Software - including forms - assists in the preparation and submission of Head Start program grant applications. A paper copy may be downloaded as well.
- Grants Administration Manual: Policies governing the award and administration of grant activities are published in grants policy directives, regulations, and/or manuals.
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