Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R09 1097
This funding opportunity, titled "Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Island of Oahu and Big Island of Hawaii, Hawaii" (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R09-1097), 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. The goal is to select organizations that can operate high-quality Head Start and/or Early Head Start services for eligible children and families living on the Island of Oahu and the Big Island of Hawaii. The program focus is birth-to-five, meaning applicants can propose a comprehensive model that blends both Early Head Start (typically prenatal to age 3) and Head Start (generally ages 3 to 5), or they can apply to run only one of the two programs.
ACF indicates that this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) was modified, and the changes matter operationally for applicants. The application due date was changed, and Sections III.2 and IV.2 of the FOA were updated. In addition, the Grants.gov electronic application package was revised, and applicants are required to re-download the updated package and use it for submission. The FOA also emphasizes specific instructions for uploading three application files (with the upload guidance located in Section IV.2). Anyone needing clarification is directed to contact the OHS Operations Center by email at OHSTech@reviewops.org.
Funding is substantial: up to $8,137,655 per year is available to support services in the identified service area, with an expected three awards. The award ceiling listed is also $8,137,655, indicating that the total annual amount available may be distributed across the expected awards depending on ACF decisions and applicant proposals. The assistance listing associated with this opportunity is CFDA 93.600 (Head Start). The activity category is Income Security and Social Services, reflecting the program's emphasis on comprehensive supports for children and families, not just classroom instruction.
Eligibility depends on whether an applicant is proposing Head Start, Early Head Start, or both, and the FOA highlights that the statutory eligibility requirements differ between the two programs. For entities applying for Head Start only, or for a combined Head Start and Early Head Start approach, eligible applicants are limited to local public or private non-profit agencies (including community-based and faith-based organizations) or local for-profit agencies, as authorized under 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 deliver Head Start services to children and families residing there. They also must demonstrate they meet the statutory requirements for designation as a Head Start and/or Early Head Start agency under the Head Start Act, which is a key threshold requirement for consideration.
For entities applying for Early Head Start only, eligibility is broader in the sense that any public or private non-profit agency (including community-based and faith-based organizations) or a 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 in the service area and can provide Early Head Start services to local children and families. The FOA specifically notes that organizations already operating Head Start programs are eligible to operate Early Head Start, which can be important for existing providers seeking to expand to serve younger children and pregnant people. Faith-based and community organizations are explicitly identified as eligible if they meet requirements, and applicants are pointed to ACF guidance on faith-based grants policy (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations).
The FOA also clearly states who cannot apply: individuals, including sole proprietorships, and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding. The eligible applicant types listed in the source data are broad and include various levels of government (state, county, city/township), independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding IHEs), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. Even with this broad list, applicants still need to align with the specific Head Start Act eligibility rules described above for the program option they are applying to operate.
Key administrative details from the listing include an original closing date of 2015-12-15 and a creation date of 2015-10-01, along with the note that the application due date was later changed in the modified FOA. Overall, the opportunity is designed to ensure continuous, high-quality early childhood services in Oahu and on the Big Island, and it expects applicants to propose a comprehensive, compliant program model that meets all Head Start and/or Early Head Start performance expectations and statutory requirements, while following the updated Grants.gov packaging and submission instructions included in the revised FOA.Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R09 1097
- 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 - Island of Oahu and Big Island of Hawaii, Hawaii" 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 $8,137,655.00 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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