Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1038
The Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee opportunity for McDowell County, North Carolina is a discretionary federal grant competition run by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS). The purpose is to select a single grantee to deliver high-quality early childhood services for eligible children and families in McDowell County, with the option to operate a comprehensive birth-to-five program that blends Head Start and Early Head Start funds, or to operate Head Start only, or Early Head Start only. The award supports the full Head Start model, meaning applicants are expected to provide comprehensive services rather than stand-alone child care, typically including early learning, health and developmental screenings, family engagement, nutrition support, and coordination with community resources, consistent with Head Start program expectations.
The funding level for this service area is listed at $1,807,046 per year, and the opportunity anticipates making one award (ExpectedAwards: 1), essentially meaning one organization will be selected to serve as the Head Start and/or Early Head Start grantee for the county. The award ceiling is also shown as $1,807,046, indicating the annual amount available for the selected applicant to operate the program. The CFDA number associated with the program is 93.600, and the funding activity category is Income Security and Social Services. The funding instrument type is a grant.
A key administrative note is that the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) was modified. The application due date changed, and updates were made to Sections III.2 and IV.2 of the FOA. The Grants.gov electronic application package was revised, and applicants are required to re-download the updated package before submitting. The FOA also specifies that applicants must follow the instructions in Section IV.2 regarding how to upload three separate application files, which is a compliance detail that can affect whether an application is considered complete and reviewable. For technical or process questions, applicants are directed to contact the OHS Operations Center by email at OHSTech@reviewops.org.
Eligibility depends on what an applicant is applying to operate, because Head Start and Early Head Start have different statutory eligibility requirements under the Head Start Act. For applicants seeking Head Start only, or a combined Head Start and Early Head Start award, 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 provide Head Start services to children and families residing in McDowell County. These applicants must also demonstrate they meet the statutory requirements for designation as a Head Start and/or Early Head Start agency as defined by the Head Start Act (referencing Section 641(a)(1), 42 U.S.C. 9836(a)(1)). For applicants seeking 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 for-profit agency may apply under Section 645A(d) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 9840A(d)), as long as they are in the service area and can deliver Early Head Start services to eligible local children and families. Organizations already operating Head Start are explicitly allowed to operate Early Head Start as well.
The FOA makes clear that faith-based organizations are eligible as long as they meet the same program and legal requirements as other applicants, and it points faith-based applicants to ACF policy guidance on grants to faith-based organizations (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations). At the same time, the announcement explicitly excludes applications from individuals, including sole proprietorships, as well as foreign entities; those submissions are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review.
Administrative reference details provided in the source include the Funding Opportunity Title (Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - McDowell County, North Carolina) and Funding Opportunity Number (HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R04-1038). The listed agency is Administration for Children and Families - OHS. The original closing date shown in the source data is 2015-12-15, though the narrative emphasizes that the due date was changed by modification, so applicants would need to rely on the updated FOA posting and the revised Grants.gov package for the current deadline and submission instructions. The Eligible Applicants list in the source data includes a wide range of public entities and organizations (such as state, county, and city governments, school districts, public housing authorities, tribal governments, public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit organizations, and small businesses), but the FOA text clarifies the specific statutory eligibility rules that control for Head Start versus Early Head Start applications in this particular competition.Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R04 1038
- 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 - McDowell County, North Carolina" 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 $1,807,046.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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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