Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R06 1092
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 serving families in Bernalillo, Rio Arriba, and Taos Counties in New Mexico. This is a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R06-1092; CFDA 93.600) intended to fund high-quality early childhood services for eligible children and their families. The program scope is flexible in the sense that an applicant may propose to operate a comprehensive birth-to-five model that blends both Head Start and Early Head Start funding, or may apply to operate only Head Start or only Early Head Start, depending on organizational capacity and the community approach proposed.
A key administrative point in this notice is that the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) has been modified. The application due date was changed, and updates were made to Sections III.2 and IV.2 of the FOA. In addition, the Grants.gov electronic application package was revised, meaning applicants must re-download the updated package and use that version to submit their application. The FOA also includes specific instructions for uploading three application files (referenced in Section IV.2). For questions or assistance, applicants are directed to contact the OHS Operations Center by email at OHSTech@reviewops.org.
The funding amount available is substantial: up to $12,894,990 per year is available to support Head Start and/or Early Head Start services in the defined service area. The posted award ceiling matches that annual amount, and ACF anticipates making up to three awards, which suggests the service area and/or program options could be divided among multiple grantees depending on how applications are structured and what ACF determines best meets local needs. The original closing date listed for this opportunity was December 15, 2015, though the FOA notes that the due date changed, so applicants would need to rely on the modified FOA for the controlling deadline.
Eligibility depends on what an organization is applying to operate, and the FOA emphasizes that Head Start and Early Head Start have different statutory eligibility pathways. For applicants proposing Head Start only, or a combined Head Start and Early Head Start program, eligible entities are limited to local public or private nonprofit agencies (including community-based and faith-based organizations) or local for-profit agencies within the service area, consistent with Section 641(a)(1) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836(a)(1)). Beyond basic organizational type, applicants must be able to demonstrate they meet the statutory requirements for designation as a Head Start and/or Early Head Start agency as defined in the Head Start Act, and they must show they can provide services to children and families residing in the named counties.
For applicants proposing Early Head Start only, eligibility is broader under Section 645A(d) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840A(d)). Public or private nonprofit agencies (including community-based and faith-based organizations) and for-profit agencies located in the service area may apply as long as they can provide Early Head Start services to children and families residing in the service area. The FOA also clarifies that organizations already operating Head Start are eligible to operate Early Head Start, which is important for existing providers that may want to expand services for infants, toddlers, and pregnant people.
The announcement explicitly includes faith-based organizations as eligible applicants so long as they meet the program requirements. It also points faith-based applicants to ACF policy guidance on grants to faith-based organizations (listed in the FOA). At the same time, the FOA draws a bright line on ineligible applicants: individuals, including sole proprietorships, and foreign entities cannot apply and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding consideration.
Overall, this opportunity is designed to identify a capable provider (or providers) that can deliver the full Head Start model in these New Mexico counties, including comprehensive early learning, health, family support, and related services expected of Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Organizations considering applying would need to pay close attention to the revised FOA instructions, confirm which program option they are pursuing (Head Start, Early Head Start, or both), and ensure their eligibility category aligns with the statutory requirements tied to that option.Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R06 1092
- 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 - Bernalillo, Rio Arriba, and Taos Counties, New Mexico" 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 $12,894,990.00 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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