02/11/19 4:30 PM ET - Paper applications; 11:59 PM ET - Electronic applications
Contracts for services to Kentucky nonprofits, faith-based organizations, public agencies, and businesses in Jefferson County for programs to prepare children from birth to age five for school. Required registrations may take up to four weeks to complete. Funding is intended for programs to give disadvantaged children a strong early education so that they arrive in kindergarten on par with their peers.
The federally-funded Head Start program provides high-quality, comprehensive early education programming to low-income children and families so that children start school ready to succeed. The Office of Head Start (OHS) is offering applicants the opportunity to apply for funding to serve pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and children from birth to compulsory school age in one application. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications from public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or for-profit organizations that seek to provide a high-quality, comprehensive program incorporating both Head Start and Early Head Start funding, or to provide services for Head Start only or Early Head Start only, in a manner that ensures continuous services and seamless transitions for children and families residing in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
The goal of this FOA is to ensure an equitable distribution of resources to meet the demonstrated community needs of children from birth to compulsory school age, ensuring continuity of services and taking into account the availability of high-quality and comprehensive early childhood education opportunities (which may include public preKindergarten programs for 4-year-olds). This FOA provides applicants the opportunity to propose to reallocate funding between Head Start and Early Head Start based on both the needs in the community and the applicant's capacity and experience serving pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and/or preschool-age children. Applicants may explore combining Head Start and Early Head Start funds with resources from other early childhood programs or funding streams, including state, local, and private sector funding for child care, pre-Kindergarten, and special education services. Please note that applicants responding to this FOA will be expected to begin providing Head Start and/or Early Head Start services quickly after award, with a minimal startup period, to support limited to no disruption in services to the currently enrolled children and families in this service area.
For additional information, please see Program Description located on the RFP:
https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/files/HHS-2019-ACF-OHS-CH-R04-1574_0.pdf#page=4
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Number of Grants:
Estimated Size of Grant:
Anticipated Project Start Date: July 2, 2019
Length of Project Period: 60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods
Submit paper applications to one of the following addresses:
Submission By Mail:
Office of Head Start
OHS Operations Center
1401 Mercantile Lane
Suite 401
Largo, MD 20774
Hand Delivery:
Office of Head Start
OHS Operations Center
1401 Mercantile Lane
Suite 401
Largo, MD 20774
Program Office Contact:
Shawna Pinckney
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Head Start
Phone: (888) 242-0684
Email: OHSTech@reviewops.org
Office of Grants Management Contact
Jeff Newton
Administration for Children and Families
Phone: (303) 844-1149
Email: Jeff.newton@acf.hhs.gov