The Office of Head Start (OHS) is offering funds to establish the Head Start Centers of Excellence program, identifying up to ten exemplary Early Head Start and Head Start grantees. This grant aims to recognize programs demonstrating outstanding services and positive outcomes for children and families. Designated Centers of Excellence will receive a bonus grant award of $200,000 per year for a five-year project period. Eligible applicants are existing Head Start grantees who receive a competitive nomination from their State Governor or, for American Indian/Alaska Native and Migrant/Seasonal grantees, from the appropriate OHS official. Awardees must dedicate at least 15% of their funds to disseminating their successful approaches and models to other early childhood programs nationwide.
Opportunity ID: 54825
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2010-ACF-OHS-YX-0058 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.600 — Head Start |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 26, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 12, 2010 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 12, 2010 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 11, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $200,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants, as established in the 2007 amendments to the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq), are limited to Federally funded Early Head Start and Head Start grantees who have received a letter of nomination from the Governor of the State where the grantee operates, or in the case of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) or Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) agencies, such agencies must be nominated by the appropriate program manager in the Office of Head Start. The nomination letter must be submitted as part of the application. Bonus grant awards of not less than $200,000 per year will be made under this announcement subject to the availability of funds through annual appropriations. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
| Description: | The Office of Head Start (OHS) announces the availability of funds to launch the Head Start Centers of Excellence 2010. The Centers of Excellence program was established in the 2007 amendments to the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) Up to 10 Centers of Excellence will be designated for a five-year project period. Bonus grant awards of $200,000 per year will be made under this announcement subject to the availability of funds through annual appropriations. Eligible applicants are limited to Early Head Start and Head Start grantees who receive a letter of nomination from the Governor of the State where the grantee operates, or in the case of American Indian and Alaska Native and Migrant and Seasonal grantees, from the appropriate person in the OHS. The nomination letter resulting from a competitive process must be submitted as part of the Administration for Children and Families application. The goal of this program is to identify Head Start Centers of Excellence that have a record of providing exemplary services and a record of positive outcomes for children and families. Awardees must agree to disseminate information about their approaches and models of service to other Head Start and early childhood programs, and must spend at least 15 percent of the award on dissemination activities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2010-ACF-OHS-YX-0058 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email:app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email: app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.600 | PKG00018898 | May 26, 2010 | Jul 12, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
54825 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
54825 SF424-2.0.pdf
54825 SF424A-1.0.pdf
54825 SF424B-1.1.pdf
54825 Project-1.1.pdf
54825 Budget-1.1.pdf
54825 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
54825 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
54825 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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