Head Start Replacement Grantee - Calhoun, DeWitt, Jackson, Lavaca, Gonzales, and Victoria Counties, Texas

Post Date

May 13th 2011

Application Due Date

July 12th 2011

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.

Funding Opportunity Number

HHS-2011-ACF-OHS-CH-R06-0236

CFDA Number(s)

93.600

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Income Security and Social Services

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

County Governments
City or Township Governments
Independent School Districts
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Public Housing Authorities or Indian Housing Authorities
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)

Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $4280879

• Award Range:

  $0 - $4280879

Grant Description

The Administration for Children and Families solicits applications from local public or private non-profit organizations, including faith base organizations or local for profit organizations that wish to compete for funds that are available to provide Head Start services to children and families residing in Southeast, Texas (including the counties of Calhoun, DeWitt, Jackson, Lavaca, Gonzales and Victoria), Texas. The intent of this announcement is to provide for the continuation of services as previously provided by the former grantee, Advocates for Children and Families. Funds in the amount of $4,280,879 annually will be available to provide Head Start program services to eligible children and their families. The former grantee was funded for a total enrollment of 686 children and families. Interested applicants must call the OHS Operations Center at (866) 796-1591 to receive pre-application materials and additional information. Pre-application materials for this service area are also available at www.headstartgrants.org.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Administration for Children and Families

• Agency Contact:

  ACF Applications Help Desk
  app_support@acf.hhs.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  ACF Applications Help Desk

• Agency Email Address:

  app_support@acf.hhs.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2011-ACF-OHS-CH-R06-0236