Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R07 1076
The Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee opportunity for Harper and Sedgwick Counties, Kansas is a discretionary federal grant competition run by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS). The goal is to fund an organization (or multiple organizations) to operate high-quality early childhood services for eligible children and families in those two counties. Applicants can propose a comprehensive birth-to-five approach that blends both Head Start (generally preschool-age) and Early Head Start (prenatal to age 3) funding, or they can apply to operate only Head Start or only Early Head Start, depending on their capacity and eligibility.
A key administrative detail is that the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) was modified after release. The application due date changed, and ACF revised parts of the FOA (specifically Sections III.2. and IV.2.). Because the Grants.gov application package was also updated, applicants are required to re-download the revised electronic Grant Application Package and submit their application using that version. The FOA also includes specific instructions for uploading three application files, and applicants are expected to follow the updated submission directions carefully to avoid technical or compliance issues.
The funding level is substantial: the announcement makes available $9,286,192 per year to support Head Start and/or Early Head Start services in the designated service area. The award ceiling listed matches this annual amount, and the agency anticipated making up to three awards, meaning funding could be split among multiple grantees depending on how ACF structures the final awards and service coverage. The assistance is tied to CFDA (now Assistance Listing) 93.600, which corresponds to Head Start, and the program area is categorized under Income Security and Social Services.
Eligibility depends on whether an applicant is seeking to operate Head Start, Early Head Start, or both, and the FOA emphasizes that the rules are not identical across the two program types. For applications that include Head Start (either Head Start only or a combined Head Start and Early Head Start proposal), eligible applicants are limited to local public or private nonprofit 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 in Harper and Sedgwick Counties. These applicants must also demonstrate they meet the statutory requirements for designation as a Head Start and/or Early Head Start agency under Section 641(a)(1) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836(a)(1)).
For Early Head Start only applications, the eligibility standard is broader under Section 645A(d) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840A(d)). Public or private nonprofits, including faith-based and community-based organizations, as well as for-profit entities in the service area, may apply as long as they can deliver Early Head Start services to eligible children and families in Harper and Sedgwick Counties. The FOA also notes that entities already operating Head Start programs are eligible to operate Early Head Start programs, which is relevant for established providers that want to expand services to younger children and pregnant people.
The announcement explicitly welcomes faith-based organizations as applicants if they meet program and statutory eligibility requirements. It points applicants to ACF guidance on grants to faith-based organizations (acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations) to clarify how federal grant rules apply, including typical requirements around nondiscrimination, allowable activities, and the separation of inherently religious activities from federally funded program services. At the same time, the FOA is clear about who cannot apply: individuals, including sole proprietorships, and foreign entities are not eligible and would be disqualified from competitive review.
Important logistics included in the source information are the opportunity number (HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R07-1076), the administering agency (Administration for Children and Families - Office of Head Start), and the original closing date listed as 2015-12-15, with the caveat that the FOA was modified and applicants must rely on the updated due date stated in the revised announcement. For questions or additional information, interested applicants are directed to contact the OHS Operations Center via email at OHSTech@reviewops.org, which is positioned as the support channel for this competition and application process.Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R07 1076
- 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 - Harper and Sedgwick Counties, Kansas" 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 $9,286,192.00 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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