Head Start Expansion, Early Head Start Expansion, and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants

Background
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS) announces the availability of approximately $102 million to be competitively awarded for the purpose of expanding access to high-quality, comprehensive services to low-income infants, toddlers, and their families through Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships, or through the expansion of Head Start services and/or Early Head Start services. ACF solicits applications from public entities, including states, or private non-profit organizations, including community-based or faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies that meet eligibility for applying as stated in section 42 U.S.C. 9840A of the Head Start Act.

Grant Details
The goal of this NOFO is to ensure distribution of resources to meet the demonstrated community needs of children from birth to compulsory school age and the needs of families pursuing employment, training, education, and other opportunities to support their well-being. The NOFO solicits applications from public or private non-profit organizations seeking to provide a high-quality, comprehensive program incorporating a combination of Head Start, EHS, EHS-CCP funding, or to provide services for Head Start only, EHS only, or EHS-CCP only in a manner that ensures continuous services and seamless transitions for children and families.

The expansion includes adding new services in a community or the expansion of existing services. It covers various options such as adding slots within center-based classrooms or family child care programs; adding new classrooms; establishing new centers or family child care providers; adding new slots to home-based program options; providing expanded services to meet the needs of families pursuing employment, training, education, and other opportunities; and expanding enrollment.

Eligibility Requirements
ACF solicits applications from public entities, including states, or private non-profit organizations, including community-based or faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies that meet eligibility for applying as stated in section 42 U.S.C. 9840A of the Head Start Act.

Period of Performance
The project period is 60 months with five 12-month budget periods. The anticipated project start date is 09/30/2024.

Grant Value
$102 million is available to be competitively awarded with an expected number of awards being 60. The award ceiling is $20,509,347 per budget period with an award floor of $750,000 per budget period. The average projected award amount is $1,500,000 per budget period.

Place of Performance
The grant aims to expand access to high-quality comprehensive services for low-income infants and toddlers across various communities within the United States.