Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of New York | HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R2 0114

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R2 0114

The Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient opportunity for communities in New York is a discretionary federal grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Head Start (OHS). The program is intended to fund organizations that will operate Head Start and/or Early Head Start services for eligible children and families within specific New York communities that have defined service areas. These awards support the delivery of comprehensive early childhood services, which typically include early learning and development, health and developmental screenings, family engagement supports, and other wraparound services designed to improve school readiness and child well-being for low-income children and families.

This notice is presented as a forecast and has been updated from its earlier version. The changes noted in the description indicate that the estimated posting date and the estimated application due date were revised, and the projected total funding and award ceiling amounts were also updated. Because it is a forecast, the set of service areas available is not guaranteed to remain static; the number of communities and service areas listed are projections and may change before the official Notice of Funding Opportunity is posted. Applicants are expected to check the "Link to Additional Information" referenced in the opportunity materials to see the current and detailed list of service areas in New York, along with the specific funding amounts attached to each service area and any updates that occur prior to the final posting.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of entities that can demonstrate the capacity to administer Head Start and/or Early Head Start programming. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status; nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. The opportunity explicitly notes that public and private nonprofit organizations (including community-based and faith-based groups) as well as for-profit organizations may apply, reflecting the program's emphasis on selecting the strongest qualified provider for each defined service area.

From a funding and scale perspective, the opportunity lists an estimated award ceiling of $51,688,997 and anticipates about 16 awards. This generally means OHS expects to make multiple separate grants across the various New York service areas rather than issuing a single statewide award. The exact award size and service expectations will depend on the particular community service area an applicant is applying to serve, so applicants typically need to align their proposed program design, staffing, facilities, and enrollment levels with the requirements tied to that specific geographic area and funding level.

Administrative details included in the listing identify the opportunity number as HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R2 0114 and the CFDA number as 93.600 (Head Start). The listing shows a creation date of October 12, 2023, and an original closing date of December 14, 2023, with the standard federal submission rule that electronically submitted applications must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the due date. Because the forecast has been modified, applicants should treat the dates in the forecast as potentially superseded and rely on the final posted Notice of Funding Opportunity and Grants.gov deadlines once the competition is formally live.

For questions or clarifications while preparing to apply, the opportunity directs interested parties to contact the OHS Operations Center by email at OHSgrants@koniag-gs.com. Applicants should also monitor the referenced additional information link for the authoritative list of New York service areas, their funding amounts, and any updates to projections before submitting an application.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of New York" 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 Oct 12, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 14, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.. (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 $51,688,997.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 16 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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