Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership Grants in Multiple States

Forecasted Federal grant Posted

Opportunity number
HHS-2027-ACF-OHS-CH-0125
Agency
Applications expected due
Award size
$1,232,123 to $4,964,843

Opportunity facts

Expected posting
Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Income Security and Social Services
Eligible applicants
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • City/Township Governments
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • Small Businesses
  • State Governments
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • Other
  • Independent School Districts
  • County Governments
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • For Profit Organizations
  • Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • Public or Indian Housing Auth.
Points of contact
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, is forecasting a competitive grant opportunity to fund Early Head Start service expansion or Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships serving pregnant women, infants, and toddlers in Arkansas, Georgia, and North Carolina, with approximately $9.6 million in federal funding available and a Notice of Funding Opportunity publication pending.

Eligible applicants include public or private nonprofit organizations (including community-based and faith-based organizations), for-profit organizations, tribal governments, state and local governments, higher education institutions, housing authorities, and independent school districts. Individuals, sole proprietorships, and foreign entities are ineligible. Organizations currently operating Head Start programs are eligible to operate Early Head Start programs.

Service areas in Arkansas, Georgia, and North Carolina are subject to change until the NOFO is published. The funding opportunity supports comprehensive services including educational, health, nutritional, social, and family well-being activities designed to enhance cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development.

Awards are made for five-year project periods. Recipients demonstrating satisfactory progress and compliance with terms and conditions qualify for non-competing continuations; unsuccessful applicants have no formal appeal process, though existing recipients may dispute under 45 CFR Part 16.

Applications are reviewed first for threshold compliance—eligibility, deadline, required electronic submission, and award ceiling—before proceeding to merit panel review. Merit review panels compose experts with three reviewers and one chairperson. ACF may consider geographic distribution of federal funds in award decisions and may elect not to fund applicants with management or financial problems. Awards may be issued in whole or in part at amounts lower than requested.

The opportunity operates under CFDA 93.600 (Head Start). Contact the OHS Operations Center at OHSgrants@koniag-gs.com for additional information.

Forecast synopsis

2 versions

Update #2 · Latest ·

This forecast has been modified to update the Estimated Total Funding and the states where a funding opportunity is available.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS), announces a competitive notice of funding opportunity to provide high-quality, comprehensive services to pregnant women, low-income infants and toddlers and their families through the expansion of Early Head Start services or through Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships. This funding opportunity advances ACF's mission to promote the economic and social well-being of children, families, and communities, and reflects OHS's commitment to expanding access to high-quality, comprehensive early childhood services that strengthen family stability and community prosperity. Approximately $9.6 million in federal funding will be awarded in multiple communities in AR, GA, and NC.

These service areas are subject to change until a Notice of Funding Opportunity is published.

Applicants may also email the OHS Operations Center at OHSgrants@koniag-gs.com for additional information.

Update #1 ·

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS), announces a competitive notice of funding opportunity to provide high-quality, comprehensive services to pregnant women, low-income infants and toddlers and their families through the expansion of Early Head Start services or through Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships. This funding opportunity advances ACF's mission to promote the economic and social well-being of children, families, and communities, and reflects OHS's commitment to expanding access to high-quality, comprehensive early childhood services that strengthen family stability and community prosperity. Approximately $7.7 million in federal funding will be awarded in multiple communities in GA, NC and VA.

These service areas are subject to change until a Notice of Funding Opportunity is published.

Applicants may also email the OHS Operations Center at OHSgrants@koniag-gs.com for additional information.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are any public or private non-profit agencies, including community-based and faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies pursuant to section 645A(d) of the Head Start Act, 42 U.S.C. 9840A(d).Eligibility is limited to public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or for-profit organizations that can provide Early Head Start services to children and families.Entities operating Head Start programs are eligible to operate Early Head Start programs. Individuals, sole proprietorships, and foreign entities are not eligible to apply. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible for awards under this funding opportunity.

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