Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2017 ACF OHS CH R09 1253

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Head Start (OHS) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced a discretionary grant competition to fund Head Start and/or Early Head Start services for children and families living in South Los Angeles and Compton in Los Angeles County, California. The purpose of the opportunity is to select one or more organizations that can operate a high-quality, comprehensive program for children from birth to age five. Applicants may propose a single integrated birth-to-five model that blends both Head Start (generally preschool-aged children) and Early Head Start (infants, toddlers, and pregnant people) funding, or they may apply to provide Head Start only or Early Head Start only, depending on their capacity and proposed approach.

The funding available is substantial and is intended to support full program operations, not just planning. The notice states that approximately $8,088,743 per year is available to deliver Head Start and/or Early Head Start program services to eligible children and their families in the specified service area. The published award ceiling is $8,406,695, and ACF anticipated making up to three awards, which suggests the service area and funding could be split across multiple grantees or program designs if that best meets community needs and OHS program requirements. As with Head Start generally, the expectation is that funded programs will provide comprehensive services, which typically include early learning and development, health and developmental screenings, family engagement and support, and coordination with community resources, all delivered in a way that meets Head Start Program Performance Standards.

A wide range of applicant types are eligible, reflecting Head Start’s community-based delivery model. Eligible applicants include public entities (state, county, and city/township governments), independent school districts, public and state-controlled and private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. The opportunity is also open to nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education), as well as for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profit entities). The solicitation explicitly notes that community-based and faith-based organizations are welcome to apply, which is consistent with past Head Start competitions that prioritize capacity, governance, and demonstrated ability to meet comprehensive service requirements rather than organizational label alone.

Administratively, this opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2017-ACF-OHS-CH-R09-1253, with a CFDA number of 93.600 (Head Start). The opportunity was posted on December 16, 2016, with an application due date of February 14, 2017. Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date. For technical or process questions, interested applicants were directed to contact the OHS Operations Center via email at OHSTech@reviewops.org.

In practical terms, the announcement is a competitive process to select grantees that can run or expand early childhood services in South Los Angeles and Compton, with enough annual funding to support center-based and/or home-based services, qualified staff, family support work, and the full set of Head Start and Early Head Start requirements. Applicants would be expected to demonstrate strong community ties, sound fiscal and operational systems, the ability to recruit and serve eligible children, and readiness to implement a comprehensive birth-to-five approach (or a focused Head Start-only or Early Head Start-only program) that meets federal performance standards and addresses the needs of families in the target communities.

  • 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 and/or Early Head Start Grantee - South Los Angeles and Compton, in Los Angeles County, California" 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 Dec 16, 2016.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 14, 2017 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, 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 $8,406,695.00 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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