Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2017 ACF OHS CH R11 1212
The American Indian and Alaska Native Early Head Start Expansion grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2017 ACF OHS CH R11 1212) is a discretionary federal grant administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS). Its purpose is to expand Early Head Start services specifically for American Indian and Alaska Native communities by increasing access to comprehensive early childhood and family support programming for infants and toddlers, as well as services for pregnant women and their families. In practical terms, the opportunity is aimed at strengthening early development, school readiness foundations, and family well-being during pregnancy and the first three years of life by funding organizations that can deliver Early Head Start Expansion services in eligible communities.
The funding set aside for this expansion totals $5,000,000, and the opportunity anticipates making approximately 10 awards. The notice lists an award ceiling of $5,500,000, indicating that individual awards could vary and may be structured based on program size, service area, and the applicant’s proposed model and capacity. The grant is categorized under the broader federal activity area of Income Security and Social Services and is associated with CFDA number 93.600, which corresponds to Head Start/Early Head Start programming.
Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of public, private, and tribal entities. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments), state and local governments (including counties, cities, and townships), independent school districts, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations both with and without IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those nonprofit categories), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. The announcement also explicitly notes that public or private non-profit organizations, including community-based and faith-based organizations, as well as for-profit agencies, may apply, emphasizing that the competition is open to many types of organizations as long as they can effectively provide the required Early Head Start Expansion services to the intended population.
Key dates included in the notice show the opportunity was created on April 17, 2017, with an original application closing date of June 16, 2017. Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. For applicants seeking clarification or technical information connected to the announcement, the notice directs interested parties to contact the OHS Operations Center via email at OHSTech@reviewops.org.
Overall, this opportunity is designed to increase the availability of culturally relevant Early Head Start services for American Indian and Alaska Native infants, toddlers, pregnant women, and families, leveraging federal grant funding to expand early childhood programming capacity in tribal and related community contexts while allowing a diverse set of eligible organizations to compete to deliver those services.Apply for HHS 2017 ACF OHS CH R11 1212
- 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 "American Indian and Alaska Native Early Head Start Expansion" 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 Apr 17, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 16, 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 $5,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 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, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), 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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