Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R1 0100
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Head Start (OHS), is planning to award a discretionary grant to select an organization to operate Head Start and/or Early Head Start services in specific, defined service areas within Massachusetts. This opportunity is meant to fund early childhood and family support programming for eligible children and families, and it is structured as a competitive process where interested providers submit an application to become the Head Start and/or Early Head Start recipient for the identified community or communities.
The funding opportunity is listed as "Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Massachusetts" under funding opportunity number HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R1 0100 and CFDA 93.600 (Head Start). OHS notes that the forecast information has been revised, including the estimated posting date and the estimated application due date, as well as key funding figures such as the estimated total available funding, the award ceiling, and the award floor. The opportunity is connected to the federal funding activity category of Income Security and Social Services, reflecting Head Start's role in supporting comprehensive child development services alongside family and community partnerships.
A wide range of applicant types are eligible to apply, which is typical for Head Start competitions. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. The description also explicitly emphasizes that public or private nonprofits, including community-based and faith-based organizations, as well as for-profit organizations, may compete. In practice, this means the competition is open to many kinds of entities that can demonstrate the capacity to run the required early childhood services and meet all Head Start Program Performance Standards and federal grant management requirements.
The opportunity is focused on specific Massachusetts communities with defined service areas, rather than being a statewide open-ended award. OHS highlights that the number of service areas shown in the forecast is a projection and may change before the formal Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is posted. Because of that, applicants are expected to consult the official "Link to Additional Information" referenced in the listing to find the detailed and current list of service areas available for competition, along with the funding amounts tied to each service area and any updates posted by OHS. This detail matters because applicants generally need to align their proposed program design, enrollment slots, staffing plan, facilities approach, and budget directly to the service area and funding level they are applying for.
Based on the source data provided, OHS expects to make one award under this listing (ExpectedAwards: 1). The award ceiling is listed as $1,001,082, which indicates the maximum annual funding level anticipated for the award under this specific competition. While the text mentions the award floor was updated, the specific floor amount is not shown in the provided excerpt, so applicants would need to confirm the minimum funding level and the final estimated total funding amount in the posted NOFO or the linked service-area listing. The original closing date in the data is December 14, 2023, and the notice specifies that applications must be submitted electronically by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the application due date. Since the forecast was updated to modify the estimated due date, applicants should rely on the final due date published in the NOFO and Grants.gov rather than the earlier forecast date.
For applicants needing clarification while preparing to apply, OHS directs questions to the OHS Operations Center via email at OHSgrants@koniag-gs.com. That contact point is mainly for operational and competition-related questions, including where to find service area details and updates, but applicants should still expect that official requirements, selection criteria, and submission instructions will be governed by the NOFO once it is posted.Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R1 0100
- 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 Massachusetts" 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 10, 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 $1,001,082.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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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