Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2019 ACF OHS HP R09 1593
The Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants opportunity for Santa Clara County, California is a discretionary federal grant competition offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Head Start (OHS). The main goal is to increase the number of high-quality slots and services available to low-income infants and toddlers (and their families) by either expanding Early Head Start (EHS) services directly or by creating/strengthening Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships that connect Early Head Start comprehensive standards with participating child care providers. In practical terms, the funding is meant to grow local capacity for consistent, high-quality early learning and family support services for children from birth to age three, with an emphasis on meeting the full Early Head Start model of comprehensive services rather than offering child care alone.
ACF announced approximately $3,811,628 available under this funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: HHS 2019 ACF OHS HP R09 1593). The award ceiling is listed as $3,811,628, and ACF anticipated making up to two awards, meaning the funding could be split among multiple recipients depending on the applications selected. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the program sits under CFDA 93.600, which is the Head Start program umbrella. The activity category is Income Security and Social Services, reflecting the program's combined focus on child development, family well-being, and access to supportive services for economically disadvantaged households.
Eligible applicants are broad and include many types of public and private organizations, as long as they meet the eligibility requirements referenced in section 645A of the Head Start Act. Eligible entities include state, county, and city/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 and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. This wide eligibility pool is designed to allow communities to select the organizations best positioned to operate Early Head Start services directly, or to act as the lead agency coordinating partnerships with child care providers while ensuring Early Head Start performance standards and comprehensive service delivery are met.
The opportunity specifically targets expansion in Santa Clara County, which typically means applicants must propose services that will be delivered within that defined geographic service area and must demonstrate how their approach will increase access for eligible low-income infants and toddlers. While the notice does not list service design details in the excerpt, Early Head Start and EHS-CC Partnerships generally require applicants to plan for the full set of Early Head Start program expectations: high-quality early learning environments, developmental screenings and ongoing assessment, health and mental health supports, family engagement and family support services, and strong program management and accountability. For partnership applicants, a key expectation is building formal relationships between a lead Early Head Start grantee/delegate and community child care partners, aligning care quality, staffing, and service coordination so families receive stable care plus comprehensive EHS supports.
Applications were required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the listed due date (Original Closing Date: April 11, 2019). ACF directs applicants to guidance on how to apply, register, and submit through Grants.gov and how the federal review process works at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/howto#chapter-4. For additional questions specific to Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, applicants were invited to contact the program email: EHS.CCPartnerships@acf.hhs.gov.
An important administrative note in the announcement is that a separate Early Head Start funding opportunity (HHS-2019-ACF-OHS-CH-R09-1592, Early Head Start Grantee - Santa Clara County) was posted at the same time and is considered a distinct competition. In other words, applicants needed to pay attention to which notice matched their intended approach and apply to the correct opportunity number, because the concurrently posted notice represents a different application pathway even though both relate to Early Head Start services in Santa Clara County.
In summary, this grant competition offered up to about $3.81 million to expand high-quality infant and toddler services for low-income families in Santa Clara County either by scaling Early Head Start directly or by building EHS-Child Care Partnerships that blend Early Head Start standards and comprehensive family supports with community child care capacity. It was open to a wide range of public and private applicants, required electronic submission through Grants.gov by the stated deadline, and included clear pointers to federal application resources and a program contact email for partnership-related questions.Apply for HHS 2019 ACF OHS HP R09 1593
- 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 "Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants - Santa Clara 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 Feb 08, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 11, 2019 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 $3,811,628.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 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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