Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2008 ACF OHS CH 0610
Apply for HHS 2008 ACF OHS CH 0610
- The Administration for Children and Families in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Early Head Start Replacement Grantee Amarillo, Texas (including parts of Randall and Potter Counties)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.600 Head Start.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 8, 2008 and posted on Jul 8, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 5, 2008 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 430 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $845,032.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $845,032.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Special district governments City or township governments County governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Independent school districts For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Additional eligibility types Local Governments Regional Organizations Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations Hispanic Serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Eligibility is limited to local public or private non profit organizations, including faith based organizations or local for profit organizations in the community to be served that can provide Early Head Start services to children and families residing in Amarillo, Texas (including parts of Randall and Potter Counties). Faith based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Early Head Start Replacement Grantee opportunity for Amarillo, Texas (including parts of Randall and Potter Counties) is a discretionary federal grant competition issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), under CFDA 93.600 (Head Start). Its purpose is straightforward: to select one new organization to continue Early Head Start services that had previously been operated by the former grantee, Amarillo Independent School District. In practical terms, ACF is looking for a replacement provider that can step in and maintain access to comprehensive Early Head Start programming for eligible infants, toddlers, and their families in the designated Amarillo-area service territory.
Funding available under this announcement is listed as $845,032 per year, with an award ceiling of $845,032 and an award floor of $0. ACF anticipated making one award. The prior program level referenced in the notice is a funded enrollment of 85 children and families, which gives applicants a sense of the scale ACF expects the replacement grantee to sustain. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is Income Security and Social Services. The opportunity also indicates a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning the selected grantee should be prepared to meet any applicable non-federal share expectations that come with Head Start and Early Head Start funding (the detailed requirements would be spelled out in the full announcement and associated program regulations/guidance).
Eligibility is focused on organizations able to provide Early Head Start services locally in the community to be served. The announcement emphasizes local public or private nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, and also allows local for-profit organizations to apply. The broader eligibility list in the source data references many entity types (for example, certain government entities, independent school districts, public housing authorities, higher education institutions, tribal governments and tribally designated organizations, and various minority-serving institutions), but the key limiting language is that applicants must be local to the community to be served and capable of delivering Early Head Start services to families residing in Amarillo and the specified parts of Randall and Potter Counties. The notice also makes clear that foreign entities are not eligible. Faith-based and community organizations are explicitly welcomed as eligible applicants.
The application timeline in the posted opportunity shows it was posted July 8, 2008, with an original and current closing date of September 5, 2008, and an archive date of October 5, 2008. For applicants submitting through Grants.gov, the notice highlights a firm submission deadline of no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. In addition, interested applicants were instructed to contact the ACYF Operations Center at (866) 796-1591 to obtain pre-application materials and further information, indicating that some initial intake or distribution of materials was handled through that operations center rather than relying only on the public posting.
A notable feature of the announcement is ACFs invitation for public comment from parents and residents within the service area. These comments were intended to inform ACF about general community needs in Amarillo and the surrounding service area, not to advocate for or against any particular applicant. The notice directs that comments be sent to the ACYF Operations Center, reinforcing that ACF wanted community input as part of understanding local conditions and service priorities while keeping the competition applicant-neutral.
For those seeking the full official requirements, the opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2008-ACF-OHS-CH-0610, titled Early Head Start Replacement Grantee Amarillo, Texas (including parts of Randall and Potter Counties), with an additional information link provided in the posting. A contact is also listed for help accessing the announcement electronically: Shawna Pinckney (OHS@dixongroup.com).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Early Head Start Replacement Grantee - Amarillo, Texas
1. What is this grant opportunity?
This is a discretionary federal grant competition from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), under CFDA 93.600 (Head Start). It is titled "Early Head Start Replacement Grantee - Amarillo, Texas (including parts of Randall and Potter Counties)."
2. What is the purpose of this funding?
The purpose is to select one new organization to continue Early Head Start services previously operated by the former grantee, Amarillo Independent School District. The goal is to maintain access to comprehensive Early Head Start programming for eligible infants, toddlers, and their families in the defined service area.
3. Who is the federal issuing agency?
The issuing agency is HHS/ACF (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families).
4. What is the CFDA number and program area?
The CFDA number is 93.600, associated with Head Start. The activity category is Income Security and Social Services.
5. What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS-2008-ACF-OHS-CH-0610.
6. What geographic area must the applicant serve?
The service territory is Amarillo, Texas, including parts of Randall and Potter Counties.
7. How many awards does ACF expect to make?
ACF anticipated making one award under this announcement.
8. How much funding is available?
The funding amount listed is $845,032 per year. The award ceiling is $845,032 and the award floor is $0.
9. What size program is ACF expecting the replacement grantee to operate?
The notice references a prior program level of a funded enrollment of 85 children and families, which indicates the scale ACF expects the replacement grantee to sustain.
10. What type of funding instrument is this?
The funding instrument is a grant.
11. Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The opportunity indicates a cost-sharing or matching requirement. The selected grantee should be prepared to meet applicable non-federal share expectations associated with Head Start and Early Head Start funding (the detailed requirements would be provided in the full announcement and related program regulations/guidance).
12. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is focused on organizations that are local to the community to be served and capable of delivering Early Head Start services in the Amarillo-area service territory. The announcement emphasizes local public or private nonprofit organizations (including faith-based organizations) and also allows local for-profit organizations to apply.
13. Are faith-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Faith-based organizations are explicitly welcomed as eligible applicants, provided they are local to the community to be served and can deliver Early Head Start services.
14. Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. The announcement indicates that local for-profit organizations may apply, as long as they are local to the service area and capable of providing Early Head Start services.
15. Are foreign entities eligible?
No. The notice makes clear that foreign entities are not eligible.
16. Does the opportunity list other potentially eligible entity types?
Yes. The source data references many entity types (including certain government entities, independent school districts, public housing authorities, higher education institutions, tribal governments and tribally designated organizations, and various minority-serving institutions). However, the key limiting requirement is that applicants must be local to the community to be served and capable of delivering Early Head Start services in the designated area.
17. When was this opportunity posted?
The posting date shown is July 8, 2008.
18. What was the application deadline?
The original and current closing date shown is September 5, 2008.
19. When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date shown is October 5, 2008.
20. What was the Grants.gov submission deadline time?
For applications submitted through Grants.gov, the notice highlights a firm submission deadline of no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
21. How were applicants instructed to obtain pre-application materials or more information?
Interested applicants were instructed to contact the ACYF Operations Center at (866) 796-1591 to obtain pre-application materials and further information.
22. Did ACF invite public comment from the community?
Yes. ACF invited public comment from parents and residents within the service area to inform ACF about general community needs in Amarillo and the surrounding service area.
23. Were public comments meant to support or oppose specific applicants?
No. The notice states that comments were intended to address general community needs and not to advocate for or against any particular applicant.
24. Where were public comments supposed to be sent?
The notice directs that comments be sent to the ACYF Operations Center.
25. Who operated the Early Head Start services prior to this replacement competition?
The former grantee identified in the notice is Amarillo Independent School District.
26. Who is listed as a contact for help accessing the announcement electronically?
The posting lists Shawna Pinckney as a contact for help accessing the announcement electronically, with the email OHS@dixongroup.com.
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