Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2008 ACF OHS CH 0100
Apply for HHS 2008 ACF OHS CH 0100
- 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 Middlesex County, Connecticut (locations described below)" 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 Apr 18, 2008 and posted on Apr 18, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 16, 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 $281,945.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $281,945.00 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) Independent school districts Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses City or township governments.
- 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 the following 15 town service area in Middlesex County, Connecticut Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Saybrook, Portland, and Westbrook. Faith based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity (HHS-2008-ACF-OHS-CH-0100) is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), to select one replacement organization to operate Early Head Start services in a defined 15-town area of Middlesex County, Connecticut. The goal is continuity: ACF is looking for a new grantee to keep Early Head Start services going in the same communities previously served by the former grantee, the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.
The service area covered by the grant includes Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Saybrook, Portland, and Westbrook. The award is intended to fund Early Head Start programming for eligible infants, toddlers, and their families living in those towns. The previous program was funded to serve a total enrollment of 32 children and families, which provides a practical benchmark for the scale of services ACF expects the replacement grantee to be able to deliver.
Funding is listed at $281,945 per year, with an award ceiling of $281,945 and an award floor of $0, and ACF anticipates making one award. The funding activity category is “Income Security and Social Services,” and the opportunity is tied to CFDA 93.600 (Head Start). The announcement also indicates a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants should expect that some level of non-federal share is required under the program rules and should be prepared to document how they will meet it.
Eligibility is focused on organizations with a real presence and capacity in the community to be served. ACF states that applicants may be local public or private nonprofit organizations (including faith-based organizations) or local for-profit organizations, as long as they can provide Early Head Start services to families residing in the specified towns. The eligibility listings also reference a wide range of entity types (for example, certain governmental entities and education-related institutions), but the core eligibility limitation emphasized in the narrative is that the applicant must be local and capable of operating Early Head Start in the service area. Foreign entities are explicitly not eligible.
Applicants were directed to obtain pre-application materials and additional information by calling the ACYF Operations Center at (866) 796-1591. The Operations Center is also the destination for public comments. ACF invites parents and residents from the service area to submit comments describing local needs and priorities; these comments are meant to inform ACF about community needs broadly and are not meant to endorse or oppose any particular applicant.
Key dates in the posting show the opportunity was posted April 18, 2008, with an application closing date of June 16, 2008, and an archive date of July 16, 2008. For electronic submissions through Grants.gov, applications had to be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The full announcement was available through the ACF grants site (link provided in the notice), and a contact was listed for access issues: Shawna Pinckney (OHS@dixongroup.com).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the grant opportunity number for this funding?
The funding opportunity number is HHS-2008-ACF-OHS-CH-0100.
2. Who is running this grant competition?
This is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
3. What is ACF trying to fund through this opportunity?
ACF intends to select one replacement organization to operate Early Head Start services in a defined 15-town area of Middlesex County, Connecticut, with an emphasis on continuity of services in the same communities previously served.
4. Why is ACF seeking a replacement organization?
The stated goal is continuity: ACF is looking for a new grantee to keep Early Head Start services going in the communities previously served by the former grantee, the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.
5. What geographic area must be served under this grant?
The service area is a 15-town area in Middlesex County, Connecticut: Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Saybrook, Portland, and Westbrook.
6. Who are the intended participants for the services funded by this award?
The award is intended to fund Early Head Start programming for eligible infants, toddlers, and their families living in the specified towns.
7. What scale of services does ACF appear to expect from the replacement grantee?
The previous program was funded to serve a total enrollment of 32 children and families. This is presented as a practical benchmark for the expected scale of services.
8. How much funding is available per year?
Funding is listed at $281,945 per year.
9. What are the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling is $281,945 and the award floor is $0.
10. How many awards does ACF expect to make?
ACF anticipates making one award.
11. What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is listed as "Income Security and Social Services."
12. What CFDA program is this opportunity associated with?
This opportunity is tied to CFDA 93.600 (Head Start).
13. Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The announcement indicates a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants should expect that some level of non-federal share is required under the program rules and should be prepared to document how they will meet it.
14. Which organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes local public or private nonprofit organizations (including faith-based organizations) and local for-profit organizations, as long as they can provide Early Head Start services to families residing in the specified towns.
15. Does the announcement require applicants to be local?
Yes. The narrative emphasizes that the applicant must be local and capable of operating Early Head Start in the service area.
16. Are foreign entities eligible to apply?
No. Foreign entities are explicitly not eligible.
17. Does the eligibility language mention other entity types?
Yes. The eligibility listings reference a wide range of entity types (including certain governmental entities and education-related institutions), but the core limitation emphasized is that the applicant must be local and capable of operating Early Head Start in the service area.
18. Where were applicants directed to get pre-application materials and additional information?
Applicants were directed to obtain pre-application materials and additional information by calling the ACYF Operations Center at (866) 796-1591.
19. Can community members provide input on local needs and priorities?
Yes. ACF invites parents and residents from the service area to submit comments describing local needs and priorities.
20. Are public comments meant to support or oppose specific applicants?
No. The comments are meant to inform ACF about community needs broadly and are not meant to endorse or oppose any particular applicant.
21. Where should public comments be sent?
Public comments were directed to the ACYF Operations Center at (866) 796-1591.
22. When was this opportunity posted?
The posting date is April 18, 2008.
23. What was the application closing date?
The application closing date is June 16, 2008.
24. When was the archive date?
The archive date is July 16, 2008.
25. What was the deadline time for electronic submission through Grants.gov?
For electronic submissions through Grants.gov, applications had to be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
26. Where could the full announcement be found?
The full announcement was available through the ACF grants site (a link was provided in the notice).
27. Who was listed as a contact for access issues?
The notice listed Shawna Pinckney as a contact for access issues, reachable at OHS@dixongroup.com.
28. Which organization previously served as the grantee for this service area?
The former grantee named in the notice is the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.
29. Is this opportunity specifically for Early Head Start (not Head Start generally)?
Yes. The notice describes selecting a replacement organization to operate Early Head Start services and to fund Early Head Start programming for eligible infants, toddlers, and their families in the listed towns.
30. What is the main purpose emphasized in the notice?
The main purpose emphasized is continuity of Early Head Start services in the same communities that were previously served.
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