Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2010 ACF OHS HC 0089
Apply for HHS 2010 ACF OHS HC 0089
- The Administration for Children and Families in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning" 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 May 28, 2010 and posted on May 28, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 12, 2010 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 $8,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $8,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Small businesses Private institutions of higher education County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Independent school districts For profit organizations other than small businesses State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
- Applications from institutions of higher education and consortia of organizations are encouraged. Applicants may also include, as part of a consortium, non profit and for profit organizations that have a history of increasing the quality of teaching and learning for young children. Faith based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Head Start (OHS), offered a competitive cooperative agreement to establish a single National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning. The purpose of this Center is to serve as a national hub for spreading a clear and consistent message about OHS priorities for teaching and learning for children from birth to age five, while pushing evidence-based practices into day-to-day work across early childhood education programs, especially Head Start. In practical terms, the Center is meant to make sure Head Start staff nationwide can access the same high-quality training and technical assistance so programs are not reinventing the wheel or relying on uneven local capacity, and so children benefit from stronger, more consistent instructional practices.
The Center would focus on a set of core early learning and instructional improvement topics. These include helping programs collect and use ongoing child assessment data and connect that data directly to curriculum selection and implementation, so teaching decisions are informed by what children are actually demonstrating over time. It would also address effective teaching and learning approaches for culturally and linguistically diverse populations, inclusion of children with disabilities, and methods for measuring and improving child outcomes. In addition, the Center would promote family literacy and support strategies that strengthen the home-school connection around early learning. A major emphasis is also placed on building practical, job-embedded supports for educators, including mentoring and coaching models that help teachers translate training into consistent classroom practice.
A key feature of the initiative is developing a cadre of resource coaches. These coaches would work side by side with Head Start staff to reinforce best-practice standards and provide continuous follow-up, not just one-time workshops. The intent is to create sustained improvement by pairing evidence-based guidance with ongoing observation, feedback, and troubleshooting in real program contexts. Beyond direct program support, the Center would also help states implement and strengthen the infrastructure needed for a coordinated early care and education system, improving alignment and capacity so training, coaching, and quality improvement efforts work together rather than operating in silos.
The opportunity was issued as a discretionary funding announcement with a cooperative agreement structure, meaning the federal agency anticipated an active partnership role rather than a hands-off grant. The total estimated funding was 8,000,000, with an expected single award. The award floor was 7,000,000 and the ceiling was 8,000,000, and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funding falls under CFDA 93.600 (Head Start) and is categorized under Income Security and Social Services.
Eligibility was broad and included public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including those with and without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profits), state, county, city or township governments, independent school districts, and tribal governments and tribal organizations. Applications from institutions of higher education and consortia were specifically encouraged, and faith-based and community organizations could apply if they met standard eligibility requirements. Individuals and foreign entities were not eligible.
The funding opportunity number was HHS 2010 ACF OHS HC 0089. It was posted May 28, 2010, with an application deadline of July 12, 2010. For electronic submission through Grants.gov, applications were required to be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date. The opportunity was archived on August 11, 2010. For full details, applicants were directed to the announcement link provided by ACF, and technical help was available through the ACF Applications Help Desk at appsupport@acf.hhs.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a competitive cooperative agreement offered by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) through the Office of Head Start (OHS) to establish a single National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning.
What is the purpose of the National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning?
The Center is intended to serve as a national hub for spreading a clear and consistent message about OHS priorities for teaching and learning for children from birth to age five. It is designed to push evidence-based practices into day-to-day work across early childhood education programs, especially Head Start, so staff nationwide can access consistent, high-quality training and technical assistance.
Who would the Center serve?
The Center is focused on supporting early childhood education programs, especially Head Start, and ultimately improving outcomes for children from birth to age five by strengthening instructional practices and ensuring more consistent access to training and technical assistance for Head Start staff nationwide.
How many awards were expected under this opportunity?
The announcement anticipated a single award to establish one National Center.
What type of funding mechanism is being used?
This opportunity used a cooperative agreement structure, which indicates ACF anticipated an active federal partnership role rather than a hands-off grant relationship.
How much funding was available?
The total estimated funding was $8,000,000.
What were the award floor and ceiling?
The award floor was $7,000,000 and the award ceiling was $8,000,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What CFDA program is associated with this funding?
This opportunity falls under CFDA 93.600 (Head Start).
How was this opportunity categorized?
It was categorized under Income Security and Social Services.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility included a wide range of entity types, including:
- Public and private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits (with and without 501(c)(3) status)
- For-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profits)
- State, county, city, or township governments
- Independent school districts
- Tribal governments and tribal organizations
Were institutions of higher education specifically encouraged to apply?
Yes. Applications from institutions of higher education were specifically encouraged.
Were consortia encouraged to apply?
Yes. Applications from consortia were specifically encouraged.
Could faith-based or community organizations apply?
Yes. Faith-based and community organizations could apply if they met standard eligibility requirements.
Who was not eligible to apply?
Individuals and foreign entities were not eligible.
What were the main topic areas the Center was expected to focus on?
The Center would focus on core early learning and instructional improvement topics, including:
- Helping programs collect and use ongoing child assessment data and connect it to curriculum selection and implementation
- Effective teaching and learning approaches for culturally and linguistically diverse populations
- Inclusion of children with disabilities
- Methods for measuring and improving child outcomes
- Promoting family literacy and strengthening the home-school connection around early learning
- Building practical, job-embedded supports for educators, including mentoring and coaching models
How would child assessment data be used under this Center's approach?
The Center would help programs collect and use ongoing child assessment data and connect that information directly to curriculum selection and implementation, so teaching decisions are informed by what children are demonstrating over time.
How does the opportunity address culturally and linguistically diverse populations?
The Center would address effective teaching and learning approaches for culturally and linguistically diverse populations as part of its core early learning and instructional improvement focus.
How does the opportunity address children with disabilities?
The Center would include a focus on the inclusion of children with disabilities within effective teaching and learning approaches and broader instructional improvement efforts.
What is meant by "job-embedded" supports for educators?
Job-embedded supports refer to practical supports that help educators apply training directly in their daily work. The announcement highlights mentoring and coaching models aimed at helping teachers translate training into consistent classroom practice.
What are "resource coaches" in this initiative?
Resource coaches are a cadre of coaches to be developed under the Center. They would work side by side with Head Start staff to reinforce best-practice standards and provide continuous follow-up, rather than relying only on one-time workshops.
How are resource coaches expected to support sustained improvement?
The intent is sustained improvement through ongoing observation, feedback, and troubleshooting in real program contexts, pairing evidence-based guidance with continuous follow-up.
Does the Center have a role beyond direct program support?
Yes. The Center would also help states implement and strengthen infrastructure needed for a coordinated early care and education system, improving alignment and capacity so training, coaching, and quality improvement efforts work together rather than operating in silos.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number was HHS 2010 ACF OHS HC 0089.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on May 28, 2010.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was July 12, 2010.
What was the electronic submission deadline time for Grants.gov?
For electronic submission through Grants.gov, applications were required to be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on August 11, 2010.
Where were applicants directed to find full details?
Applicants were directed to the announcement link provided by ACF for full details.
Where could applicants get technical help with the application?
Technical help was available through the ACF Applications Help Desk at appsupport@acf.hhs.gov.
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