[Federal Register: April 24,
1998 (Volume 63, Number 79)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for
Children and Families
Notice of Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF 98rt web site at: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Eligible Applicants: Applicants eligible to apply to become a
head Start program are local public and private non-profit agencies.
(For Indian reservations, eligible applicants are the Tribal
governments of unserved reservations that wish to initiate a head
Start program or agencies designated by these Tribal governments.)
Project Duration: Awards will be on a competitive basis and will
be for a one-year period. The project period is indefinite.
Federal Share of Project Costs: Grantees that operate head Start
programs must, in most instances, provide a non-Federal contribution
of at least 20 percent of the total approved costs of the project.
Available Funds: Approximately $4 million is available to fund
programs that will serve approximately 800 children.
Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is estimated that
up to 20 projects will be funded.
Statutory Authority: The head Start Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
9831 et seq.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Number 93.600, Head
Start.
Dated: April 8, 1998.
James A. Harrell, Deputy Commissioner, Administration on
Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 98-10989 Filed 4-23-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-02-P
