DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families
(Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/HS 2001-05)

Early Head Start Program Grant Availability
for Nationwide Expansion Competition in Fiscal Year 2001

AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Announcement of approximately $47 million in financial assistance to be competitively awarded to local public and private non-profit and for-profit agencies to provide child and family development services for low-income families with children under age three and pregnant women.

SUMMARY: The Head Start Bureau of ACYF announces that applications will be accepted to establish or expand Early Head Start programs. Such programs provide early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services on a year-round basis to low-income families with children under age three and pregnant women in order to enhance children's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development; to support parents' efforts to fulfill their parental roles; and to help parents move toward self-sufficiency.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 93.600, Project Head Start.)

DATES: The CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION of applications is 5:00 p.m. (EDT) May 7, 2001
Applications received after the closing date will be classified as late and not considered for funding. Hand delivered, courier or overnight delivery of applications will be received during the normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, on or prior to the established closing date at the address below.

Applications transmitted to ACYF in any electronic form will not be accepted regardless of date of submission. All applications must be in hard copy form to be considered acceptable.

ADDRESSES: Mail applications to:

Early Head Start Nationwide Expansion Competition
ACYF Operations Center
1815 North Fort Myer Dr., Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia 22209


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

A copy of this Program Announcement, necessary application forms, and other appendices can be obtained by contacting:

ACYF Operations Center
1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia 22209
The telephone number is 1-800-351-2293
Or Email: ehs@lcgnet.com

Copies of this Program Announcement and necessary application forms can also be downloaded from the Head Start web site at: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb

The ACYF Operations Center at 1-800-351-2293 (ACYF) is available to answer questions concerning application requirements and to refer you to the appropriate contact person in ACYF for programmatic questions. You may also e-mail your questions to the ACYF Operations Center at ehs@lcgnet.com

Indicate at the beginning of your Project Description Abstract/Summary: the State, County (ies) and specific geographic area (city, town, and/or community you are proposing to serve (see list at Appendix B).

If you plan to submit an application, please send a postcard, e-mail, or call the ACYF Operations Center at least four weeks prior to the submission deadline date with the following information: the name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the principal contact and the name of the organization. We need this information in order to determine the number of expert reviewers that will be necessary.

Early Head Start Nationwide Competition/Expansion
ACYF Operations Center
1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22209
1-800-351-2293
Or email: ehs@lcgnet.com

Early Head Start Program Grant Availability
for Nationwide Competition or Expansion in Fiscal Year 2001

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This program announcement is divided into five sections:

Part I contains general information and an introductory section which contains the history and background of the Early Head Start program.

Part II contains key program information such as a description of competitive categories, eligible applicants, project periods and applicable Head Start regulations.

Part III contains the requirements for information that must be included in each application.

Part IV contains the criteria upon which applications will be reviewed and evaluated.

Part V contains a discussion of the application process.

Appendix A includes the relevant application forms, certifications, disclosures and assurances necessary for completing and submitting the application.

Appendix B includes a list of geographic areas currently served by existing Early Head Start grantees.

Appendix C is the Head Start Program Performance Standards and other Head Start regulations.

Appendix D is the Estimate of Funds Available in States and other Areas.

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