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ACYF
Administration on Children,
Youth and Families
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U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families |
| 1. Log No. ACYF-IM-HS-01-11 |
2. Issuance Date: 10/09/01 |
| 3. Originating Office: Head Start Bureau |
| 4. Key Word: Financial Assistance to Expand Head Start Enrollment to Unserved Communities |
INFORMATION MEMORANDUM [See Attachments at the bottom]
TO: Head Start and Early Head Start Grantees and Delegate Agencies
SUBJECT: Availability of Financial Assistance to Expand Head Start Enrollment in Unserved Communities
INFORMATION: Attached for your information is a copy of a September 24, 2001 Federal Register notice announcing a competition for financial assistance to initiate Head Start services in unserved communities. Grants will be awarded to establish new Head Start services in:
- Counties (or sub-county areas) not
currently served by Head Start;
- Federally-recognized American Indian
Reservations and Alaska Native villages not currently served by
Head Start and;
- Services for children of migrant farmworkers in States where Head Start services are not available for this population.
See Appendix A of the attached notice for the list of geographic areas currently unserved by Head Start grantees.
It is expected that a total of approximately $4,000,000 will be
awarded. These funds were appropriated in fiscal year 2001 with
authority to expend them in fiscal year 2002. Applications must be
submitted by January 14, 2002.
Douglas Klafehn
Acting Associate Commissioner
Head Start Bureau
Attachments:
Federal Register Notice
Appendix A
