Grant and Funding Notices
Head Start grants are awarded directly to local public agencies, private non-profit and for-profit organizations, Indian Tribes and school systems by ACF Regional Offices, the Office of Head Start’s American Indian-Alaska Native, and Migrant and Seasonal Program Branches for the purpose of operating Head Start programs at the community level.
Grantees Required to Compete for Continued Funding
- Pursuant to 45 C.F.R. § 1307, “Policies and Procedures for Designation Renewal of Head Start and Early Head Start Grantees”, these grantees, organized by state, were notified in December 2011.
Funding Opportunities
Please see ACF Funding Opportunity Announcements for all new and current postings.
Grants.gov is the website used to submit grant applications electronically. Submitting an application electronically is optional. If your organization has not submitted an application through Grants.gov before, be aware that it may take up to a full week to complete the set-up.
Related
- Interim Program Management (www.cdiheadstart.org) is administered by Community Development Institute – Head Start, which assumes responsibility for Head Start/ Early Head Start program operations when the local grantee can no longer operate the program, providing uninterrupted, quality Head Start and Early Head Start services and addressing program health and safety issues to grantee programs who are no longer viable.
- Participate in the OHS Grant process. Become a Grant Application Reviewer. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/grantreview/
- To enroll your child in a Head Start Program, please go to the Head Start Program Locator to find a Head Start grantee in your area.
Grant and Funding Notices. HHS/ACF/OHS. 2011. English.
Last Reviewed: April 2011
Last Updated: December 21, 2011
