Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R06 1149
The funding opportunity titled "Head Start Grantee - Little River, Miller, Sevier, and Howard Counties, Arkansas" is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Head Start (OHS). It invites eligible organizations to compete to become the Head Start service provider for families living in four counties in southwest Arkansas: Little River, Miller, Sevier, and Howard. The goal is to fund a local grantee that can operate Head Start programming for eligible children and their families, consistent with Head Start expectations around comprehensive early childhood services and family support.
A key point in the announcement is that the FOA (Funding Opportunity Announcement) has been modified. The application due date was changed, and updates were made specifically to Sections III.2. and IV.2. of the FOA. Because the Grants.gov application package was also revised, applicants are required to re-download the updated electronic Grant Application Package and use that version when submitting their application. The FOA also flags that there are specific instructions for uploading the three required application files, and those upload instructions are located in Section IV.2. Applicants who use an older package or do not follow the updated submission instructions risk submitting an incomplete or noncompliant application.
Funding is set at $1,354,021 per year (annual funding) to support the Head Start program services delivered under this award. The opportunity lists an expected number of awards of one, meaning ACF anticipates selecting a single grantee to serve the defined service area. The award ceiling is also listed as $1,354,021, which generally signals the maximum annual amount anticipated under this competition for the defined scope. The program is associated with CFDA number 93.600, which corresponds to Head Start.
Eligibility is broad across many types of entities that can operate Head Start at the community level. The FOA states that local public or private non-profit organizations, including community-based and faith-based organizations, may apply, and it also allows for-profit agencies within the community to compete. The eligible applicant types listed include county governments, city or township governments, independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those categories), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. At the same time, the FOA is explicit about who cannot apply: individuals, including sole proprietorships, and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding consideration.
Faith-based organizations are specifically noted as eligible as long as they meet the program and applicant requirements. The FOA encourages faith-based applicants to review ACF policy related to grants to faith-based organizations (referenced in the announcement via the ACF policy webpage). This is included to clarify that faith-based entities can participate in the competition on the same basis as other community organizations, while still needing to follow applicable federal grant rules and ACF policy guidance.
For applicants needing technical or process-related help, the FOA provides a direct contact: the OHS Operations Center, reachable by email at OHSTech@reviewops.org. This is positioned as a resource for additional information, which can be especially important given the revised Grants.gov package and the updated submission requirements tied to the modified sections of the FOA.
For reference and tracking, the opportunity number is HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R06-1149, the funding instrument type is a grant, and the activity category is listed as Income Security and Social Services. The record shows a creation date of 2015-10-01 and an original closing date of 2015-12-15, while also emphasizing that the due date has changed due to the modification, meaning applicants should rely on the updated FOA details rather than older listings.Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R06 1149
- The Administration for Children and Families - OHS in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Head Start Grantee - Little River, Miller, Sevier, and Howard Counties, Arkansas" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.600.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2015-10-01.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-12-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,354,021.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments, City or township governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary grant competition titled "Head Start Grantee - Little River, Miller, Sevier, and Howard Counties, Arkansas." It is run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Head Start (OHS). The competition is to select an organization to serve as the Head Start grantee for the defined service area.
2) What is the main purpose of the award?
The purpose is to fund a local grantee that can operate Head Start programming for eligible children and their families in the service area, consistent with Head Start expectations for comprehensive early childhood services and family support.
3) What geographic area will the selected grantee serve?
The service area is four counties in southwest Arkansas: Little River, Miller, Sevier, and Howard.
4) Who is the federal awarding agency and which office is administering this competition?
The federal awarding agency is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The competition is administered by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) through the Office of Head Start (OHS).
5) What is the opportunity number for this grant?
The opportunity number is HHS-2016-ACF-OHS-CH-R06-1149.
6) What is the funding instrument type?
The funding instrument type is a grant.
7) What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 93.600, which corresponds to Head Start.
8) How much funding is available?
The annual funding amount listed is $1,354,021 per year to support Head Start program services delivered under this award.
9) What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is listed as $1,354,021, which generally indicates the maximum annual amount anticipated under this competition for the defined scope.
10) How many awards does ACF expect to make?
The expected number of awards is one, meaning ACF anticipates selecting a single grantee to serve the defined four-county service area.
11) Which types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes a wide range of entity types that can operate Head Start locally. The FOA states that local public or private non-profit organizations (including community-based and faith-based organizations) may apply, and for-profit agencies within the community may also compete. Eligible applicant types listed include:
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (so long as they are not institutions of higher education in those categories)
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
12) Are faith-based organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. Faith-based organizations are specifically noted as eligible as long as they meet the program and applicant requirements. The FOA encourages faith-based applicants to review ACF policy related to grants to faith-based organizations (referenced via the ACF policy webpage in the announcement).
13) Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. The FOA indicates that for-profit agencies within the community may compete, and it lists both small businesses and for-profit organizations other than small businesses among eligible applicant types.
14) Who is not eligible to apply?
The FOA is explicit that individuals, including sole proprietorships, are not eligible. Foreign entities are also not eligible. These applicants will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding consideration.
15) Has the FOA been modified since it was originally posted?
Yes. The FOA has been modified. The announcement states that the application due date was changed, and updates were made to Sections III.2. and IV.2. of the FOA.
16) What parts of the FOA were updated in the modification?
The modification includes updates to Sections III.2. and IV.2., and it also changed the application due date.
17) Do applicants need to use an updated Grants.gov application package?
Yes. Because the Grants.gov application package was revised, applicants are required to re-download the updated electronic Grant Application Package and use that version when submitting the application.
18) What happens if an applicant uses an older Grants.gov package?
The FOA warns that applicants who use an older package risk submitting an incomplete or noncompliant application.
19) Are there specific file upload instructions applicants must follow?
Yes. The FOA notes that there are specific instructions for uploading the three required application files, and those upload instructions are located in Section IV.2.
20) What is the risk of not following the updated submission and upload instructions?
The FOA indicates that applicants who do not follow the updated submission instructions risk submitting an incomplete or noncompliant application.
21) Where should applicants look for the correct, current due date?
The record shows an original closing date of 2015-12-15, but the FOA emphasizes that the due date has changed due to the modification. Applicants should rely on the updated FOA details rather than older listings.
22) What is the listed activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is listed as Income Security and Social Services.
23) What contact is provided for technical or process-related questions?
The FOA provides the OHS Operations Center as a contact for additional information and support. The email is OHSTech@reviewops.org.
24) Why might the OHS Operations Center contact be especially important for this opportunity?
The FOA highlights that the Grants.gov package was revised and that submission instructions were updated (including specific instructions for uploading three required application files). The contact is positioned as a resource for technical or process-related help tied to these changes.
25) What are the key reference dates shown in the record?
The record shows a creation date of 2015-10-01 and an original closing date of 2015-12-15. However, the FOA notes the due date has changed due to the modification, so applicants should rely on the updated FOA for current deadlines.
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