Head Start Replacement Grantee: City of Alamosa, Colorado

The summary for the Head Start Replacement Grantee: City of Alamosa, Colorado Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Head Start Replacement Grantee: City of Alamosa, Colorado
	CFDA Number:	93.600
	CFDA Description:	Head Start
	Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families
	Category of Funding Activity:	Income Security and Social Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2008-ACF-OHS-CH-0803
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 18, 2008
	Creation Date:	Apr 18, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 16, 2008 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 16, 2008 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
	Archive Date:	Jul 16, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$987,663
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$987,663
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: County governments - City or township governments - Special district 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 - For profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Additional eligibility types: Local Governments Regional Organizations Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations Hispanic-Serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Eligibility is limited to local public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or local for-profit organizations in the community to be served, that can provide Head Start services to children and families residing in the City of Alamosa, Colorado. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Grant Description: The Administration for Children and Families solicits applications from local public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or local for-profit organizations, that wish to compete for funds that are available to provide Head Start services to children and families residing in the City of Alamosa, Colorado. The intent of this announcement is to provide for the continuation of services as previously provided by the former grantee, Alamosa Head Start, Inc. Funds in the amount of $987,663 annually will be available to provide Head Start program services to eligible children and their families. The former grantee was funded for a total enrollment of 161 children and families. Interested applicants should call the ACYF Operations Center at (866) 796-1591 to receive pre-application materials and additional information. ACF welcomes public comments from parents and area residents in the service area under this announcement. The intent of the public comment is not to solicit support for a specific applicant but to inform ACF about the needs of the service area in general. Comments should be sent to the ACYF Operations Center. Eligibility is limited to local public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or local for-profit organizations in the community, that can provide Head Start services to children and families residing in the City of Alamosa, Colorado.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/hhs-2008-acf-ohs-ch-0803.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Shawna PinckneyOHS@dixongroup.com
Shawna Pinckney [OHS@dixongroup.com]
Similar Government Grants: • Early Head Start Replacement Grantee - Southeast Bronx, New York; • Early Head Start University Partnership Grants: Buffering Children from Toxic Stress; • Early Head Start Replacement Grant - Brooklyn, New York; • Early Head Start Replacement Grantee - Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico; • Head Start Replacement Grantee - Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico; • Head Start University Partnership Research Grants: Strategies for Developing Teacher Effectiveness; • Head Start Replacement Grantee(s): Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Jackson, Lee, Poinsett, St....; • Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants; • Head Start Innovation and Improvement Projects; • Head Start Replacement Grantee: Mercer County, New Jersey (with the exception of the City of Trenton...