Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood

The summary for the Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Administration for Children and Families, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood: The Office of Head Start (OHS) announces the availability of funds to launch the Head Start Centers of Excellence 2010. The Centers of Excellence program was established in the 2007 amendments to the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) Up to 10 Centers of Excellence will be designated for a five-year project period. Bonus grant awards of $200,000 per year will be made under this announcement subject to the availability of funds through annual appropriations. Eligible applicants are limited to Early Head Start and Head Start grantees who receive a letter of nomination from the Governor of the State where the grantee operates, or in the case of American Indian and Alaska Native and Migrant and Seasonal grantees, from the appropriate person in the OHS. The nomination letter resulting from a competitive process must be submitted as part of the Administration for Children and Families application. The goal of this program is to identify Head Start Centers of Excellence that have a record of providing exemplary services and a record of positive outcomes for children and families. Awardees must agree to disseminate information about their approaches and models of service to other Head Start and early childhood programs, and must spend at least 15 percent of the award on dissemination activities.

Federal Grant Title:	Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2010-ACF-OHS-YX-0058
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	93.600
CFDA Descriptions:	Head Start
Current Application Deadline:	Jul 12, 2010 See l
Original Application Deadline:	Jul 12, 2010 See l
Posted Date:	May 26, 2010
Creation Date:	May 26, 2010
Archive Date:	Aug 11, 2010
Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$200,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$200,000
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants, as established in the 2007 amendments to the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq), are limited to Federally funded Early Head Start and Head Start grantees who have received a letter of nomination from the Governor of the State where the grantee operates, or in the case of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) or Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) agencies, such agencies must be nominated by the appropriate program manager in the Office of Head Start. The nomination letter must be submitted as part of the application. Bonus grant awards of not less than $200,000 per year will be made under this announcement subject to the availability of funds through annual appropriations. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement.
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