Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CM R12 1847
The Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) Expansion grant opportunity, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Head Start, is designed to increase access to high-quality, comprehensive early childhood services for migrant and seasonal farmworker families who are newly enrolling and income-eligible. The focus population includes pregnant women and children from birth up to the age when school attendance becomes compulsory, reflecting the program's intent to support families very early and continuously through the preschool years. The overall aim is to expand the availability of Head Start services in ways that meet the realities of agricultural work and mobility, while maintaining the full, wraparound Head Start approach to early learning, health, and family well-being.
A key feature of this funding opportunity is that it is limited to applicants that already hold a Head Start grant award. In other words, it is not an open competition for brand-new Head Start operators; it is an expansion opportunity for existing grantees that can demonstrate the capacity to grow services for eligible migrant and seasonal families. ACF anticipates a range of expansion strategies, giving grantees flexibility to scale based on local need and infrastructure. Proposed expansions may include adding funded slots to existing center-based classrooms, increasing capacity in family child care settings, opening additional classrooms within an existing center, establishing new centers or new family child care homes, and/or adding new slots under a home-based option. This mix of potential approaches allows applicants to select models that fit regional geography, enrollment patterns, workforce availability, and the seasonal timing of farm work.
Beyond simply adding early learning capacity, ACF signals a strong interest in proposals that strengthen how families connect to broader supports. The opportunity encourages applicants to develop new and innovative approaches that link parents and children to an array of services, positioning Head Start as a Community Services Hub within the local community. The intent behind the hub concept is to move toward a more collaborative and family-centered service network, where early childhood programming is integrated with supports that families commonly need to stabilize and thrive. ACF particularly emphasizes hub models that promote family self-sufficiency and overall well-being, with the expectation that this will translate into better outcomes for both parents and children over time.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2020-ACF-OHS-CM-R12-1847) under CFDA 93.600, categorized under Income Security and Social Services. While the eligible applicant list includes a wide range of governmental, educational, tribal, nonprofit, and for-profit entities, the practical eligibility constraint stated in the description is that applicants must be agencies with an existing Head Start grant award. The notice was created on July 23, 2020, and the original application deadline was September 21, 2020, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. ACF anticipated making around 8 awards, with an award ceiling listed at $13,442,656. For technical or process-related questions, applicants were directed to contact the OHS Operations Center at OHSTech@reviewops.org.Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CM R12 1847
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) Expansion" 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 Jul 23, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 21, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (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 $13,442,656.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, 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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| Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Alabama Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R04 1859 Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R04 1859 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $5,135,843 |
| Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of New Jersey Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R02 1879 Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R02 1879 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $11,213,897 |
| Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of New York Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R02 1881 Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R02 1881 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $71,474,873 |
| Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Maryland Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R03 1872 Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R03 1872 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $10,264,620 |
| Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Pennsylvania Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R03 1887 Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R03 1887 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $23,489,383 |
| Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R03 1889 Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R03 1889 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $3,688,504 |
| Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Washington, District of Columbia Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R03 1896 Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R03 1896 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $4,878,494 |
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| Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Kentucky Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R04 1870 Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R04 1870 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $10,786,902 |
| Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Illinois Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R05 1866 Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R05 1866 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $157,599,474 |
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| Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Indiana Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R05 1867 Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R05 1867 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $10,438,262 |
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