Closed · HHS-2023-ACF-OHS-YD-0230 · CFDA 93.600 · Discretionary

The National Head Start Fellowship Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children and Families - OHS, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1M-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
December 12, 2022
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

The National Head Start Fellowship Program is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children and Families - OHS that offered $1,000,000 -- $1,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 669 other opportunities from Administration for Children and Families - OHS.

$1M-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
93.600
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

The National Head Start Fellowship Program is closed (last close December 12, 2022). The parent program page for CFDA 93.600 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Administration for Children and Families - OHS still indexes 669 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed December 12, 2022

Posted Oct 13 Closes Dec 12

Est. Total Funding

$1,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This forecast has been amended to adjust the estimated date the NOFO to post in October 2022, and estimated date it will close to December 2022. ACF's OHS announces the availability of $1 million to be competitively awarded for the purpose of operating a NHSFP for OHS. The NHSFP will create a new cadre of leaders in the early childhood field. The Fellowship program brings together experienced and dedicated professionals who support OHS in developing and implementing long-term quality improvement initiatives. OHS is interested in applicants with demonstrated knowledge of the importance of the ongoing professional development of the early care and education workforce, including the significance of culture and language, family and community, health equity and access, mental health, cognitive and social emotional development, and general school readiness, as well as the value of how management and policy influences early care and education field. Additionally, applicants would be expected to describe a detailed applicant recruitment and selection process and selected candidate onboarding process with OHS. OHS is also interested in applicants with the demonstrated capacity to manage travel logistics, meeting management, and the coordination of training and professional development opportunities.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for The National Head Start Fellowship Program includes a for-profit door among 10 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +6 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). Inside Administration for Children and Families - OHS's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Jamie Sheehan OHSgrants@koniag-gs.com

What to do next

The National Head Start Fellowship Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 93.600 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Head Start indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Administration for Children and Families - OHS lists 669 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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