Closed · HHS-2025-ACF-OHS-CH-0124 · CFDA 93.600 · Discretionary

Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient - Multiple Communities in AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WI

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

$578K-$80.2M
Award range
Closed
Status
January 6, 2025
Close date
219
Expected awards

The verdict

Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient - Multiple Communities in AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WI is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children and Families - OHS that offered $577,859 -- $80,166,137 across 219 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 669 other opportunities from Administration for Children and Families - OHS.

$578K-$80.2M
award range
Closed
application status
219
expected awards
93.600
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient is closed (last close January 6, 2025). 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 January 6, 2025

Posted Oct 28 Closes Jan 6

Est. Total Funding

$726,103,148

Expected Awards

219

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This NOFO has been modified to update the Estimated Total Funding listed in Section II. Federal Award Information, the Estimated Post Date, the Estimated Application Due Date, and the list of states. The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start (OHS) will solicit applications from public or private non-profit organizations, including community-based and faith-based organizations, or for-profit organizations that wish to compete for funds to provide Head Start and/or Early Head Start services to eligible children and families. Federal funding totaling approximately $726,103,148 will be made available in roughly eighty-one (81) competitive opportunities in thirty-three (33) states. To view the detailed list of available service areas, funding levels, and other applicable information interested applicants are encouraged to visit https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohs/funding. Applicants may also email the OHS Operations Center at OHSgrants@koniag-gs.com for additional information.

Wide-open applicant board · 13 Grants.gov doors

Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient prints 13 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Independent school districts; +9 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). Only 5 other Administration for Children and Families - OHS listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 670).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 08
Public / Indian housing authorities
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
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

View on Grants.gov

Agency Contact

Kesley Shaw OHSgrants@koniag-gs.com

What to do next

Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient 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.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants