Grants / Department of Health and Human Services / Administration for Children and Families - OHS

HHS-2023-ACF-OHS-YD-0230: The National Head Start Fellowship Program

Closed Closed December 12, 2022 Opportunity HHS-2023-ACF-OHS-YD-0230 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership Grants in Multiple States (HHS-2027-ACF-OHS-CH-0125). Status: Expected deadline December 15, 2026. It is in our archive of Administration for Children and Families - OHS notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$1.0 million
• Award floor$1.0 million
• Total funding$1.0 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, small businesses and businesses.

Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.

More grants for nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, small businesses, businesses.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Head Start awards averaged $10.3 million; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (75% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

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.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HHS-2027-ACF-OHS-CH-0125, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.