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HHS-2025-ACF-OHS-YT-R11-0156: Tribal Colleges and Universities Head Start Partnership Program Grants

Closed Closed January 21, 2025 Opportunity HHS-2025-ACF-OHS-YT-R11-0156 ☆ 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 2024.

• Award ceiling$6.0 million
• Award floor$500,000
• Total funding$6.0 million
• Expected awards12
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities and tribes.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Private institutions of higher education

Eligible applicants include Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in Section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (U.S.C.1059c(b)). Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity.

More grants for colleges and universities, tribes.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Head Start awards averaged $10.3 million; this notice allows up to $6.0 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 NOFO has been modified. Section V.1 Criteria has been updated. The Administration for Children and Families, the Office of Head Start (OHS) announces the availability of $6,000,000 to be competitively awarded to tribal colleges and universities for the purpose of establishing or enhancing partnerships with Head Start programs that effectively increase the number of qualified education staff working in American Indian Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

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.