Last week, a Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for Designation Renewal System (DRS) grant opportunities was forecasted on grants.gov.
Per grants.gov, the geographic areas and funding amounts for the NOFOs include the following.
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient – Multiple Communities in CO, DE, LA, NC, OK, OR, TN, TX
Federal funding totaling approximately $70,670,663 will be made available in roughly ten (10) competitive opportunities in eight (8) states.
All competitions are expected to open on January 28, 2025 and the estimated due date for applications is March 31, 2025. Detailed lists of service areas up for competition will be posted on the Office of Head Start Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) Locator, though as of the publishing of this blog post (January 22), this information is not yet available.
The timeline for DRS grant competitions is approximately 8.5 weeks. This is a typical turnaround for Head Start/Early Head Start grant applications but the timeline moves quickly. Therefore, if your program is in this round of DRS, we recommend getting started right away. This includes program design and budget planning. It is also important to have up-to-date data on community needs that your program can use to justify its program design.
Foundations for Families offers a variety of Consulting Services to support programs in DRS. If your program has the capacity to write its own grant application but needs help with the timeline, template, and process, consider Foundations for Families’ DRS Toolkit. Explore a Quality Assurance Review to help ensure your program is submitting the most competitive application. Please be in touch to learn more. We would be glad to talk with you about your program’s needs.
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