Earlier this month, two Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for Designation Renewal System (DRS) grant opportunities were forecasted on grants.gov. New information is now available about the specific service areas up for competition. Listed below, as reported on the Office of Head Start NOFO Locator, are the service areas and estimated funding amounts that are expected to open for competition in October 2024.
Note that the list below is provided as of September 16, 2024. Head Start/Early Head Start Grants are listed first, followed by Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start – Child Care Partnership Grants. For the most up-to-date information readers should consult the information posted directly on the NOFO Locator.
Head Start/Early Head Start (Opportunity Number: HHS-2025-ACF-OHS-CH-0124)
Arizona
Apache, Coconino, Navajo and Yavapai Counties – $20,095,418.00
Arkansas
Fulton, Independence, Izard, Sharp, and Stone Counties, Arkansas – $2,295,749.00
California
Marin County, California – $6,437,988.00
Colorado
Town of Limon, Lincoln County, Colorado – $858,190.00
Saguache County, Colorado – $999,098.00
Boulder, Erie, Jamestown, Lafayette, Louisville, Lyons, Nederland, Superior, Ward, and unincorporated Boulder County, Colorado – $1,561,229.00
Connecticut
Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Stratford, Monroe, and Trumbull, Connecticut – $12,460,889.00
Hartford and Middlesex Counties, Connecticut – $9,758,503.00
New Haven and West Haven Counties, Connecticut – $1,699,589.00
Florida
Broward County, Florida – $20,128,154.00
Duval County shared with Episcopal Children’s Services, Inc. – $14,283,250.00
Georgia
Clayton County, Georgia – $3,220,849.00
Illinois
Livingston and McLean Counties, Illinois – $4,400,848.00
Cook County with the exception of the City of Chicago – $19,461,607.00
Jackson and Williamson Counties, Illinois – $4,449,407.00
Rock Island County, Illinois – $3,277,131.00
Henderson, Knox and Warren Counties, Illinois – $3,169,851.00
Indiana
Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana – $10,802,992.00
Hamilton and Marion Counties, Indiana – $20,398,716.00
Wayne County, Indiana – $4,713,063.00
Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas – $2,034,213.00
Kentucky
(Kentucky is included in the grant forecast, however the service is incorrectly listed.)
Louisiana
Iberville Parish, Louisiana – $3,274,330.00
City of Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana – $13,006,960.00
Rapides Parish, Louisiana – $9,400,392.00
Maryland
Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Caroline, Cecil, Caroline County, Cecil County, Dorchester and Talbot Counties, Maryland – $6,721,540.00
Howard County, Maryland – $2,518,642.00
Montgomery County, MD – $6,124,632.00
St. Mary’s County, Maryland – $2,878,962.00
Mid and Northern Montgomery County, Maryland – $2,426,372.00
Baltimore City, Maryland – $6,721,540.00
Massachusetts
Auburn, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, E. Brookfield, Holden, Millbury, Oakham, N. Brookfield, Paxton, Rutland, Spencer, Southbridge, Sturbridge, Sutton, Warren, Webster, W. Boylston, W. Brookfield, Oxford Counties, Massachusetts – $3,255,468.00
Michigan
Wayne County including the City of Detroit APPENDIX PRIORITY LANGUAGE: Communities of Canton, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Inkster, Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, Redford and River Rouge within Wayne County, Michigan and ZIP codes 48202, 48204, 48206, 48208, 48209, 48210, 48216, 48217, 48219, 48221, 48223, 48227, 48228, 48235 and 48238 within the City of Detroit – $47,654,427.00
Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Huron, Iosco, Lapeer, Mecosta, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Sanilac and Tuscola Counties – $30,643,162.00
Saginaw County, Michigan – $11,549,538.00
Grand Rapids within Kent County, Michigan – $2,020,339.00
St. Clair County, Michigan – $5,028,143.00
Minnesota
Crow Wing, Morrison and Todd Counties, Minnesota – $5,910,228.00
Mississippi
Harrison County shared with Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc. – $6,758,851.00
Alcorn, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Claiborne, Franklin, Hancock, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Neshoba, Perry, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union and Yalobusha Counties, Mississippi – $25,304,057.00
Montana
Lincoln county, Montana – $1,142,984.00
New Jersey
East Orange, New Jersey – $5,887,310.00
New Mexico
Chaves and Eddy Counties, New Mexico – $7,144,087.00
New York
New York City, New York – $80,166,137.00
Chautauqua County, New York – $5,665,304.00
Allegany County, New York – $4,625,819.00
Manhasset, Great Neck, Roslyn, Port Washington in Nassau County, New York – $577,859.00
Greene County, New York – $2,149,540.00
South Bronx neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Mott Haven; covering zip codes 10451, 10454, 10455, and 10474, New York – $1,126,488.00
Sullivan County, New York – $4,061,216.00
North Carolina
The Cities of Carrboro and Chapel Hill, North Carolina – $1,619,244.00
Ohio
Lucas County, Ohio – $6,526,319.00
Summit County, Ohio – $16,597,256.00
Oregon
Coos, Curry, and Coastal Douglas Counties, Oregon – $3,977,923.00
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon – $10,591,094.00
Lincoln City, Toledo & Newport Lincoln County, Oregon – $1,785,050.00
Pennsylvania
Mifflin, Snyder, and Union Counties, Pennsylvania – $6,623,892.00
Cambria County, Pennsylvania – $4,877,580.00
Indiana County, Pennsylvania – $3,726,583.00
Bucks County, Pennsylvania – $5,849,283.00
Puerto Rico
Municipalities of Isabela and Moca, Puerto Rico – $6,073,648.00
South Carolina
Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter Counties, South Carolina – $9,429,963.00
South Dakota
Lincoln and Minnehaha counties, South Dakota – $3,341,406.00
Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee – $29,784,746.00
Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry and Wayne Counties – $13,308,208.00
Hamilton County, Tennessee – $12,193,239.00
Texas
Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, Washington, Counties, Texas – $5,791,143.00
Harris County, Houston Texas – $14,045,792.00
Tarrant County, Texas – $23,792,313.00
Cameron and Willacy Counties, Texas – $27,385,531.00
Vermont
Windsor County, Vermont – $1,086,880.00
Windham County, Vermont – $3,483,627.00
Virginia
Cities of Williamsburg and Poquoson; Counties of James City and York, Virginia – $2,146,481.00
Scott County, Virginia – $2,136,730.00
Charles City, New Kent County, Gloucester, King William, West Point, Mathews, Middlesex, Virginia – $2,111,087.00
Accomack and Northampton Counties, Virginia – $2,380,052.00
City of Hopewell, Virginia – $1,623,484.00
City of Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Louisa and, Nelson Counties, Virginia – $3,443,054.00
Wisconsin
Brown and Manitowoc Counties, Wisconsin – $3,901,168.00
Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start – Child Care Partnership Grants (Opportunity Number: HHS-2025-ACF-OHS-HP-0125)
Georgia
Bulloch and Richmond Counties, Georgia – $1,224,493.00
Bulloch, Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, and Warren Counties, Georgia – $5,877,001.00
Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana – $4,083,801.00
Maryland
Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Cecil, and Talbot Counties, Maryland – $1,626,995.00
Michigan
City of Detroit within Wayne County (HP Grant) – $4,410,513.00
New Jersey
Atlantic, Cumberland, Camden, Cape May, Gloucester, and Mercer Counties, New Jersey – $2,449,567.00
New York
Brooklyn, NY – Zip codes: 11207, 11221, 11231, and 11237 – $2,317,252.00
Chautauqua County, New York – $1,716,924.00
Ohio
Stark County, Ohio – $3,802,362.00
Virginia
Charles City; Gloucester, King William, King and Queen, Middlesex, Mathews, New Kent, and West Point Counties, Virginia – $1,471,780.00
Wisconsin
City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin – $6,118,088.00
City of Milwaukee within Milwaukee County, Wisconsin – $10,170,952.00
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. Please be in touch to learn more. We would be glad to speak with you about your program’s needs.
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