Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2023 ACF OHS YD 0230
The National Head Start Fellowship Program (NHSFP) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS). It provides up to $1,000,000 through a cooperative agreement to a single awardee to operate a national fellowship program designed to develop a new cadre of leaders in the early childhood field. The program is structured to bring together experienced, mission-driven professionals who will partner with OHS to advance long-term, system-level quality improvement initiatives connected to Head Start and the broader early care and education landscape.
The core purpose of the NHSFP is leadership development paired with practical, high-impact work that supports OHS priorities. The fellowship is intended to strengthen the professional development pipeline for the early care and education workforce and elevate leadership that can drive lasting improvement. OHS is looking for applicants who clearly understand how ongoing professional learning influences program quality and outcomes for children and families, and who can translate that understanding into an organized, well-run national fellowship experience. The opportunity emphasizes a broad, modern view of quality in early childhood systems, including the role of culture and language, meaningful family and community engagement, health equity and access, mental health supports, cognitive development, social-emotional development, and school readiness. It also highlights the importance of management practices and policy choices in shaping the early care and education field, signaling that fellows and the program operator should be prepared to work at both practice and systems levels.
From an operational standpoint, applicants are expected to propose a detailed, credible plan for recruiting, selecting, and onboarding fellows in coordination with OHS. This includes describing how candidates will be identified and assessed, how selection decisions will be made, and how fellows will be oriented and integrated into OHS-supported work. Because the award is a cooperative agreement, the relationship with OHS is expected to be collaborative, with the recipient working closely with the federal office to align fellowship activities with agency priorities and to support fellows effectively throughout their tenure.
OHS is also explicitly interested in an organization that can handle the practical logistics needed to run a national fellowship program. That includes managing travel logistics, organizing and supporting meetings, and coordinating training and professional development opportunities. In other words, the successful applicant needs both subject-matter strength in early childhood systems and the administrative capacity to manage a complex, multi-component program where fellows may be traveling, convening, and participating in structured learning experiences tied to OHS initiatives.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled and private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); and small businesses. The opportunity is listed under CFDA (now Assistance Listing) 93.600 and falls within the funding activity category of Income Security and Social Services. The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS-2023-ACF-OHS-YD-0230.
Key timing details in the forecast note that the notice was amended to reflect an estimated NOFO posting in October 2022 and an estimated closing in December 2022. The record shows a creation date of October 13, 2022 and an original closing date of December 12, 2022, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the application deadline. Only one award is expected, meaning the competition is for a single organization to serve as the national operator for this fellowship program.Apply for HHS 2023 ACF OHS YD 0230
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "The National Head Start Fellowship Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.600.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 13, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 12, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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