The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS) announces the availability of $350,000 to be competitively awarded for the purpose of operating a Region XII Migrant and Seasonal Worker Head Start (MSHS) Collaboration Office.
Donor Name: Administration for Children and Families
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/21/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The goal of the Region XII MSHS Collaboration Office is to facilitate coordination and collaboration between the Region XII MSHS Office, Region XII MSHS recipients, providers of early care and education, and other stakeholders that provide services related to the development and learning of eligible MSHS farmworker children and families and the staff that work with them. This will include promoting partnerships with national organizations, analyzing data routinely collected from Region XII MSHS grant recipients to identify trends and priorities, and working with state Head Start Collaboration Offices (HSCOs) to align early care and education services and supports for MSHS children.
To meet this goal, the recipient is expected to conduct the following activities:
- Activity One: Conduct a Needs Assessment and Update it Annually
- Data must be gathered to identify the needs of the communities and recipients of the MSHS program to develop a strategic plan. The process for conducting a needs assessment should involve key stakeholders that are impacted by the MSHS program, including families and providers. The needs assessment should include data routinely collected from Region XII MSHS agencies, as well as results from Program Information Reports, school readiness goals, federal monitoring reviews, Classroom Assessment Scoring System observations, and training and technical assistance (T/TA) activity reports. The needs assessment must be conducted not later than 1 year after receipt of the Region XII MSHS Collaboration award and should be updated annually.
- Activity Two: Develop a Strategic Plan
- The strategic plan should be developed based on results of the needs assessment, current and emerging OHS and Region XII initiatives and priorities and needs identified by the Advisory Council. This strategic plan, which should include identified trends and priorities and include data gathered from a variety of sources and stakeholders, should be used to develop projects and activities that will facilitate coordinated approaches to planning and collaboration among MSHS agencies and partner organizations that promote health, mental health, and family services, or other services relevant to MSHS children and families. The strategic plan should guide the development and implementation of projects and priorities and guide the work of the MSHS Collaboration Office throughout the course of the 5-year project period.
- Activity Three: Establish and Convene an Advisory Council
- The recipient is expected to establish and convene an advisory council to ensure that the needs assessment, strategic plan, and subsequent collaboration activities adequately address the needs of the MSHS Program participants. The goal of the Advisory Council is to inform the work of the Collaboration Office and, to meet this goal, the Collaboration Director is expected to work in partnership with the Region XII Office to create and convene an Advisory Council that is of sufficient size and diversity (e.g., six to eight members) who have direct knowledge about the needs of MSHS children and families and should include families of enrolled children with direct experience with the program. The Advisory Council is expected to meet with sufficient regularity to provide the Collaboration Office with ongoing information and advice, for example, twice per year virtually or in person.
- The Collaboration Office is expected to establish and maintain a collaborative relationship with the Advisory Council members and provide ongoing opportunity to share knowledge about needs and changes in the agricultural field that affect migrant and seasonal farmworker families.
- Activity Four: Establish, Promote and Support Ongoing Collaborative Partnerships
- The recipient is expected to establish, promote and maintain collaborative relationships among MSHS agencies and national organizations that promote health, mental health, and family services, or other services relevant to MSHS children and families. Examples of such partners include, but are not limited to, the Bureau of Indian Education, Indian Health Services, the Office of Child Care, the Health Resource and Services Administration, Migrant Education and other national programs that provide services to this population.
Grant Period
60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods.
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- State governments
- County governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
