99-12874. Fiscal Year 1999 Discretionary Announcement for Head Start Partnerships With Historically Black Colleges and Universities

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 98 (Friday, May 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 27797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12874]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families
[Notice of Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF 99-04]


Fiscal Year 1999 Discretionary Announcement for Head Start 
Partnerships With Historically Black Colleges and Universities

AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of announcement of the availability of funds and request 
for applications for training grants for Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities in Partnership with Head Start and Early Head Start 
Grantees.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) announces the 
availability of $875,000 in funds for Head Start Training Partnerships 
with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The purpose 
is to utilize the capability of these institutions of higher education 
to improve the quality and long term effectiveness of Head Start and 
Early Head Start grantees and delegate agencies by developing models of 
academic training and forming partnerships between the HBCUs and Head 
Start and Early Head Start. Priority will be given to HBCUs that 
propose partnerships that will focus on increasing the number of 
center-based teachers with AA, BA or advanced degrees in early 
childhood education.

DATES: The closing date and time for receipt of applications is 5:00 
p.m. (Eastern Time Zone) July 20, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: A copy of the program announcement and 
necessary application forms can be obtained by contacting: HBCUs, ACYF 
Operation Center, 1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, 
Virginia 22209. The telephone number is 1-800-351-2293 (acyf).

    Copies of the program announcement can be downloaded from the Head 
Start web site at: www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb.
    Eligible Applicants: Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
as defined in Executive Order 12876. Current grantees are eligible to 
apply.
    Project Duration: Awards, on a competitive basis, will be for a 
one-year budget period; project periods will be for four years.
    Federal Share of Projects. The maximum Federal share for each 
project is not to exceed $150,000 per year. Although there are no 
matching requirements, applicants are encouraged to provide non-Federal 
contributions to the project.
    Estimated Number of Projects to be Funded. It is anticipated that 
up to eight projects will be funded.
    Statutory Authority. The Head Start Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.9831 
et seq.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Number 93.600, Head Start)

    Dated: April 29, 1999.
Patricia Montoya,
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 99-12874 Filed 5-20-99; 8:45 am]
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