DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Head Start Approval Grant Amended Application, Cost of Living Adjustments, and Provider Contract Amendments
SUMMARY:
The Department of Human Services (DHS) requests authorization of budgetary, grant and associated contract actions related to an amended grant application for the City's Head Start program. The Head Start program is a federal early childhood education and development program funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This ordinance authorizes:
a) submission of an amended grant application to HHS and acceptance upon award of the amended amount up to $22,090,151.00 for the period of February 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015;
b) a budget, including an in-kind match of up to $5,522,538.00, and a personnel complement of 87 positions for DHS; and
c) negotiation and execution of contract amendments with the existing Council-approved Head Start service providers for the purpose of allocating the amended grant funding and implementing program improvements.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Head Start program is a federally funded early childhood education and development program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The program provides education and family support services to children between the ages of three and five. The City of San Antonio Head Start program provides high quality program services to children and their families in 26 Head Start centers located in San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) and Edgewood Independent School District (EISD).
The City submitted the initial Head Start grant refunding application for the period of February 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015 in October 2013. The City was awarded funding in the amount of $20,671,248 to serve 2,861 children, which reflected a sequestration funding reduction for the grant period....
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