DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT: Head Start Grant Refunding Application
SUMMARY:
The Department of Human Services (DHS) requests approval of the following grant and budgetary actions for the City's Head Start program:
a) Submission of a grant application and associated grant documents to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and acceptance upon award of an amount up to $23,356,121 for the period of February 1, 2019 to January 31, 2020;
b) A total program budget of $29,195,151, including an in-kind match of $5,839,030 and a personnel complement of 87 positions for DHS;
c) Furthermore, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Human Services to initiate, negotiate, and execute any and all necessary documents including a grant contract and contract amendments accepting: a) carryover funds, approved by Health and Human Services through a revised notice of award; b) line item budget revisions authorized by the funding agency; c) modifications to the performance measures authorized by the funding agency and listed in the contract so long as the terms of the amendment stay within the general parameters of the intent of the grant; d) no-cost extensions; e) supplemental grant funds in an amount up to 20% of the total amount awarded to the grant; f) reimbursement increases of administrative costs for each participant served; g) amendments funding one time equipment purchases or defined program services; h) changes in regulations mandated by the funding agency if awarded and matching funds are available in City's budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Head Start program is a federally-funded early childhood education and development program administered by HHS. The Head Start program provides education, family support, and medical services to eligible children between the ages of three and five, and their families. The Department of Human Services' Head Start program provides high ...
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