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The seventeen Mentoring Children of
Prisoners Programs will be responsible
for reconnecting or establishing new
mentoring relationships with evacuated
children of incarcerated persons in their
new communities. In addition to the
seventeen Mentoring Children of
Prisoners Programs being funded, the
Family and Youth Services Bureau is
funding eleven Training and Technical
Assistance providers that will provide
specialized technical assistance to the
Mentoring Children of Prisoners
Program grantees in their respective
regions. The eleven Training and
Technical Assistance Providers are well
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positioned to assist the seventeen
Mentoring Children of Prisoners
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incarcerated persons who are new to a
community, developing a plan to
provide them with mentoring support
and coordinating services with other
programs, Federal staff and their
contractors.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Curtis O. Porter, Director, Youth
Development Division, Family and
Youth Services Bureau, 330 C Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Phone:
202–205–8102.
Dated: October 6, 2005.
Joan E. Ohl,
Commissioner, Administration on Children,
Youth and Families.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Head Start Bureau; Unsolicited
Proposal on Gubernatorial Leadership
for Early Care and Education
Head Start Bureau,
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Award Announcement, 3 Year
Unsolicited Application Project.
AGENCY:
CFDA#: The Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) number for this program
is 93.600. The title is Unsolicited Proposal on
Gubernatorial Leadership for Early Care and
Education.
Legislative Authority: Grants to enhance
collaboration efforts between Head Start and
other early childhood providers are
authorized by The Head Start Action (Pub. L.
05–285).
Amount of Award: $600,000.
Project Period: 11/1/05–10/31/08.
Summary and Purpose: Notice is
hereby given that the Head Start Bureau
will award grant funds without
competition to the National Governor’s
Association Center for Best Practices.
The grant is an unsolicited service grant
award that is within legislative
authorities and that proposes activities
that may be lawfully supported through
grant mechanisms. This application is of
merit, and the project will have
significant impact on State efforts to
design, implement, and improve early
childhood systems of care and
education.
The National Governor’s Association
Center for Best Practices proposes to
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work with Governors to develop and
implement new strategic early
childhood plans in order to improve
quality and coordination of early
childhood care and education. The NGA
Center will conduct an independent and
confidential audit of existing early
childhood efforts in four states, provide
implementation recommendations to
early childhood stakeholders, and
publish and disseminate findings and
recommendations to the broader policy
community. The NGA Center has a
history of work with Governors on
special early childhood initiatives and
has the capacity to take state
coordination efforts to the highest level
of policy and funding decision making.
This unique approach will provide
valuable information on effective
strategies and improvements in quality
and service delivery, yielding valuable
information on early childhood
investments for States and Federal
programs.
Contact for Further Information:
Administration for Children and
Families, Head Start Bureau, 330 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Kiersten Beigel—(202) 260–4869,
kbeigel@acf.hhs.gov.
Dated: October 5, 2005.
Joan Ohl,
Commissioner, Head Start Bureau.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Head Start Bureau; Unsolicited Proposal on Gubernatorial
Leadership for Early Care and Education
AGENCY: Head Start Bureau, Administration for Children and Families
(ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Award Announcement, 3 Year Unsolicited Application Project.
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CFDA#: The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number
for this program is 93.600. The title is Unsolicited Proposal on
Gubernatorial Leadership for Early Care and Education.
Legislative Authority: Grants to enhance collaboration efforts
between Head Start and other early childhood providers are
authorized by The Head Start Action (Pub. L. 05-285).
Amount of Award: $600,000.
Project Period: 11/1/05-10/31/08.
Summary and Purpose: Notice is hereby given that the Head Start
Bureau will award grant funds without competition to the National
Governor's Association Center for Best Practices. The grant is an
unsolicited service grant award that is within legislative authorities
and that proposes activities that may be lawfully supported through
grant mechanisms. This application is of merit, and the project will
have significant impact on State efforts to design, implement, and
improve early childhood systems of care and education.
The National Governor's Association Center for Best Practices
proposes to work with Governors to develop and implement new strategic
early childhood plans in order to improve quality and coordination of
early childhood care and education. The NGA Center will conduct an
independent and confidential audit of existing early childhood efforts
in four states, provide implementation recommendations to early
childhood stakeholders, and publish and disseminate findings and
recommendations to the broader policy community. The NGA Center has a
history of work with Governors on special early childhood initiatives
and has the capacity to take state coordination efforts to the highest
level of policy and funding decision making. This unique approach will
provide valuable information on effective strategies and improvements
in quality and service delivery, yielding valuable information on early
childhood investments for States and Federal programs.
Contact for Further Information: Administration for Children and
Families, Head Start Bureau, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Kiersten Beigel--(202) 260-4869, kbeigel@acf.hhs.gov.
Dated: October 5, 2005.
Joan Ohl,
Commissioner, Head Start Bureau.
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