Service Areas Announced for Fall 2024 DRS Grant Competitions

Earlier this month, two Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for Designation Renewal System (DRS) grant opportunities were forecasted on grants.gov. New information is now available about the specific service areas up for competition. Listed below, as reported on the Office of Head Start NOFO Locator, are the service areas and estimated funding amounts that are expected to open for competition in October 2024.Note that the list below is provided as of September 16, 2024. Head Start/Early Head Start Grants are listed first, followed by Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership Grants. For the most up-to-date information readers should consult the information posted directly on the NOFO Locator.Head Start/Early Head Start (Opportunity Number: HHS-2025-ACF-OHS-CH-0124)ArizonaApache, Coconino, Navajo and Yavapai Counties - $20,095,418.00ArkansasFulton, Independence, Izard, Sharp, and Stone Counties, Arkansas - $2,295,749.00CaliforniaMarin County, California - $6,437,988.00ColoradoTown of Limon, Lincoln County, Colorado - $858,190.00Saguache County, Colorado - $999,098.00Boulder, Erie, Jamestown, Lafayette, Louisville, Lyons, Nederland, Superior, Ward, and unincorporated Boulder County, Colorado - $1,561,229.00ConnecticutBridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Stratford, Monroe, and Trumbull, Connecticut - $12,460,889.00Hartford and Middlesex Counties, Connecticut - $9,758,503.00New Haven and West Haven Counties, Connecticut - $1,699,589.00FloridaBroward County, Florida - $20,128,154.00Duval County shared with Episcopal Children's Services, Inc. - $14,283,250.00GeorgiaClayton County, Georgia - $3,220,849.00IllinoisLivingston and McLean Counties, Illinois - $4,400,848.00Cook County with the exception of the City of Chicago - $19,461,607.00Jackson and Williamson Counties, Illinois - $4,449,407.00Rock Island County, Illinois - $3,277,131.00Henderson, Knox and Warren Counties, Illinois - $3,169,851.00IndianaElkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana - $10,802,992.00Hamilton and Marion Counties, Indiana - $20,398,716.00Wayne County, Indiana - $4,713,063.00KansasShawnee County, Kansas - $2,034,213.00Kentucky(Kentucky is included in the grant forecast, however the service is incorrectly listed.)LouisianaIberville Parish, Louisiana - $3,274,330.00City of Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana - $13,006,960.00Rapides Parish, Louisiana - $9,400,392.00MarylandAnne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Caroline, Cecil, Caroline County, Cecil County, Dorchester and Talbot Counties, Maryland - $6,721,540.00Howard County, Maryland - $2,518,642.00Montgomery County, MD - $6,124,632.00St. Mary's County, Maryland - $2,878,962.00Mid and Northern Montgomery County, Maryland - $2,426,372.00Baltimore City, Maryland - $6,721,540.00MassachusettsAuburn, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, E. Brookfield, Holden, Millbury, Oakham, N. Brookfield, Paxton, Rutland, Spencer, Southbridge, Sturbridge, Sutton, Warren, Webster, W. Boylston, W. Brookfield, Oxford Counties, Massachusetts - $3,255,468.00MichiganWayne County including the City of Detroit APPENDIX PRIORITY LANGUAGE: Communities of Canton, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Inkster, Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, Redford and River Rouge within Wayne County, Michigan and ZIP codes 48202, 48204, 48206, 48208, 48209, 48210, 48216, 48217, 48219, 48221, 48223, 48227, 48228, 48235 and 48238 within the City of Detroit - $47,654,427.00Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Huron, Iosco, Lapeer, Mecosta, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Sanilac and Tuscola Counties - $30,643,162.00Saginaw County, Michigan - $11,549,538.00Grand Rapids within Kent County, Michigan - $2,020,339.00St. Clair County, Michigan - $5,028,143.00Minnesota Crow Wing, Morrison and Todd Counties, Minnesota - $5,910,228.00MississippiHarrison County shared with Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc. - $6,758,851.00Alcorn, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Claiborne, Franklin, Hancock, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Neshoba, Perry, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union and Yalobusha Counties, Mississippi - $25,304,057.00MontanaLincoln county, Montana - $1,142,984.00New JerseyEast Orange, New Jersey - $5,887,310.00New MexicoChaves and Eddy Counties, New Mexico - $7,144,087.00New YorkNew York City, New York - $80,166,137.00Chautauqua County, New York - $5,665,304.00Allegany County, New York - $4,625,819.00Manhasset, Great Neck, Roslyn, Port Washington in Nassau County, New York - $577,859.00Greene County, New York - $2,149,540.00South Bronx neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Mott Haven; covering zip codes 10451, 10454, 10455, and 10474, New York - $1,126,488.00Sullivan County, New York - $4,061,216.00North CarolinaThe Cities of Carrboro and Chapel Hill, North Carolina - $1,619,244.00OhioLucas County, Ohio - $6,526,319.00Summit County, Ohio - $16,597,256.00OregonCoos, Curry, and Coastal Douglas Counties, Oregon - $3,977,923.00Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon - $10,591,094.00Lincoln City, Toledo & Newport Lincoln County, Oregon - $1,785,050.00PennsylvaniaMifflin, Snyder, and Union Counties, Pennsylvania - $6,623,892.00Cambria County, Pennsylvania - $4,877,580.00Indiana County, Pennsylvania - $3,726,583.00Bucks County, Pennsylvania - $5,849,283.00Puerto RicoMunicipalities of Isabela and Moca, Puerto Rico - $6,073,648.00South CarolinaClarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter Counties, South Carolina - $9,429,963.00South DakotaLincoln and Minnehaha counties, South Dakota - $3,341,406.00TennesseeShelby County, Tennessee - $29,784,746.00Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry and Wayne Counties - $13,308,208.00Hamilton County, Tennessee - $12,193,239.00TexasBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, Washington, Counties, Texas - $5,791,143.00Harris County, Houston Texas - $14,045,792.00Tarrant County, Texas - $23,792,313.00Cameron and Willacy Counties, Texas - $27,385,531.00VermontWindsor County, Vermont - $1,086,880.00Windham County, Vermont - $3,483,627.00VirginiaCities of Williamsburg and Poquoson; Counties of James City and York, Virginia - $2,146,481.00Scott County, Virginia - $2,136,730.00Charles City, New Kent County, Gloucester, King William, West Point, Mathews, Middlesex, Virginia - $2,111,087.00Accomack and Northampton Counties, Virginia - $2,380,052.00City of Hopewell, Virginia - $1,623,484.00City of Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Louisa and, Nelson Counties, Virginia - $3,443,054.00WisconsinBrown and Manitowoc Counties, Wisconsin - $3,901,168.00 Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start – Child Care Partnership Grants (Opportunity Number: HHS-2025-ACF-OHS-HP-0125)GeorgiaBulloch and Richmond Counties, Georgia - $1,224,493.00Bulloch, Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, and Warren Counties, Georgia - $5,877,001.00LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana - $4,083,801.00MarylandAnne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Cecil, and Talbot Counties, Maryland - $1,626,995.00MichiganCity of Detroit within Wayne County (HP Grant) - $4,410,513.00New JerseyAtlantic, Cumberland, Camden, Cape May, Gloucester, and Mercer Counties, New Jersey - $2,449,567.00New YorkBrooklyn, NY - Zip codes: 11207, 11221, 11231, and 11237 - $2,317,252.00Chautauqua County, New York - $1,716,924.00OhioStark County, Ohio - $3,802,362.00VirginiaCharles City; Gloucester, King William, King and Queen, Middlesex, Mathews, New Kent, and West Point Counties, Virginia - $1,471,780.00WisconsinCity of Milwaukee, Wisconsin - $6,118,088.00City of Milwaukee within Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - $10,170,952.00Foundations for Families offers a variety of Consulting Services to support programs in DRS. 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