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Head Start News provides timely information for Head Start Preschool and Early Head Start programs about regulatory requirements, Office of Head Start priorities, and Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for DRS grant competitions, as well as tips, strategies, and resources to support compliance and continuous program improvement.
If you followed our DRS Updates blog before, you will want to sign up for this new blog now! When there is a forecasted or open DRS competition, we will use Head Start News to continue to share tips, strategies, and resources to help agencies in DRS, at risk of being in DRS, or those wishing to compete for the service areas to submit the most competitive application.
The Head Start News blog is published a minimum of quarterly. Subscribing also gives you access to our Monthly Round Up, where we highlight blog posts from both of our blogs, upcoming events, and newsworthy research and reflections.
5 Factors That Make a Difference in DRS Proposal Development
Earlier this week, the 6th round of Designation Renewal System (DRS) came to a close. Congratulations to everyone who successfully submitted a proposal! Over years of working with programs in every round of DRS we’ve continued to..
Could DRS Round 7 Follow on the Heels of Round 6?
Early this month the Office of Head Start released A National Overview of Grantee CLASS Scores in 2017. The report summarizes data
Tips for Success: 4 Weeks Until DRS Round 6 Proposals are Due
Proposals for Head Start/Early Head Start funding as part of Designation Renewal System (DRS) Round 6 are due on Monday, April 9, 2018, just four weeks from today.
Off and Running with DRS Round 6
We’re entering the second week since Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for the sixth round of Designation Renewal System (DRS) posted. A few days after the initial FOAs went up, one more FOA – for a Head Start grantee in Morgan County, Colorado – was posted
DRS Round 6 FOAs Released
Designation Renewal System (DRS) Round 6 Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) were posted throughout the day yesterday, February 8, 2018. As of today, February 9, there are 48 grants