RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to apply for and accept funding from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, in an amount not to exceed $21,142,973 for Head Start program services for the period of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for the period January 1 through June 30, 2020 is included in the Department’s FY 2019-20 budget. Funding for the period July 1 through December 31, 2020 will be included in the Department’s proposed FY 2020-21 budget. The County, as Grantee, is required to generate a 20% non-federal match of the total project budget. For 2020, the match amount equates to $4,228,594, which will be achieved through collaboration with State Child Development programs and the volunteer hours accrued by Head Start parents and community partners. The application includes $2,202,788 requested funding for the County's Head Start Delegate Agency, First Baptist Church of Pittsburg, California. The grant number is 09CH010862.
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