Grants Toolkit

Head Start Program Performance Standards and Other Regulations, Part 1301: Grants Administration
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/performance/1301.htm
      The regulations applicable to program administration and grants management for all grants under the Head Start Act include grants for technical assistance and training and grants for research, demonstration, and pilot projects. Accounting system certification, conducting annual audits, personnel policies and federal matching requirements are among the issues addressed in Part 1301.


Administration for Children and Families Grant Opportunities
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/acf_working_with.html#grants
      Information about grant opportunities for the full range of federal programs administered by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is available through this website. There is grant information for the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Administration for Native Americans, Children's Bureau. Child abuse, faith-based initiatives, family and youth services are among the topics that are covered. There is also a link to the ACF Office of Financial Services where the public can download various grants-related forms.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
http://www.cfda.gov/
      The on-line Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) provides access to a database of all federal programs available to state and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private for-profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. CFDA provides contact information for the office that administers the program.

Fed Biz Opps
http://www.fedbizopps.gov/
      FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry for federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal - FedBizOpps - commercial vendors seeking federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire federal contracting community.

Grant Information and Opportunities
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/grant/index.htm
      The Head Start Bureau developed this page on its website to bring together on one page a range of grants-related resources. Grant forms, current Head Start Bureau grant announcements, the Grants Administration Manual, the Grant Application and Budget Instrument (GABI), are all accessible from this page.

Grants Administration Manual
http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/adminis/gam/gamanual.htm
      Produced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this manual sets forth the policies and procedures that federal officials follow throughout the grant administration process, as well as their professional responsibilities. There is information that prospective applicants can use to judge whether to apply for a grant, to understand how an application will be evaluated, and to understand the obligations imposed on a grantee. It also establishes standards for how grantees may meet application deadlines.

GrantsNet
http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/roadmap/index.html
      A graphical map on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services GrantsNet home page provides users the opportunity to navigate among various grants-related resources. How to apply for grants, advice on writing grant proposals, and grants policy directives and statements are accessible from this site. Also, visitors to this website can retrieve the Grants Administration Manual and standard grant forms.

Head Start Fiscal Assistant
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/hsfa/
      This comprehensive resource for administrators and fiscal staff includes topical narratives that explain federal requirements and processes; FAQs; and Head Start Statutes, Regulations, Policies and related information.

Head Start Information and Publication Center Federal Register Alert Service
http://www.headstartinfo.org/cgi-bin/federal_register/federal_register.cfm
      Each weekday, a Head Start Information and Publication Center Information Specialist reviews the Federal Register table of contents for items of interest to the Head Start community. These notices include funding announcements, proposed regulations, final regulations, notices of correction and meeting notices that are issued by agencies throughout the federal government. The Federal Register Alert Service provides a full citation and abstract for each item, as well as a link to the full document.

Head Start Information and Publication Center What's New Alert Service
http://www.headstartinfo.org/cgi-bin/email/whatsnew.cfm
      The Head Start Information & Publication promptly notifies subscribers of new Information Memorandums and Program Instructions, funding opportunities, Federal Register notices and other important information. Subscribers also learn about new Head Start resources and upcoming events.

OMB Circular A-21, dated 08/08/00
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a021/a021.html
      This Circular establishes principles for determining costs applicable to grants, contracts, and other agreements with educational institutions. The principles deal with the subject of cost determination, and make no attempt to identify the circumstances or dictate the extent of agency and institutional participation in the financing of a particular project. The principles are designed to ensure that the federal government bears its fair share of total costs, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except where restricted or prohibited by law. Agencies are not expected to place additional restrictions on individual items of cost. Provision of for-profit or other increment above cost is outside the scope of this circular.

OMB Circular A-102, dated 10/07/94, further amended 08/29/97
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a102/a102.html
      OMB Circular A-102 establishes consistency and uniformity among federal agencies in the management of grants and cooperative agreements with state, local, and federally- recognized Indian tribal governments.

OMB Circular A-110, dated 11/19/93, further amended 09/30/99
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a110/a110.html
      OMB Circular A-110 sets forth standards for obtaining consistency and uniformity among federal agencies in the administration of grants to and agreements with institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations.