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This is a Modification to the Head Start Healthy Marriage Initiative Project Grants Announcement HHS-2007-ACF-OHS-YD-0040, published to the ACF Grant Opportunities webpage on June 4, 2007. The application procedures are hereby modified. Summary: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS), invites applications from organizations for Head Start Healthy Marriage Initiative Project Grants. These grants will provide Head Start and Early Head Start grantees with funding to offer marriage education services to their current service population, as well as Head Start eligible families in their service areas. Grants will extend access to voluntary marriage education services to low-income individuals who would not otherwise have these services available. It will provide an opportunity for Head Start and Early Head Start grantees to partner with other organizations in their communities to offer a full range of practical skill-building sessions on communication, joint decision making, parenting, managing of family budgets, conflict resolution, and other elements to enhance family stabilization. The target audience for services is fragile families, including low-income families, single parents, teenage parents, unwed and/or new or expectant parents. Services may be offered to those contemplating marriage and to couples wishing to strengthen their relationships. In addition, services that focus on the teaching of communication skills, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills may be offered to adolescent siblings of Head Start eligible children in the context of healthy dating and peer relationships with application to marriage later in life. OHS intends to award up to $8 million in Healthy Marriage grants. Up to 40 grants will be awarded at a maximum of $500,000, per budget period for the five 12-month budget periods of the maximum 60-month (five year) project period. Funds awarded will be commensurate with the scope and number of activities proposed, the geographic area covered and number of families served. Eligible applicants include Head Start and Early Head Start grantees in partnership with organizations that have demonstrated successful experience with delivering skills-based marriage education services. Applications will require documented, formal partnerships, third-party agreements, or Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with partnering organizations, in addition to letters of support. Modification to the published announcement: Revision to the following: Under Section IV. Application and Submission Information, Submission Dates and Times, Item 3: The due date for applications is 07/24/2007, fifty days after the publication date of the announcement NOT 7/19/2007. All information in this notice of correction is accurate and replaces information specified in the June 4, 2007 Program Announcement. ANNOUNCEMENT AVAILABILITY: To access this Program Announcement please go to the ACF Grant Opportunities webpage at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html or to http://www.Grants.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Rice
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