This is a Notice of Modification to the Head Start University Partnership Research Grants: English Language Learners (ELLs) in Head Start and Early Head Start Programs Program Announcement, HHS-2007-ACF-OPRE-YF-0070, published to the ACF Grant Opportunities webpage on January 3, 2007. The application procedures are hereby modified.

Summary:

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces that funds are provided for Head Start University Partnership Research Grants: English Language Learners (ELLs) in Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. These grants fund research activities that build the knowledge base and/or develop assessments, curricula, and/or interventions for ELLs within the Head Start program.

This grant program is part of a larger Head Start research effort.  For more information, please see the Head Start Graduate Student Research announcement listed on http://www.Grants.Gov, or on http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html, or send an email inquiry to opre@xtria.com.

Modification to the published announcement:

In Section II. Award Information in Priority Area 1, Priority Area 2, and Priority Area 3, please DELETE the first paragraph following the chart and REPLACE it with the following:

ACF grant awards shall not exceed $100,000 for the first 12-month budget period inclusive of indirect costs and shall not exceed $200,000 per year for the second through third 12-month budget periods. The project period will be up to three years. The initial award will be for the first one-year budget period and is subject to the availability of funds.  Second and/or third year funding within the project period should be identified in the current application on Standard Form (SF) 424A. However, continued funding beyond the initial 12-month budget period will be considered in subsequent years on a non-competitive basis, subject to the applicant's eligibility status, the availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the grantee, and a determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of the Federal Government. Therefore, the total project budget for the 36-month project period for these grants may be up to $500,000.

All information in this notice of modification is accurate and is in addition to information specified in the January 3, 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:

Head Start Research Support Technical Assistance Team
OPRE Grant Review Team
Xtria, LLC
Phone:  877-663-0250
Email: opre@xtria.com