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FROM: Tony Colon, Director -
Community Services Department : "' i° - `s Costa
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DATE: October 2, 2001 °" ` //--County.7(9
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARD FOR
HEAD START FUNDS.
Specific Request(S) or Recommendation (S) & Background and Justification
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Community Services Director or designee to
ACCEPT a Financial Assistance Award from the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, in the amount of
$1,420,000 for Head Start Program Expansion Grant funds for the period from
January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001.
I I . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This award is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Funding will be added via
appropriation adjustment to the current Head Start budget. County, as the
Grantee, has been granted a waiver of the non-Federal share of Start-up
funding. No additional County funding is required.
III . CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT.-
The
TATEMENT:The Community Services Department Head Start Program supports two of
Contra Costa County's community outcomes: "Children Ready for and
Succeeding in School" and "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing."
These outcomes are achieved by offering comprehensive services, including
high quality early childhood education, nutrition, health, and social services,
along with a strong parent involvement focus, to low-income children throughout
Contra Costa County. The overall goal of the program is to bring a greater
degree of social competence in preschool children from low-income families.
The Head Start program allows the County to provide these services to program
eligible children, ages 3 to 5 years.
Iv. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
On March 20, 2001, the Board of Supervisors approved the submission of a
grant application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, for Head Start Expansion Grant
Funding. This funding is for FY 2000-2001.
These Head Start Expansion Grant funds are provided as Start-up funding.
Acceptance of this award will allow the County's Head Start program to service
67 additional program eligible children, ages 3 to 5 years old.
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ACTION OF BOA N October 23, 2001 APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER
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ISO I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED October 23, 2001
CONTACT: Tony Colon,646-5660 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
COUNTY MINISTRATOR
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