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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04201993 - 1.57 Z57 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra JOAN V. SPARKS, DIRECTOR FROM: COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT ri Costa April 7, 1993 County � DATE: ' APPROVAL OF 1993 HEAD START SUMMER PROGRAM, QUALITY FUNDING and TRAINING SUBJECT: AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I . RECOMMENDED ACTION APPROVE the 1993 Head Start Summer Program, Quality Funding and Training and Technical Assistance Applications to the Administra- tion for Children and Families (ACF) , and AUTHORIZE the Director, Community Services Department, or her designee, to execute Application documents on behalf of the Board provided that the applications meet the following conditions : 1 . All County match will be provided with in-kind resources . 2 . The applications are approved by the Head Start Policy Council . II . FINANCIAL IMPACT The maximum amount of Federal funds being requested in this Appli- cation is $1,074,969 . It is anticipated that the County will be notified of funding approval by ACF in May, 1993 . Funds will be made available to the County in May of 1993 and will be reflected in the Department ' s 1992-1993 and 1993-94 County budgets . If the ACF funds the entire $1,074,969, the required Local Match will be $268, 742 . From the Department 's standpoint, the County will encounter no difficulties in generating its share of the Local Match and has developed additional Local Match resources that can be utilized if needed. The County will closely monitor the Delegate Agencies to ensure that their portion of the Local Match is being obtained from the proper sources and is program allowable. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS �( I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE 11_UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: - GJ CC: CAO ATTESTED- - �O• Z'2 f 3 CSD PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY .C�1� DEPUTY M382 (10/88) III . CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION A decision not to approve this application would result in the loss of Head Start funds to the families and children of this County. IV. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDED ACTION On April 5, 1993, the County was notified by the ACF that program instructions were being issued to Grantees inviting them to submit applications for the following Head Start 1993 supplemental programs : PROGRAM TITLE PROGRAM ALLOCATION Summer Program $ 816,952 . 00 Quality Fund $ 250,569 . 00 Training and Technical Assistance $ 7,448 . 00 The due date for the above applications was set by ACF for Monday, May 3, 1993 . The Delegate Agent portions of the application are due to the County on April 19, 1993 . If funded, this supplemental action will provide funds in 1993 to extend the present Head Start program an additional eight weeks . Traditionally, the Head Start program ends in late May or early June. Summer Program funds will permit Head Start to operate until late July or early August of this year. This application is scheduled to be reviewed and approved by the Head Start Policy Council on April 29 , 1993 . Those parts of the application that are recommended by the Depart- ment for funding consideration will be submitted to the Policy Council for consideration at that time. The Department has been advised that the Summer Program portion of this Grant ( $816, 952 ) is still awaiting Congressional approval . ACF is hopeful that funding will be in place by the end of May. The Department has been advised that failure to submit an applica- tion will result in the permanent loss of the Quality Fund and T&TA funds . ACF has acknowledged that the Summer Program monies are "one time only funds" , but believes that this is a precursor to what will happen for program year 1994 .