National Center on Program Management and Quality Assurance
Status: Open
Posted date: June 26, 2025
Archive date: January 14, 2026
Opportunity ID: 359837
Opportunity number: HHS-2026-ACF-OHS-HC-0103
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Agency code: HHS-ACF-OHS
Award floor: $7,000,000
Award ceiling: $7,000,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
- Income Security and Social Services
Eligible Applicants
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:hhs_acf_ohs
- category_of_funding_activity:income_security_and_social_services
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
- eligible_applicants:county_governments
- eligible_applicants:for_profit_organizations_other_than_small_businesses
- eligible_applicants:independent_school_districts
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_organizations_other_than_federally_recognized_tribal_governments
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:others
- eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:public_housing_authoritiesindian_housing_authorities
- eligible_applicants:small_businesses
- eligible_applicants:special_district_governments
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:open
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS) announces the availability of approximately $7,000,000 to be competitively awarded for the purpose of operating the Head Start National Center (NC) on Program Management and Quality Assurance (PMQA). The NC PMQA will provide training and technical assistance (TTA) that reflects current evidence, is research-informed, and promotes best practices. The NC PMQA TTA will lead to improved organizational leadership, fiscal integrity, transparency, oversight and records retention, governance, program management, human resources, and workforce development in Head Start programs. The NC PMQA will align with state, Tribe, and territory systems and focus on achieving improved outcomes for children and families. In addition, this NC will conduct all OHS Regional TTA professional development meetings, conduct OHS TTA collaborative meetings, and address aspects of TTA system data integration. The NC PMQA will join the Head Start NC on Early Learning, Health, and Family Engagement as part of a National and Regional OHS TTA System. The NC PMQA primary recipient will be expected to bring together knowledgeable subrecipients and promote coordination and collaboration within and across the TTA System. Please use the funding opportunity number listed to access more information on the Head Start National Center on Early Learning, Health, and Family Engagement (HHS-2025-ACF-OHS-HC-0002).