1303.43 Use of grant funds to pay fees.
This standard affirms that grant recipients must receive approval to use federal funds for reasonable fees and costs necessary to submit an application.
Grant Funding
Head Start programs are funded through federal grants. Explore these resources about managing and renewing existing grants, as well as submitting applications for modifications or for new funding.
1303.33 Termination of delegate agencies.
To end a delegate agency contract, grant recipients must show just cause why termination is appropriate or demonstrates cost effectiveness.
1303.31 Determining and establishing delegate agencies.
This standard presents the requirements for determining and establishing written agreements with delegate agencies.
1303.30 Grant recipient responsibility and accountability.
Grant recipients are accountable for supporting and overseeing its delegate agencies, ensuring delegates provide high-quality services to children and families and meet all applicable Head Start requirements.
HHS Grants Policy Statement (GPS)
Find, in a single source, the general terms and conditions of HHS discretionary grant and cooperative agreement awards. This policy statement applies to all (except NIH) HHS discretionary grant programs that are awards to organizational entities. The four parts and appendix of the HHS GPS allow general information, application information, and other types of reference material to be separated from legally binding terms and conditions.
The Hatch Act
The Hatch Act restricts political activity of federal, state, and local government employees. The Act also restricts the political activity of employees whose employment is financed in whole or in part by a grant award. Grantees and delegates should be mindful of this policy and avoid any violations of the law with regard to their staff members’ political activities.