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Subject: Head Start/Early Head Start Program Grant Application FY 2015-16
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, On Behalf Of The City Of Oakland To: 1) Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Head Start Basic, Head Start Training And Technical Assistance, Early Head Start Basic, Early Head Start Training And Technical Assistance Grants For Program Year 2015-2016 From U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services, Administration For Children And Families (DHHS/ACF), In An Estimated Amount Of $18,587,933, And 2) Enter Into Grant Agreements To Fund Comprehensive Child Development Services In Accord With Said Grants With: Unity Council In An Amount Not To Exceed $4,836,570; Brighter Beginnings In An Amount Not To Exceed $564,510; St. Vincent's Day Home In An Amount Not To Exceed $179,168; And UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland In An Amount Not To Exceed $45,000; And 3) Accept And Appropriate Additional Federal Grant Funding If It Becomes Available And To Amend The Existing Grant Agreements With Unity Council, Brighter Beginnings, St. Vincent's Day Home, And UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Without Returning To Council; And 4) Appropriate Additional General Purpose Funds In An Amount Of $1,784,593 For Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-2016 Contingent Upon The Adoption Of The City's Proposed 2015-2017 Budget, To Support Continued Implementation Of Head Start/Early Head Start Services; And 5) Appropriate A General Purpose Fund Contribution In The Amount Of $256,490 For FY 2015-2016 For Essential Program Operation Costs Not Allowed By The Federal Grant Funds