Title
Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Head Start Birth to Five Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act Funding (Ordinance S-47604)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept, and, if awarded, enter into any necessary agreements for the Head Start and Child Care Partnership grants in the amount of $1,038,644. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. One-time funding is provided through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act.
Report
Summary
The Office of Head Start received $25 million as a portion of the CRRSA Act and has allocated $1,038,644 of those funds to the City of Phoenix, as the grantee, to use in the prevention, preparation and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding will be used on activities, materials, and supplies that may include but are not limited to mental health and wellness for families and staff, employment of additional staff, professional development, provisions to deliver meals and snacks to children in school, and sanitizing the learning and work environments. This is a non-competitive supplemental application.
The funding will be allocated based on the number of slots per program listed below:
Head Start Education Service Providers (2,963 slots) = $888,900
Early Head Start Home-Based (300 slots) = $90,000
Early Head Start Child Care Partners (188 slots) = 56,400
As the grantee, the City of Phoenix will retain $3,344 to be used for personal protective equipment and sanitizing solutions for city staff to use when meeting with parents, visiting school campuses and participating in community events.
The contracted Head Start Education Service Providers and Early Head Start - Child Care Partners are listed below:
Education Service Providers
Alhambra Elementary School District
Booker T. Washington Child Development Center
Deer Valley Unified School District
Fowler Elementary School District
Greater Phoenix Urban League
Roosevelt Elementary School District
Washington Elementary School District
Child Care Partners
Cactus Kids Child Care Center
Fusion Minds dba Immanuel Care for Children
Out of This World Christian Child Care
Contract Term
The CRRSA funding will be received July 1, 2021, and must be expended by March 31, 2023.
Financial Impact
The estimated aggregate contract total for the remaining three years is $123,587,802. There is no impact on the General Fund. One-time funding is provided through the CRRSA Act.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.