Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 26-350, approving the Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services Application
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DEPARTMENT: Human Services
ORIGINATOR: Laurie Bain Smith
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Lacey Harper 8/31/26
PURPOSE: Request Council approval for electronic submission of an application to the Department of Health and Human Services/Administration for Children and Families/Office of Head Start (DHHS/ACF/OHS) for Snohomish County Early Head Start Continuation Application for FY 2027. Application must be submitted no later than September 30, 2026.
BACKGROUND: Snohomish County is applying for funding in the amount of $1,512,457 to continue the Early Head Start program in Snohomish County for the period January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027. This application is for year three of a five-year application cycle from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, renewable annually.
Funding will support the enrollment of 82 children and families in Early Head Start, with services offered across Snohomish County. The number of students has not changed since the initial award of the program in 2010.
To accept this application, DHHS/ACF/OHS requires approval and signature of the governing body, the Snohomish County Council, as cited by the Head Start Act 642(c)(1) and per SCC 2.10.010(23).
The application becomes the Contract upon approval by DHHS/ACFOHS. The Contract is included in the pending final 2027 Grant Work Plan.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU CURRENT YR 2ND YR 1ST 6 YRS 124 504197 (EHS-Admin.: various detail objects) 179,980
124 504198 (EHS-Operations: various detail objects) 1,332,477
TOTAL 1,512,457
REVENUE: FUND, AGY, ORG, REV, SOURCE CURRENT YR 2ND YR 1ST 6 YRS 124 3041979709 (Fed. Early Head Start Admin. Rev.) 179,980
124 3041989709 (Fed. Early Head Sta...
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