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Demonstrating Community Engagement in Your Recompetition Grant
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Kimberley Seitz, Ph.D.
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A Little About Me
I am an experienced, OHS vetted, recompetition grant reviewer with a 12-year history of supporting Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
I’ve been paid by both OHS and DRS Grantees to review their recompetition grants. I can help you strengthen your grant before you submit it, thus helping you to maximize your points.
I’ve worked as a Deputy Director in an Early Head Start program, provided Program Design and Management Training & Technical Assistance, and consulted with HS/EHS programs, so I know the regulations and can help you achieve your vision.
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Take Action to Get Recompetition-Ready!
Don’t wait for the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to come out for your program or you’ll be in a race to catch up.
For ideas on how to get a head start on the grant, see my video “10 Tips to Prepare for
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Evaluation Criteria
Demonstrate community engagement
Discusses plans/processes for community involvement in determining need for services in the geographical location selected
Be sure to explain how you involved your community partners in deciding your plan for recompetition (model options, locations, etc.)
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Evaluation Criteria
Provide evidence of plans to collaborate
Collaborations should support the types of services you are going to provide
If you provide EHS services, be sure to include collaborations for pregnant women and infants/toddlers
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Evaluation Criteria
Improve efficiency of service delivery, access to services, & prevent duplication
Be specific: explain how your plan will improve service efficiency, improve access and reduce duplication
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Evaluation Criteria
Show evidence of your plan to collaborate:
Letters of support
Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)
Be sure you understand the difference between these two types of support
Best practice would be to include both
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Bonus Tip!
Hire a vetted, trained, and experienced Office of Head Start grant recompetition reviewer
Benefits of hiring a grant reviewer:
Avoid common mistakes that will cost you points,
Clarify, strengthen, and substantiate your claims,
Improve your grant by conducting an impartial evaluation, &
Learn how to write the grant in a way that maximizes your chance of success
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