1303.42 Eligibility to purchase, construct, and renovate facilities.
Review the eligibility requirements a grant recipient must establish before they can apply for funds to purchase, construct, or renovate a facility.
Facilities
A program’s physical environment supports the quality and quantity of the services it provides. Browse facilities resources that helpprograms create environments that are conducive to learning. Explore resources about adhering to safety guidelines for designing, constructing, and maintaining healthy classrooms and playgrounds. Also, find materials that outline the procedures for applying for funds to purchase, construct, or make major renovations to facilities that operate Head Start programs. This includes the measures that must be taken to protect the federal interest in such facilities.
1303.40 Purpose.
Standards here explain how a grant recipient may apply for funds and detail what measures recipients must take to protect federal interest in facilities purchased, constructed or renovated with grant funds.
1303.56 Inspection of work.
An inspection report must certify that the facility complies with local building codes, applicable child care licensing requirements, is structurally sound and safe for use as a Head Start space.
1303.54 Record retention.
Grant recipients must retain records pertinent to the lease, purchase, construction, or renovation of a facility with Head Start funds for as long as they own or occupy the facility, plus three years.
1303.53 Copies of documents.
Review the timeframe for submitting copies of deeds, leases, loan instruments, mortgage agreements, notices of federal interest, and other legal documents related to the use of Head Start funds for a facility.
1303.51 Subordination of the federal interest.
Only the responsible official can subordinate federal interest to the rights of a lender or other third party.
1303.48 Grant recipient limitations on federal interest.
This standard outlines grant recipient limitations on federal interest without written permission.
1303.46 Recording and posting notices of federal interest.
Review requirements for recording and posting notices of federal interest.
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.
1303.41 Approval of previously purchased facilities.
This standard explains when and how recipients must obtain federal approval to use grant funds to continue to pay purchase costs for the facility or to refinance current indebtedness.