Real Property Guidance and Regulations
Learn about the laws and regulations grantees must comply with and the forms they must complete when they acquire, construct, or renovate property with federal funds.
A program’s physical environment supports the quality and quantity of the services it provides. Browse facilities resources that help programs 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.
Learn about the laws and regulations grantees must comply with and the forms they must complete when they acquire, construct, or renovate property with federal funds.
This introductory module provides an overview of key topics in the development, management, and disposition of facilities projects.
The Facilities Funding and Management training program provides staff with a strong foundation of knowledge about grant and program responsibilities associated with federally funded facilities activities.
Watch this video to learn how polices and protocols on facilities safety can reduce accidents and injuries in early education settings.
This module reviews the components of the facilities support planning phase. It provides information program and grants specialists can use to help grant recipients make good programmatic and financial decisions.
Watch this learning module to understand the development process for facilities purchase, construction, and major renovation applications.
Learn what to look for when reviewing a Part 1303 application, including what facilities activities are subject to the application and the required information.
Learn how to ensure drinking water quality during and after extended closures.
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.
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.
HeadStart.gov
official website of the Administration for Children and Families