Federal Grant Award Summary

Greater Opportunities will deliver comprehensive early childhood education and family support services through a Head Start program grant awarded by the Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600). The five-year project, awarded on January 1, 2026, with a total obligation of $2.72 million, will operate in Norwich, New York, and provide educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services designed to promote school readiness among low-income children. Services will encompass Head Start preschool programming for 3- and 4-year-old children and Early Head Start services for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women, with active engagement of parents as partners throughout service delivery. The program will focus on enhancing cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development while addressing local community needs through tailored interventions.

The grant supports Greater Opportunities' ongoing commitment to providing evidence-based early childhood services aligned with federal performance standards for school readiness outcomes, health and family well-being metrics, and regulatory compliance. As a non-profit organization with extensive experience managing federal awards and serving low-income populations in the Norwich area, Greater Opportunities will deliver services through September 30, 2030, utilizing the five-year project period structure standard for Head Start recipients, which includes a required 20 percent non-federal match.