Federal Grant Award Summary

Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. received a $9.88 million Head Start and Early Head Start Project Grant from the Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) awarded June 1, 2026, with a completion date of May 31, 2031. This five-year award funds comprehensive early childhood education and family support services designed to promote school readiness among low-income children and their families in the New York service area. The agency will deliver core Head Start services including educational instruction, health and nutritional support, social-emotional development programming, and family engagement initiatives tailored to local community needs, serving primarily three- and four-year-old children through traditional Head Start programming, as well as infants, toddlers, and pregnant women through Early Head Start services.

As an established non-profit community action agency with prior federal funding experience, Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency will be required to provide a 20 percent non-federal match and maintain compliance with federal performance standards related to school readiness outcomes, health and family well-being metrics, and applicable federal requirements. The organization's demonstrated experience delivering AmeriCorps and social service programs to vulnerable populations positions it to effectively execute this Head Start award across multiple geographic locations within its service area.