Early head start

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $7.874950 million to Presbyterian Homes & Family Services, Inc., operating as Humankind, on December 1, 2025, under the Early Head Start program (CFDA 93.600).

Humankind will deliver comprehensive early childhood education, health, and family support services to low-income children from birth through compulsory school age throughout Virginia. The award funds the full scope of Early Head Start services, including cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development programming for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women, along with integrated family well-being and parent engagement activities.

The award period runs from December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2030, with place of performance in Virginia. Early Head Start is designed to promote school readiness and prepare vulnerable young children to succeed in school and beyond. The program is delivered by local agencies that tailor federal services to community-specific family needs. Awards are issued for five-year periods, with recipients measured against criteria that determine eligibility for renewal; if criteria are not met, the service area and funding becomes available through competition. Non-competing continuations are issued based on satisfactory progress, compliance with terms and conditions, and a determination that continuation funding serves the federal government's interest.