The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $6,913,090 Project Grant under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to Episcopal Childrens Services Inc., a non-profit organization in Jacksonville, Florida. This 5-year grant, effective from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2030, will enable Episcopal Childrens Services to provide comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutritional, and social services to promote school readiness for low-income infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in Duval County.
The organization has received over $200 million in prior Head Start and Early Head Start grant funding to deliver these critical services. Episcopal Childrens Services also partners as a sub-awardee on grants from the City of Jacksonville and Florida Department of Health to provide nutrition programs and literacy support in its Head Start classrooms. Through this multi-faceted approach, the organization leverages federal grant dollars to address issues like poverty, food insecurity, and lack of access to affordable childcare that impact early childhood development and school readiness.
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