Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The Mcintosh Trail Early Childhood Development Council, Inc. received a $8.56 million Head Start and Early Head Start Project Grant from the Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) effective March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2031. This five-year award funds comprehensive early childhood education and family support services designed to promote school readiness among low-income children and families in Georgia. Services delivered under this grant include early learning instruction, health and nutritional services, social-emotional development programming, and family engagement initiatives targeting infants, toddlers, preschool-age children, and pregnant women.

As a non-profit organization with established expertise in early childhood development, the Mcintosh Trail Council will utilize this funding to expand its service capacity and enhance outcomes across the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional domains for vulnerable young children. The organization must meet federal performance standards related to school readiness outcomes, health and family well-being metrics, and compliance with applicable regulations during the award period. Recipients under the Head Start program are required to provide a 20 percent non-federal match and are subject to annual audit requirements and fiscal monitoring by the Office of Head Start.