Early head start

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. $2,363,406 on September 1, 2026, under the Early Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to serve infants, toddlers, and pregnant women in Georgia through September 1, 2031.

Early Head Start enhances the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of very young children and supports pregnant women through educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services. The program engages parents as partners in early learning and family well-being activities.

Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council is a Georgia-based nonprofit community development corporation that delivers early childhood education, homeless services, energy assistance, and workforce-support programming. The organization operates as a prime grant recipient for Head Start and Early Head Start awards and as a sub-recipient on state pass-throughs including Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Community Services Block funding. Performance occurs in Georgia.

The award funds a five-year project period. Head Start awards are measured against criteria that determine eligibility for renewal funding; recipients that do not meet those criteria make their service area and funding available through competition. The Office of Head Start issues non-competing continuations based on availability of appropriations, satisfactory progress, compliance with terms and conditions, and a determination that continuation funding serves the federal government's interests.