Head start and early head start

Active Project Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
05CH013491
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$35,006,825

Award facts

Assistance listing
93.600 Head Start
Completion date 16% complete
Funding agency
Office of Head Start Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
Place of performance
Illinois, USA

Award details come from USAspending.gov.

About this award

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $35,006,825 to Riverbend Head Start & Family Services on January 1, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600).

Riverbend Head Start & Family Services, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Alton, Illinois, delivers comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutritional, and family support services to low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Illinois. The award funds these services through December 31, 2030, as part of a five-year project period.

The Head Start program promotes school readiness by enhancing the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of children through educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services. Head Start services include both preschool programs serving 3- and 4-year-old children and Early Head Start programs for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women.

This is a Project Grant assistance type. Riverbend Head Start & Family Services also participates in the Child and Adult Care Food Program through sub-award agreements with the Illinois State Board of Education, which provide reimbursement for nutritional services including breakfasts, lunches, and snacks served to enrolled children in child care centers, day care homes, and afterschool care programs.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Amendment $0
Amendment $72,865
Amendment $72,865
Amendment $11,620,365
Amendment $11,620,365
Original award $11,620,365

Quick answers

Who received award 05CH013491?

05CH013491 was awarded to Riverbend Head Start & FAM Services by Office of Grants Management (Administration for Children and Families) on January 1, 2026.

How much is award 05CH013491 worth?

$35,006,825 has been obligated on 05CH013491.

Which agency awarded 05CH013491?

Office of Grants Management (Administration for Children and Families) awarded 05CH013491, with funding from Office of Head Start (Administration for Children and Families).

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