Head start and early head start

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $8,899,724 to Capital Area Community Services Inc. on July 31, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600).

Capital Area Community Services Inc., a Lansing, Michigan–based nonprofit, operates Head Start and Early Head Start services in Michigan. The organization delivers educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to enhance cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of low-income children and support family well-being. Head Start serves primarily 3- and 4-year-old children, while Early Head Start serves infants, toddlers, and pregnant women.

The award obligates $8,899,724 and runs through December 31, 2026. Place of performance is Michigan. The assistance type is a Project Grant. Head Start awards are made for five-year periods under which recipients are measured by performance criteria; non-competing continuations are issued based on satisfactory progress, compliance with terms and conditions, and determination that continuation is in the federal government's best interest.

Capital Area Community Services Inc. has received multiple prior Head Start awards from the Office of Head Start and administers pass-through funding from the Michigan Department of Education and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for programs including the National School Lunch Program, Community Services Block Grant, and Home Visiting services.