Project Grant 05HP000691
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Illinois Department of Early Childhood received a $4.2 million Project Grant from the Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) awarded on July 1, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2029. This award funds Head Start and Early Head Start services designed to promote school readiness and enhance the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of young children in Illinois. The program delivers comprehensive early childhood services...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc. received a $15.35 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Head Start under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600). The award, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, funds comprehensive early childhood education and support services delivered to disadvantaged children and families throughout Illinois. The funded services encompass...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Head Start awarded Howard Area Community Center a Project Grant of $524,082 effective July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, under the Head Start federal grant program (CFDA 93.600). This award supports Early Head Start services designed to enhance the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of infants, toddlers, and pregnant women in the Howard Area Community Center's Illinois service area. The Early Head Start program...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Illinois Action For Children received a $4.2 million Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Head Start under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) with an award date of June 30, 2026, and ultimate completion date of December 31, 2026. This funding supports the delivery of comprehensive early childhood education and family support services designed to enhance school readiness for low-income children and families in Illinois....
- Chicago Commons Association received a $5.47M Early Head Start Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. This five-year award funds comprehensive early childhood services targeting pregnant women, infants, and toddlers from low-income families in Illinois. The program delivers integrated educational, health, nutritional, social, and family support services designed to enhance...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The Office of Head Start, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600), awarded Sal Family and Community Services (doing business as Skip-A-Long Family and Community Services) a Project Grant of $8.66 million effective March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2031. This five-year award funds Early Head Start Child Care Partnership services designed to support infants, toddlers, and pregnant women in Illinois. The program delivers comprehensive early childhood services...
- Federal Grant Award Summary WI Early Childhood Association Inc. received a $7.2 million Early Head Start Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.600) awarded August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2030. The grant supports comprehensive early childhood services delivered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, targeting pregnant women, infants, and toddlers from low-income families. Services encompass educational, health, nutritional, social,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Community Development Institute Head Start received a $19.83 million Project Grant from the Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) awarded December 1, 2025, with a completion date of November 30, 2030. This five-year award funds comprehensive Head Start and Early Head Start services designed to promote school readiness and enhance the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of low-income children and families. The organization delivers...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Head Start (Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) awarded Henderson-Knox-Mercer-Warren Regional Office of Education 33 a Project Grant totaling $6,373,595 under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600). The award, effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2030, funds comprehensive early childhood education and development services for low-income families in the multi-county region of western Illinois. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Family Development Services, Inc. received a $64.7 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600). The award, effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2030, will fund comprehensive early childhood education and development services targeting low-income families in Indiana. The organization will deliver Head Start and Early...
The City of Chicago Department of Family & Support Services received a $10.76 million Early Head Start Project Grant from the Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600), obligated on July 1, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2026. This award funds comprehensive early childhood development services for low-income pregnant women, infants, and toddlers in Chicago. The Early Head Start program delivers educational, health, nutritional, social, and family support services designed to enhance cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development during critical early years. Services are provided through a network of community-based organizations coordinated by DFSS, which serves as both the prime recipient and pass-through entity for federal funds. Under this award, DFSS will offer a full spectrum of early intervention and family support services including early learning activities, health and developmental screenings, nutrition assistance, mental health support, and comprehensive family engagement services. The program emphasizes parent partnership and family well-being, connecting Chicago families with resources to support child development and family stability. These services align with the Head Start program's national mission to promote school readiness and set the foundation for long-term educational and social success among the city's most vulnerable young children and their families.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $10.8m | 6/22/26 |