Early head start

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Great Lakes Community Action Partnership $6.885 million under the Early Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) on August 1, 2026, for a five-year period ending July 31, 2031.

Early Head Start delivers comprehensive services to infants, toddlers, and pregnant women, including educational, health, nutritional, social, and family support services designed to enhance cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development and promote school readiness. Great Lakes Community Action Partnership, a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Fremont, Ohio, will perform this work at its Fremont location.

The award carries a non-competing continuation structure typical of Head Start: the recipient is measured against performance criteria during the five-year term; satisfactory progress and compliance with federal terms and conditions make it eligible for renewal; failure to meet criteria opens the service area and funding to competition. Head Start awards are made for five years, and the Office of Head Start informs existing recipients of renewal procedures. No appeal process exists for unsuccessful applicants, though disputes may proceed under 45 CFR Part 16 subject to stated limitations.

Great Lakes Community Action Partnership holds 149 prime federal grant awards and serves as sub-recipient on 162 sub-grants, with portfolio concentration in child development, housing stability, and water/wastewater infrastructure. The organization's recent award activity includes a $2.92 million Migrant Head Start award (August 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026) and multiple Continuum of Care awards from HUD totaling over $1.2 million across fiscal years 2024–2027. Total federal dollars obligated across all active awards reaches $476.1 million.