The West Baton Rouge Parish School District has been awarded a $600,084.00 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600). This five-year grant, effective from February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2030, will support the district's delivery of comprehensive early childhood education and family support services to low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children in the Port Allen, Louisiana area. The Head Start program aims to promote school readiness by enhancing the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social, and other critical services. In addition to this prime federal grant, the school district has also received sub-awards from the State of Louisiana to support Title I reading, IDEA special education, teacher training, student support, early childhood education, and COVID-19 relief efforts - delivering a range of teaching, literacy, special needs, nutrition, health, and social services to students in its jurisdiction.
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