Head start and early head start

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Hill Country Community Action Association, Inc. $14,695,662 on January 1, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600), a Project Grant supporting early childhood education, health, and family support services.

Hill Country Community Action Association, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit community action agency based in San Saba, Texas, operates Head Start and Early Head Start programs serving low-income children from birth through compulsory school age and their families across Central Texas. The funding supports comprehensive early learning, health, nutritional, social, and family well-being services tailored to local community needs, with parents engaged as partners in service delivery.

The award covers a five-year period of performance from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030, with place of performance in Texas. The obligated amount is $14,695,662.

Head Start awards are structured as five-year grants with non-competing continuation funding issued based on satisfactory progress, compliance with terms and conditions, and determination that continuation is in the federal government's best interest. Recipients are measured against criteria that determine eligibility for renewal; if criteria are not met, the service area and funding become available through competition.