Federal Grant Award Summary

Bakerripley (doing business as Neighborhood Centers) received a $11.18 million Head Start project grant from the Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) awarded on March 1, 2026, for a five-year performance period concluding February 28, 2031. This award funds comprehensive early childhood education and family support services designed to promote school readiness among low-income children in the greater Houston area. The grant supports Head Start and Early Head Start program operations, which deliver educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to preschool-aged children (primarily 3- and 4-year-olds) and Early Head Start services to infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. Services are tailored to local community needs and emphasize parental engagement as a core component.

As a Houston-based nonprofit community development corporation with demonstrated capacity in federal grant management, Bakerripley will leverage this funding to operate local Head Start agencies that address critical developmental needs and promote educational opportunity across diverse populations in its service area. The organization's existing experience administering multiple federal programs across the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Internal Revenue Service, and state agencies positions it to meet Head Start performance standards related to school readiness outcomes, health and family well-being metrics, and federal compliance requirements during the award period.