Federal Grant Award Summary

The Morehouse Community Improvement Organization, Inc. (doing business as MCIO Head Start) received a $3.05 million Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) for the five-year period from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031. This award supports the delivery of comprehensive Head Start services designed to promote school readiness among low-income children and their families in Louisiana. The organization will provide educational instruction, health and nutritional support, social-emotional development programming, family engagement initiatives, and other comprehensive early childhood services tailored to meet the needs of the local community.

Under this award, MCIO Head Start will serve primarily three- and four-year-old children through its Head Start preschool program, delivering critical services in the core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being. The organization will engage parents as partners in the educational process and comply with federal performance standards related to school readiness outcomes and health and family well-being metrics. This award represents continued federal investment in the organization's proven capacity to administer Head Start programming, building on its prior receipt of over $16 million in Head Start funding to support vulnerable populations in its service area.