Federal Grant Award Summary

Lutheran Social Services of The South, Inc. received a $5.87 million Project Grant from the Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) awarded April 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2031. This five-year award funds comprehensive Head Start and Early Head Start services designed to promote school readiness among low-income children and families in Texas. The organization will deliver integrated early childhood education, health and nutritional support, social-emotional development programming, and family engagement services to infants, toddlers, pregnant women, and preschool-aged children from low-income households.

As an established non-profit provider with demonstrated experience managing federal grant-supported early childhood education programs, Lutheran Social Services will ensure compliance with federal performance standards related to school readiness outcomes, health and family well-being metrics, and applicable federal requirements. The award requires the organization to provide a 20 percent non-federal match and operates through five consecutive 12-month budget periods, with performance-based eligibility for non-competing continuation funding in subsequent five-year project periods contingent upon satisfactory progress and compliance with award terms and conditions.