Lutheran Social Services of The South, Inc. received a $3.8 million Head Start and Early Head Start Project Grant from the Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) awarded on April 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2031. Under this five-year award, the organization will deliver comprehensive early childhood education and family support services across Texas designed to promote school readiness among low-income children and their families. Services encompass educational instruction, health and nutritional support, social-emotional development programming, and family engagement initiatives tailored to serve infants, toddlers, pregnant women, and preschool-aged children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
As an established non-profit provider with prior federal funding experience, Lutheran Social Services will operate both traditional Head Start and Early Head Start program components, providing holistic support to vulnerable young children and their families. The award supports the organization's capacity to deliver federally mandated services while maintaining compliance with Head Start performance standards related to school readiness outcomes, health and family well-being metrics, and applicable federal requirements. The organization is required to provide a 20 percent non-federal match as a condition of the award.
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