Project Grant 06HP000612

The federal Project Grant award of $1,626,291 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to La Clinica De Familia Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The grant will fund the Early Head Start Child Care Partnership program, which provides comprehensive early childhood education and family support services to low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children in the local community. As a multi-site health center, La Clinica De Familia has a history of successfully delivering critical community health and social services through federal grant funding, including from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Department of Health and Human Services. This award will enable the organization to continue expanding access to high-quality, holistic early learning programs that promote school readiness and support the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of underserved children.