Early head start

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Urban Strategies, L.L.C. $4,319,276 on January 1, 2026, under the Early Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to deliver early childhood education, health, nutritional, social, and family support services to infants, toddlers, and pregnant women in Texas through December 31, 2030.

Urban Strategies is a minority-owned, woman-owned small business based in Arlington, Virginia. Early Head Start services include cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development programming for the most vulnerable young children, delivered through local providers that tailor the federal program to community needs. The five-year award supports school readiness and family engagement as core components of Head Start's model to prepare children for success in school and beyond.

This is Urban Strategies' fourth active Early Head Start Project Grant, part of a portfolio totaling approximately $18.14 million across Texas and New York service areas, all with completion dates through 2030 or 2031. The recipient operates as a federal grant prime on HHS awards, with substantial prior experience delivering early childhood education and family support services to vulnerable populations across multiple HHS agencies, including prior Early Head Start work including a $3.87 million Head Start Disaster Recovery award for Puerto Rico.