This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.600 Head Start) provides $5,189,865.00 to Nek-Cap Inc., a non-profit organization, to deliver comprehensive early childhood education and family support services in 16 counties in northeast Kansas. The award period is from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029.
Through this funding, Nek-Cap Inc. will provide Head Start and Early Head Start programming to promote school readiness for low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children. Services include educational, health, nutritional, and social support designed to enhance the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of young children from disadvantaged backgrounds prior to entering kindergarten. Nek-Cap Inc. has also received federal grant sub-awards from other programs, such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care and Family Self-Sufficiency initiatives, to deliver complementary housing, workforce training, and other antipoverty services.
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