Summary of Federal Grant Award

Arkansas City Unified School District 470, doing business as Roosevelt Elementary School, received a $1.85 million Head Start Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. Under CFDA 93.600, the School District will deliver comprehensive early childhood education and family support services designed to promote school readiness among low-income children and families in Kansas. Services include educational instruction, health and nutritional support, social-emotional development programming, and family engagement initiatives tailored to the local community's needs.

The award supports the School District's operation of Head Start preschool programs serving primarily three- and four-year-old children, consistent with the national Head Start network of approximately 1,600 agencies operating across all 50 states, tribal nations, and U.S. territories. As a five-year project grant structured in consecutive 12-month budget periods, the award requires the School District to provide a 20 percent non-federal match and maintain compliance with federal performance standards related to school readiness outcomes, health and family well-being metrics, and applicable federal requirements. The School District's participation as a prime grantee reflects its demonstrated capacity to manage federal early childhood education programming and support disadvantaged student populations.